King of Bahrain Invites Emir of Kuwait to Arab Summit in May

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahrain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Salah al-Maliki on Monday. (KUNA)
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahrain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Salah al-Maliki on Monday. (KUNA)
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King of Bahrain Invites Emir of Kuwait to Arab Summit in May

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahrain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Salah al-Maliki on Monday. (KUNA)
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Bahrain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Salah al-Maliki on Monday. (KUNA)

Bahrain began sending invitations to Arab leaders to attend the 33rd Arab League summit that it will host in May.

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Monday a written message from King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to attend the Manama summit.

The message was delivered by Bahrain’s Ambassador to Kuwait Salah al-Maliki.

The summit will be held on May 16.

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah held the 32nd summit on May 19, 2023. It witnessed the participation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time since his country’s membership at the Arab League was suspended in November 2011.

Syria was reinstated as a member on May 7, 2023.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also attended the Jeddah summit as a guest of honor.



Saudi FM Holds a Phone Call with Russian Counterpart

Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Holds a Phone Call with Russian Counterpart

Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (Reuters)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held a phone call on Wednesday with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov.

The two officials discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.