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Saudi FM expresses Kingdom’s solidarity with Iran after helicopter crash

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan spoke with Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani during a telephone call on Monday. (File/AFP)
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Updated 20 May 2024
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Saudi FM expresses Kingdom’s solidarity with Iran after helicopter crash

  • Iranian president, foreign minister and seven others died when the aircraft they were traveling in went down on Sunday in a remote area of northwestern Iran
Updated 20 May 2024
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RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with Iran and its people following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash on Sunday. 

During a phone call with Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani on Monday, Prince Faisal expressed his condolences over the deaths of the president and his accompanying delegation.

Raisi, 63, his foreign minister and seven others died when the aircraft he was traveling in went down on Sunday in a remote area of northwestern Iran, where the wreckage was only found on Monday morning.

Topics: Saudi Arabia Iran Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

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Saudi crown prince congratulates Tarique Rahman on becoming Bangladeshi prime minister

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Saudi crown prince congratulates Tarique Rahman on becoming Bangladeshi prime minister

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RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has congratulated Tarique Rahman after being sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister.

The crown prince also congratulated Rahman for the formation of a new government under his leadership in the same message, the Saudi Press Agency reported early on Wednesday.

Prince Mohammed wished Rahman and the Bangladeshi people continued progress and prosperity.

Rahman, whose party won a sweeping parliamentary election victory, was sworn in as prime minister in an oath taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building on Tuesday. 

The sixty-year-old Rahman is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated President Ziaur Rahman.

Topics: Saudi Arabia Bangladesh

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