Saudi foreign affairs minister meets US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman

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Updated 09 January 2026
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Saudi foreign affairs minister meets US Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman

WASHINGTON: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch, in Washington during an official visit to the US.

The two reviewed the close cooperation between their countries and discussed key regional and international issues.

The meeting was also attended by Saudi Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan and advisor to the minister of foreign affairs, Mohammed Alyahy.


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.