This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcoming Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, ahead of their meeting in Riyadh on February 2, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) is pictured during his meeting with Saudi Deputy Minister of Investment Saad Al-Shahrani in Erbil, Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Saudi conductor Raneem Azzouz, drives a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, Jan. 22, 2023. (Photo: Amer Hilabi/AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) attending the "Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership" in Sweimeh by the Dead Sea shore in central-west Jordan, Dec. 20, 2022. (Photo: Jordanian Royal Palace/AFP)
President Nechirvan Barzani and other top Kurdish officials taking part in 92nd Saudi national day in Erbil, Sept. 23, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) during his meeting with Ammar Al-Hakim (left), Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: Bandar Al-Jaloud/ Saudi Royal Palace/ AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani meeting with Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan on the sidelines of the WGS2022, UAE, March 29, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (left) and Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (right). (Photo: Iraq's Foreign Ministry Website)