Saudi deputy FM receives Turkmenistan’s ambassador in Riyadh

During the meeting, they reviewed economic issues of common interest, the foreign ministry said in a post on X on Monday. (MOFA)
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Updated 19 May 2025
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Saudi deputy FM receives Turkmenistan’s ambassador in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Development Affairs Abdullah bin Zarah received Oraz Mohammed Charif, Turkmenistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom, in Riyadh.

During the meeting, they reviewed economic issues of common interest, the foreign ministry said in a post on X on Monday.

Meanwhile, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger during which they reviewed bilateral relations and regional and international developments


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.