Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Saudi- Teary farewell to Prince Saud


(MENAFN- Arab News) MAKKAH: The funeral prayer for former Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal was held at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Saturday night.
Representatives from a number of countries and high-ranking royals attended the prayer held after Isha.
King Salman received Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Bahraini Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa who offered their condolences on the death of Prince Saud to the king in Makkah.
The king received a telephone call from Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sissi who expressed sorrow over the demise of Prince Saud.
Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Chaooh Ihsanoglu Algerian Parliament Speaker Abdul Qader bin Saleh Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan representative of the Ruler in the Western Region of the UAE arrived in Jeddah on Saturday to condole with the king over the death of the veteran diplomat.
Meanwhile Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman offered his condolences to King Salman on Prince Saud's death.
Prince Faisal sent a letter to King Salman on behalf of the people of Madinah saying that Prince Saud had spent his life to serve the nation for 40 years.
Prince Saud who died in Los Angeles on Thursday was the world's longest-serving foreign minister and oversaw four decades of diplomacy for the Kingdom.
In a separate development King Salman opened the third phase of the Grand Mosque expansion in Makkah Al-Arabiya reported.



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