Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist attack on Jewish festival on Australia’s Bondi Beach

Policeman work at the scene after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. (AFP)
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Updated 14 December 2025
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Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist attack on Jewish festival on Australia’s Bondi Beach

  • Two gunmen shot and killed 11 people and wounded many others in the attack on Sunday

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned a terrorist attack on a gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

Two gunmen shot and killed 11 people and wounded many others in the attack on Sunday.

One of the alleged shooters was killed, and the second was in a critical condition.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said: “The Kingdom affirms its stance against all forms of violence, terrorism, and extremism, expressing its sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Australia. It wishes the injured a speedy recovery.”


Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Updated 05 March 2026
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Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Saudi Ambassador to Spain Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin met with Shaikha Nasser Al-Nowais, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, at the organization’s headquarters in Madrid, on a courtesy visit following her assumption of office.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on the sustainable development of tourism and ways to strengthen cooperation in this area, the Saudi Embassy in Spain wrote in a post on X.

Meanwhile, Abdulmajeed Al-Samary, undersecretary of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received the credentials of Mohamed Amin Sheikh Osman, the newly appointed ambassador of Somalia to the Kingdom, the Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on X.