Saudi leadership extends condolences after Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File/SPA)
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Updated 17 July 2025
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Saudi leadership extends condolences after Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60

  • A fire tore through a shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut on Wednesday night, killing at least 61 people

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman extended their condolences on Thursday to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid after a fire tore through a shopping mall in the Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people.

Officials said many people suffocated in the bathrooms of the newly opened shopping mall. A civil defense spokesperson told state media that the fire erupted in the perfume and cosmetics section on the second floor.

Most victims were on the upper floors, while many on the ground floor managed to escape, he said.

The king and crown prince prayed that God forgive the deceased and wished the injured a speedy recovery.


Saudi Arabia welcomes UNSC resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states

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Saudi Arabia welcomes UNSC resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states

The Saudi Foreign Ministry welcomed the adoption by the Security Council of Resolution No. 2817, submitted by the Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Jordan, which condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attacks launched by Iran on Gulf states and Jordan, and determines that these acts constitute a violation of international law and a serious threat to international peace and security. 
“The Kingdom welcomes the contents of the resolution, including condemning the attack on residential areas and the targeting of civilian objects, and the resulting civilian casualties, damage to civilian buildings, and solidarity with these countries and their people,” it said in a statement. 
The ministry referred to the international support and condemnation of Iran’s attacks and demanded they be stopped immediately and unconditionally, and to stop any provocation or threat to neighboring countries.
“The Kingdom affirms the contents of the resolution and its full right to take measures to ensure the protection of its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity and to deter aggression, as recognized in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations,” she said.