Saudi deputy foreign minister receives Palestine’s envoy

Waleed Elkhereiji meets Basem Al-Agha in Riyadh. (Supplied)
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Updated 05 February 2024
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Saudi deputy foreign minister receives Palestine’s envoy

RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji on Monday received Palestine’s envoy to the Kingdom, Basem Al-Agha, in Riyadh.

During the meeting they discussed recent developments in the Palestinian territories with a focus on continuing efforts to bring about the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the Arab Peace Initiative and related international resolutions.

 


Saudi Arabia announces new financial support to the Yemeni government

Updated 16 January 2026
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Saudi Arabia announces new financial support to the Yemeni government

RIYADH: Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and Supervisor of the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber announced that the Kingdom, under the directives of its leadership, has provided new support to the Yemeni government's budget, aimed at paying the salaries of state employees in all sectors.

In a post on X, Al-Jaber stated that this support complements a package of development projects and initiatives, amounting to SR1.9 billion, announced on Wednesday. The package includes provision of necessary petroleum derivatives to operate power plants, which will contribute to improving the living standards of people in Yemen and alleviating daily burdens on them.

Al-Jaber’s post emphasized, in particular, that all salaries of military and security forces linked to the the higher military committee linked to the Saudi led Coalition will be paid as of Sunday. 

 

The post is likely relate to Several Media reports which have suggested that disgraced former Southern Transitional Council (STC) chief Aidaroos Al Zubaidi — who has now fled Yemen — was taking advantage of military personnel and withholding salaries as means of pressure. Al-Zubaidi is wanted by the Yemeni government for acts of high treason and corruption. 

The ambassador emphasized that these steps come within the framework of supporting the Yemeni government's efforts to implement the economic reform program, which aims to achieve financial and economic stability and enhance the state's ability to meet its basic obligations.