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Saudi FM heads Kingdom’s delegation at Paris AI Summit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the AI Action Summit being held in Paris. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the AI Action Summit being held in Paris. (SPA)
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Updated 11 February 2025

Saudi FM heads Kingdom’s delegation at Paris AI Summit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends the AI Action Summit being held in Paris. (SPA)
  • Prince Faisal is attending the global summit on behalf of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, SPA said

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan is heading the Kingdom’s delegation to the AI Action Summit being held in Paris, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.

Prince Faisal is attending the global summit on behalf of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, SPA added.

The summit is bringing together almost a hundred countries and more than one thousand private sector and civil society representatives from across the world, invited on an inclusive basis in recognition of their commitment to the action promoted by the summit and their desire to contribute actively to debate.

India will host the next international summit on artificial intelligence after co-hosting with France in Paris on Monday and Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said.


ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash
Updated 13 November 2025

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø sends condolences to Turkiye after 20 troops die in plane crash
  • Ankara says the soldiers were killed when a military transport flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye crashed in Georgia
  • It was the deadliest incident involving Turkish troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday evening sent condolences to authorities in Turkiye after a Turkish military aircraft crashed in Sighnaghi, eastern Georgia, killing 20 soldiers.

In its message, the ministry affirmed the Kingdom’s solidarity with the government of Turkiye after the tragic incident, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Earlier, Ankara had confirmed that 20 of its soldiers died the previous day when a C-130 cargo plane serving as a military transport crashed in Georgia while flying from Azerbaijan to Turkiye. It was the deadliest incident involving the NATO member state’s troops since 2020, when 33 soldiers were killed in combat in Syria.