Chadian president leaves Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno left Saudi Arabia on Saturday after performing Umrah. (Supplied)
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Updated 29 March 2025
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Chadian president leaves Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah

  • The chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdelfattah Al-Burhann, also left Jeddah on Saturday after performing Umrah

JEDDAH: Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno departed Saudi Arabia on Saturday, having performed Umrah. Governor of Jeddah Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi and several other officials accompanied the president to the airport to wish him farewell.

The chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdelfattah Al-Burhann, also left Jeddah on Saturday after performing Umrah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Al-Burhann was seen off at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, deputy governor of Makkah Region, and several other officials.

 

 


Former UAE ambassador to Saudi Arabia receives King Abdulaziz Second-Class Scarf

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Former UAE ambassador to Saudi Arabia receives King Abdulaziz Second-Class Scarf

  • The award at the Saudi Embassy in Abu Dhabi was for Sheikh Nahyan’s efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries

LONDON: The Saudi Ambassador to the UAE Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Anqari presented the King Abdulaziz Second-Class Scarf to Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif Al-Nahyan, the former UAE ambassador to the Kingdom.

The award at the Saudi Embassy in Abu Dhabi was for Sheikh Nahyan’s efforts to develop and strengthen relations between the two countries during his tenure in the Kingdom.

Sheikh Nahyan is currently the deputy minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE.

The presentation was made in accordance with an order issued by King Salman. Several Saudi and Emirati diplomats and officials attended it on Wednesday.