Saudi-Korean Parliamentary Friendship Committee meets in Riyadh

Members of Korea-Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee. (Supplied)
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Updated 20 January 2026
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Saudi-Korean Parliamentary Friendship Committee meets in Riyadh

RIYADH: The Korea-Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee held a meeting on Monday to strengthen and build upon the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

The meeting was chaired by Council Member and Committee Chairman Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Muhanna and attended by the Parliamentary Friendship Committee in the Korean Parliament, chaired by Song Ki-hoon, at the Council headquarters in Riyadh.

The visit highlighted a milestone in reinforcing the longstanding partnership between the Republic of Korea and the Kingdom.

The relationship between the two countries dates to six decades ago, when relations were built upon the foundation of infrastructure and construction exchanges.

Since then, the bilateral relationship has crossed those industries and ventured into sectors of artificial intelligence, smart cities, culture, education, healthcare and defense.

The meeting emphasized a commitment to long-term strengthening of relations through parliamentary collaboration that places government, economic and societal dimensions at the forefront of continuous efforts.

It highlighted how both nations have a friendly longstanding and dynamic relationship that aims to advance mutually beneficial efforts.


Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister 

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File/SPA)
Updated 05 February 2026
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Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister 

  • Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984
  • He died on Monday at the age of 88

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolence to Jordan’s King Abdullah II after the passing of former prime minister Ahmad Obeidat.

Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984, and director of the General Intelligence Directorate between 1974 and 1982. He died on Monday at the age of 88. 

King Salman extended his “deepest condolences” to King Abdullah and the family of the deceased, praying that God grant Obeidat forgiveness and have mercy on him.

The crown prince sent a similar cable to King Abdullah.