RIYADH: Saudi Arabia offered condolences to Iraq after a fire ripped through a wedding hall, killing more than 100 and injuring scores more.
The Kingdom shared its sympathy through a foreign ministry statement issued on Wednesday morning, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
The fire broke out during a wedding on Tuesday night, at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, officials said early Wednesday.
Iraq’s Interior Ministry said it had issued four arrest warrants for owners of the wedding hall, state media reported, and President Abdul Latif Rashid called for an investigation
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Saudi Arabia offers condolences to Iraq after deadly wedding hall fire
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Saudi Arabia offers condolences to Iraq after deadly wedding hall fire
- The fire broke out during a wedding on Tuesday night, at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh
Saudi foreign minister arrives in Poland on official visit
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan will meet Polish counterpart on Monday
LONDON: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, arrived in the Polish capital, Warsaw, on an official visit on Sunday.
He is scheduled to meet on Monday with Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
They will discuss relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen them across various fields, SPA added.
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