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Shafaq News
23-05-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Iran pitches regional economic ties
Shafaq News/ Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, proposed the formation of a regional economic development group that would include the Gulf states, Iran, and Iraq, according to several Iranian media outlets. Speaking at a diplomatic conference in Shiraz on Thursday, Enayati highlighted the need to expand regional engagement beyond political ties, calling for deeper cooperation in tourism, trade, and economic development. He also noted a shift in regional priorities, with a move away from security-focused approaches toward development-oriented strategies. The trend, while gradual, has become increasingly visible among Gulf countries and, in his view, offers a meaningful opportunity for Iran. 'Iran and Iraq lie to the north of the Persian Gulf, while six other countries are positioned along its southern coast. These eight nations have the potential to build a unified framework to advance economic cooperation,' he stated. Enayati also pointed to Iran's strategic geography and its network of transit corridors, describing them as key national advantages that could support its role as a regional economic route. These remarks follow recent comments
Asharq Al-Awsat
19-05-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia's Flynas Resumes First Hajj Flights with Iran
Saudi Arabia's Flynas airlines resumed flights for Iranian pilgrims heading to Mekkah for the first time in a decade. On Sunday, at the Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Iran, Abdullah Alanazi, received the first flight coming from Saudi Arabia to transport Iranian pilgrims to perform the hajj rituals. 'I am pleased to receive the first Flynas flight at the international al-Salam hall in Tehran', said Alanazi on his X account. The resumption of flights is the latest sign of warming ties between the two countries, after severed diplomatic ties back in 2016. "Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrims flights from Imam Khomeini (airport) in Tehran on Saturday," a Saudi civil aviation authority official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official said flights would also be added from Mashhad in Iran, allowing more than 35,000 pilgrims to travel to Saudi Arabia on the airline. The official stressed that the flights were not commercial and were only for the hajj pilgrimage. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, a source who spoke on condition of anonymity said that Flynas 'is the sole Saudi operator dedicated to transport pilgrims from Iran', adding that daily flights would transport pilgrims from Tehran and Mashhad in Iran. Iranian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, said in remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Saudi carrier is going to transport part of the pilgrims from Tehran and Mashhad. He said the move 'will bolster and strengthen relations between the two countries' and will give their people an opportunity to get acquainted with each other's nations. The hajj is due to begin during the first week of June, and pilgrims from across the globe have already begun pouring into Saudi Arabia.
Asharq Al-Awsat
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Foreign Minister, Iranian Counterpart Hold Talks
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Saturday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the ministry's Makkah Region branch. The two officials discussed strengthening bilateral relations across various sectors, as well as the latest regional developments. Iran's ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati told Asharq Al-Awsat that Araghchi briefed Prince Faisal on the talks with the United States hosted by Oman. He added that Araghchi's visit comes within the framework of ongoing consultations between the two countries in various fields, including regional issues, matters of mutual interest, and the nuclear talks.
