DOHA: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended a consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers held in Doha on Tuesday.
The meeting discussed ways to strengthen joint Arab action and increase consultation and coordination on the latest regional and international issues of common interest. The Arab foreign ministers also discussed ways to support Arab initiatives to ensure regional and global security and stability.
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Arab foreign ministers discuss strengthening joint action
- The Arab foreign ministers discussed ways to support Arab initiatives to ensure regional and global security and stability
Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia
- Zia died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday sent a cable of condolences to the President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin after the passing of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday.
The king prayed that God have mercy on Zia, forgive her sins, and admit her into paradise. He extended his condolences to the family of the deceased.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a similar cable.
On Wednesday, huge crowds had flocked to the area outside Bangladesh’s national parliament building in the capital to attend the funeral prayers for Zia, who died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness.
Zia was buried in late afternoon with state honors beside the grave of her husband, a former president who was assassinated in a military coup in 1981, in a park outside the parliament building later Wednesday.
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