Saudi deputy minister for International Multilateral Affairs receives Dominican envoy

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Updated 10 July 2024
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Saudi deputy minister for International Multilateral Affairs receives Dominican envoy

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Saudi Arabia Andy Rodriguez Duran in Riyadh on Wednesday.

During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, the Foreign Ministry said on X.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef received Ambassador of France to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille during the end of the envoy’s term in Saudi Arabia. Al-Yousef praised the ambassador’s efforts in strengthening Saudi-French relations.


Saudi Arabia acknowledges ‘effective cooperation’ after Lebanese authorities seize narco lab

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Saudi Arabia acknowledges ‘effective cooperation’ after Lebanese authorities seize narco lab

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia highlighted the productive cooperation between the Kingdom and Lebanon after the seizure of a drugs facility. 

The Saudi interior ministry said the lab was being used to manufacture narcotic substances and  precursor materials, in addition to firearms. 

The ministry statement, posted on social media early on Thursday, said the Kingdom acknowledges the effective cooperation with the Lebanese authorities in monitoring and controlling narcotic substances. 

The Kingdom reaffirmed its commitment to continuing efforts to combat criminal activities that threaten its security and youth through drugs, by confronting, thwarting, and apprehending those involved, the statement added.