Saudi crown prince holds talks with US Senator Cory Booker in Jeddah

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Cory Booker, a member of the Democratic Party for the state of New Jersey in the US Senate. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Cory Booker, a member of the Democratic Party for the state of New Jersey in the US Senate. (SPA)
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Updated 04 July 2024
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Saudi crown prince holds talks with US Senator Cory Booker in Jeddah

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a visit from US Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat who represents the state of New Jersey.

During their meeting in Jeddah, the crown prince and the senator, and the latter’s accompanying delegation, reviewed relations and cooperation between their countries, and other issues of common interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Others at the meeting included Princess Reema bint Bandar, the Saudi ambassador to the US; Musaed Al-Aiban, Saudi national security adviser, minister of state and Cabinet member; and Michael Ratney, the US Ambassador to the Kingdom.


Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister 

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File/SPA)
Updated 05 February 2026
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Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister 

  • Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984
  • He died on Monday at the age of 88

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolence to Jordan’s King Abdullah II after the passing of former prime minister Ahmad Obeidat.

Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984, and director of the General Intelligence Directorate between 1974 and 1982. He died on Monday at the age of 88. 

King Salman extended his “deepest condolences” to King Abdullah and the family of the deceased, praying that God grant Obeidat forgiveness and have mercy on him.

The crown prince sent a similar cable to King Abdullah.