By bne Tehran bureau Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, met with Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, in Riyadh on October 9 to discuss regional security issues and enhance bilateral relations.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region starting on Tuesday to discuss regional issues and work on stopping Israel's "crimes" in Gaza and Lebanon,

Gaza The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia called for an end to the Gaza and Lebanon wars on Wednesday, as tensions mount in the Middle East over an expected retaliation by Israel against Iran's ballistic missile barrage last week.

Saudi Arabia narrowly failed on Wednesday to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, a blow to Riyadh's efforts to boost the country's rights reputation abroad and four years after it was rejected in a 2020 bid to join the 47-member body.

United Nations members rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to join the organization’s Human Rights Council amid opposition from activists who say the Gulf nation remains among the worst human rights offenders globally.