Saudi crown prince receives written message from Eritrean president

The Eritrean Minister of Foreign Affairs Osman Saleh handed the message to Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the minister of foreign affairs. (SPA)
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Updated 09 March 2025
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Saudi crown prince receives written message from Eritrean president

  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan received the message at the Foreign Ministry’s office headquarters

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received on Sunday a written message from Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, in relation to their countries’ ties.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the minister of foreign affairs, received the written message at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh.

The Eritrean Minister of Foreign Affairs Osman Saleh handed the message to Prince Faisal during a meeting that discussed issues of common interest to Saudi Arabia and Eritrea.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji and other senior officials attended the meeting, the Saudi Press Agency reported.


Saudi leadership offers condolences to Kuwait on death of former Olympic committee president

Updated 26 February 2026
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Saudi leadership offers condolences to Kuwait on death of former Olympic committee president

  • Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah died on Wednesday aged 90

RIYADH: The Saudi leadership expressed condolences to the Kuwaiti leadership following the death of Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah, the former president of the Kuwait Olympic Committee.

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their condolences and sympathy to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Additionally, the crown prince sent a separate cable of condolences to his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Salman died on Wednesday at the age of 90. He was the former president of both the Kuwait Football Federation and the Al-Arabi Sporting Club. Beginning his career as a football player at Al-Arabi in the 1950s, he dedicated 70 years to developing sports in the country.