Saudi crown prince receives phone call from German chancellor

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. (File/AFP)
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Updated 03 July 2025
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Saudi crown prince receives phone call from German chancellor

  • During the call, Saudi-German relations and ways to strengthen them in a number of areas were discussed

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

During the call, Saudi-German relations and ways to strengthen them in a number of areas were discussed.

Important developments and efforts made to enhance security and stability in the region were also discussed during the call, SPA said.


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.