Saudi FM meets with Egyptian president during Cairo visit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan is received by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday during a visit to Cairo. (SPA)
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Updated 05 January 2026
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Saudi FM meets with Egyptian president during Cairo visit

  • El-Sisi and Prince Faisal stressed their countries held “identical” positions on “reaching peaceful solutions to the region’s crises”: Egyptian Presidency

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan was received by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday during a visit to Cairo, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

At the beginning of the meeting, Prince Faisal conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to El-Sisi and the Egyptian people.

The president responded by conveying his greetings and appreciation to the king and crown prince, wishing the Kingdom’s government and people further progress and prosperity.

Prince Faisal and El-Sisi reviewed Saudi-Egyptian relations and discussed the latest regional and international developments, SPA added.

According to an Egyptian Presidency statement, El-Sisi and Prince Faisal stressed their countries held “identical” positions on “reaching peaceful solutions to the region’s crises.”

They said solutions must “preserve the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of states,” singling out Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and the Gaza Strip.




Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Cairo on Monday. (SPA)

Later, Prince Faisal met with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and they discussed issues of common interest.

The two officials discussed the latest regional and international developments, with particular focus on the situation in Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and Palestine.


KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients

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KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients

RIYADH: Mobile clinics operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services to 558 patients in Yemen between January 21 and January 27, state news agency SPA reported.

In Hayran district of Hajjah Governorate, KSrelief’s epidemic disease control clinic saw 190 patients, the emergency clinic handled 96 cases, the internal medicine clinic served 65 beneficiaries and the health awareness and education clinic served four beneficiaries. Medications were dispensed to 351 individuals while the surgery and dressing unit treated 10 patients with injuries.

In the Abs district also of Hajjah Governorate, 203 patients were provided services from epidemic disease control, internal medicine clinic to awareness and education.

Medications were dispensed to 97 patients among specific interventions, as well as providing surgery and dressing to two injured individuals, SPA noted.