The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince sent a cable of condolences to the King of Thailand regarding the victims of the crane accident on a train, in a gesture reflecting the depth of Saudi-Thai relations.
An Iranian official told Reuters that the death toll from the recent protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini had reached 5,000, including 500 members of the security forces.
In a major development on the ground, Syrian forces seized control of the Al-Omar oil field and the Conoco gas field in Deir ez-Zor, dealing a strong blow to the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Southern leaders met in Riyadh and affirmed their goal of restoring the state of South Yemen with full Saudi support. The meeting discussed political solutions and praised the Kingdom's role as a guarantor of security and stability.
In an intensive diplomatic move, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held telephone conversations with his counterparts in Turkey, Spain, Jordan and Iraq to discuss ways to achieve security and stability.
The Kingdom is participating with a high-level delegation in the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos to showcase the successes of Vision 2030 and to promote international cooperation to address global challenges.
The White House announced the formation of a "Peace Council" headed by Donald Trump to oversee the interim administration in Gaza, and it includes prominent figures such as Tony Blair and Jared Kushner.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense welcomes the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from west of the Euphrates, and the Syrian army begins deploying to restore state sovereignty and ensure the return of the residents.
Former US President Donald Trump announced his readiness to revive US mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis and the final sharing of Nile waters.
A presidential decree in Syria recognizes the Kurds as an integral part of the national identity, grants citizenship to the uninitiated, and adopts the Kurdish language and Nowruz as an official holiday.