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Trade Minister Reza Fatemi-Amin made the remarks to mediapersons on Tuesday when asked to comment on the agreement reached between Tehran and Riyadh to normalise bilateral relations in March, Xinhua news agency reported. On Sunday, Iran's Roads and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash announced.

A top government official said that the State Bank of Pakistan will sign a deal with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) soon after Eid for an additional $2 billion deposits, The News reported. He added that Saudi Arabia had confirmed bilateral assistance support, which was also acknowledged by the SFD staff.

"Discussed the concerning situation in Sudan just now with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Deeply value his assessments and insights, as also his very helpful attitude. Agreed to remain in close touch," Jaishankar tweeted soon after his discussion with Shoukry. The minister's talks with his Egyptian counterpart.

Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the Saudi team arrived in Iran on Saturday to lay the groundwork for the reopening of the kingdom's embassy in Tehran and consulate general in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report by Iran's official news agency IRNA.

Citing the Saudi Press Agency, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that the trip comes following the agreements reached between the two countries in Beijing on the normalization of bilateral ties, Xinhua news agency reported. It added during the trip, the Saudi delegation will visit Tehran to discuss the mechanism.

"We have received an indication from Saudi Arabia about getting something," Dr Aisha Pasha, the Minister of State for Finance, said after attending a meeting of a parliamentary committee, without explaining the loan amount, The Express Tribune reported. She also informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that some progress was made a day earlier on a friendly country deposit, saying, "we will soon reach the stage to sign the Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF".

"Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to respect state sovereignty and not interfere in internal matters," the statement said, adding that the two countries' foreign ministers will meet soon to arrange for the exchange of envoys and discuss means to enhance ties, Al Arabiya reported.

El Al Flight 083 departed from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening bound for Bangkok, marking the first Israeli commercial flight using the new corridor, Xinhua news agency reported. The flight is expected to take around eight hours to reach Thailand's capital. The new route would shorten flights to some Asian destinations by about two hours, according to a statement released by the company.

The downtown will be completed in 2030 and is expected to generate 180 billion Saudi Riyals ($48.6 billion) to non-oil GDP, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a Saudi Press Agency report. The project is also expected to create 334,000 direct and indirect jobs. The project will cover an area of 19 square km to accommodate hundreds of thousands of residents.

An Afghan Taliban official confirmed that Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its staff, but said the Saudis "have told us that they have withdrawn embassy staff for a week-long training", Dawn news reported. After Saudi Arabia's "temporary withdrawal" of staff, reports surfaced about the closure of the UAE, Qatari and Russian missions in Kabul.