April 15th, 2026 - 05:05 GMT
ALBAWABA- Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday for an official visit to Saudi Arabia, leading a high-level delegation for talks expected to focus on bilateral cooperation and the evolving regional crisis. Sharif was received by Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region. The visit comes amid heightened tensions following nearly 40 days of conflict involving the United States, Israel, and ...
![A billboard reading "participating in the constitution means YES for the 30th of June and the 25th of January" is seen on Cairo’s ring road on December 16, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/000_Nic6275874.jpg?itok=KbRgpbRr "A billboard reading \"participating in the constitution means YES for the 30th of June and the 25th of January\" is seen on Cairo’s ring road on December 16, 2013. [AFP]")
![U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz while Ambassador Adel Al-Jabeir listens, on December 9, 2013 in Riyadh. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/000_Nic6273197.jpg?itok=JRT9rk-S "U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz while Ambassador Adel Al-Jabeir listens, on December 9, 2013 in Riyadh. [AFP]")
![US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) meets with Minister of Defense of Qatar, Hamid bin Ali Al-Attiyah, at the Defense Headquarters, on December 10, 2013 at Doha, Qatar. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/usa/000_Was8142783.jpg?itok=5OqthQyF "US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) meets with Minister of Defense of Qatar, Hamid bin Ali Al-Attiyah, at the Defense Headquarters, on December 10, 2013 at Doha, Qatar. [AFP]")
![Pakistani men carry an injured blast victim at the site of a bomb explosion in the busy Kissa Khwani market in Peshawar in September. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/pakistan/000_TS-Del6251225.jpg?itok=dTo5s6LX "Pakistani men carry an injured blast victim at the site of a bomb explosion in the busy Kissa Khwani market in Peshawar in September. [AFP]")
![The ICRC is committed to responding rapidly and efficiently to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict or by a natural disaster occurring in a conflict area. [balneus]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Qatar/red_crystal_banner.jpg?itok=rihDWs9o "The ICRC is committed to responding rapidly and efficiently to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict or by a natural disaster occurring in a conflict area. [balneus]")
![Ever since the 2011 revolution, tourism has taken a major hit. [andreeapavaloiu]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/egypt-camel.jpg?itok=qFeDnvvt "Ever since the 2011 revolution, tourism has taken a major hit. [andreeapavaloiu]")
![A Palestinian man sits on the roof of his house in a flooded area of Gaza city on December 15, 2013 following heavy rain. A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East the past days. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/PALESTINE/000_Nic6275356.jpg?itok=NGXYVRsy "A Palestinian man sits on the roof of his house in a flooded area of Gaza city on December 15, 2013 following heavy rain. A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East the past days. [AFP]")
![Palestinian civil defense volunteers help people to travel across flood waters in Gaza City following rain storms for the past few days, on December 14, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/456506759.jpg?itok=Ny8ADHUc "Palestinian civil defense volunteers help people to travel across flood waters in Gaza City following rain storms for the past few days, on December 14, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/451688749.jpg?itok=xg3JbRjb "Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi. [Getty Images]")
