JEDDAH: King Salman received at Al-Salam Palace here today Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan.
They exchanged congratulations on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. They then broke their fast at an iftar banquet hosted by the king.
The meeting was attended by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal; Prince Mansour bin Miteb, minister of state and member of the Cabinet; Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, minister of the National Guard; and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior.
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King Salman receives Pakistani PM
King Salman receives Pakistani PM
Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister
- Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984
- He died on Monday at the age of 88
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolence to Jordan’s King Abdullah II after the passing of former prime minister Ahmad Obeidat.
Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984, and director of the General Intelligence Directorate between 1974 and 1982. He died on Monday at the age of 88.
King Salman extended his “deepest condolences” to King Abdullah and the family of the deceased, praying that God grant Obeidat forgiveness and have mercy on him.
The crown prince sent a similar cable to King Abdullah.
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