Saudi intelligence chief meets Iraqi PM, renews Riyadh visit invitation

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had cancelled an earlier Saudi trip after deadly July 29 US-Saudi strikes on Iraq.Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ⁠and Saudi Arabian Intelligence chief Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan have met in Baghdad in an attempt to resolve the governments’ ties strained by deadly cross-border strikes weeks earlier.Al-Humaidan extended a renewed invitation for al-Zaidi to visit Riyadh in the meeting on Friday, the prime minister’s office said, after the latter’s earlier trip was called off in protest following a joint Saudi-US operation on July 29. The attacks killed 20 fighters of Iraqi armed groups, including five Iranians.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorismlist 2 of 3Trump shifts blame to Republicans for waning support from publiclist 3 of 3US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationalsend of listAccording to al-Zaidi’s office, the two focused on how Baghdad and Riyadh can better coordinate security issues as regional tensions simmer.Al-Zaidi restated a pledge that Iraqi soil would not become a launchpad for attacks on any other ...