Saudi FM, Qatari PM hold meeting in Doha

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Saudi foreign minister and Qatari Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi foreign minister and Qatari Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi foreign minister and Qatari Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi foreign minister and Qatari Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Doha on Sunday. (SPA)
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Updated 03 December 2023
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Saudi FM, Qatari PM hold meeting in Doha

  • Prince Faisal and Sheikh Mohammed emphasized the importance of sustained coordination between the two countries

RIYADH: Saudi foreign minister and Qatari Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister co-chaired the inaugural meeting of the Executive Committee of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Doha on Sunday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the meeting, Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani commended the cooperation and coordination demonstrated by the subcommittees and the working groups of the council's general secretariat in both countries.

Working groups of the council's general secretariat presented their progress on preparatory work and the outcomes achieved recently by the subcommittees and their respective working groups.

The outcomes encompassed targets, initiatives and memoranda of understanding that are to be signed during the forthcoming meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council, SPA added.

Prince Faisal and Sheikh Mohammed emphasized the importance of sustained coordination to fulfill the aspirations of the leaderships and to advance the interests of the peoples of the two countries.

The Saudi ambassador to Qatar Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan and director-general of the Foreign Minister's Office Abdulrahman Al-Dawood also attended the meeting.


Saudi Cabinet condemns ‘blatant’ Iranian aggression; affirms Kingdom’s right to respond to attacks

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Saudi Cabinet condemns ‘blatant’ Iranian aggression; affirms Kingdom’s right to respond to attacks

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has warned it reserves the "full right" to respond to Iranian aggression following a series of "blatant and cowardly" strikes targeting the capital and the Eastern Province. 

The warning came during a late-night Cabinet session on Tuesday, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman via videoconference, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The Cabinet also "reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s full solidarity with the brotherly countries whose territories were subjected to blatant Iranian aggression," SPA said.

The session followed a dramatic escalation of hostilities, including a direct drone attack on the US Embassy in Riyadh. 

Major General Turki al-Malki, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, confirmed that while air defenses intercepted multiple threats, the embassy compound sustained a "limited fire and minor material damage." 

He further announced that Saudi forces successfully intercepted and destroyed eight additional drones targeting the cities of Riyadh and Al-Kharj early Tuesday morning.