Pakistan PM congratulates new crown prince

Saudi Arabia's new crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (Twitter)
Updated 23 June 2017
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Pakistan PM congratulates new crown prince

JEDDAH: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has congratulated Prince Muhammed bin Salman on his appointment as Saudi crown prince.
“I present you, on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan as well as on my personal behalf, heartfelt felicitations and warm wishes on your appointment” as crown prince, Sharif said in his message to Prince Mohammed.
The prime minister added that he has great confidence in the Kingdom’s prospects under the visionary leadership of the new crown prince.
Sharif said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are bound together by a common faith, shared values and joint aspirations for the future of the Ummah.
“I am most confident that the bonds that tie us will become stronger, and the love between our people will grow even deeper,” he added.


Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman

Updated 07 December 2025
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Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman

  • King Abdullah recognizes strong ties between two nations

LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan received the credentials of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace in Amman on Sunday.

The prince’s official title will be “ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” to Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

King Abdullah recognized the strong ties between the two nations and wished the ambassador success in enhancing them.

The monarch also accepted the credentials of several other ambassadors, namely, Khaled El Abyad from Egypt, Brigitte Tawk from Lebanon, Louis-Martin Aumais from Canada, Paula Ganly from Australia, James Holtsnider from the US, Guo Wei from China and Shahin Shakir Abdullayev from Azerbaijan.

Yousef Issawi, chief of Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court, and Ayman Safadi, the nation’s foreign minister, also attended the ceremony, the Petra news agency reported.