{"id":85,"date":"2017-07-31T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2017-07-31T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T13:30:38","slug":"iraqs-muqtada-al-sadr-makes-rare-saudi-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iraqs-muqtada-al-sadr-makes-rare-saudi-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq&#8217;s Muqtada al-Sadr makes rare Saudi visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq&#8217;s influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials.<br \/>\nSadr&#8217;s office released a statement on Sunday, said he had been invited to the kingdom.<br \/>\nHe was greeted by Thamer al-Sabhan, Saudi Arabia&#8217;s former ambassador to Iraq, on his arrival in the kingdom on Sunday.<br \/>\nSadr, who last visited Saudi Arabia in 2006, attended discussions of common interest during his trip to the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.<br \/>\n&#8220;We have been very pleased with what we found to be a positive breakthrough in the Saudi-Iraqi relations, and we hope it is the beginning of the retreat of sectarian strife in the Arab-Islamic region,&#8221; a statement from Sadr\u2019s office said.<br \/>\nIraq and Saudi Arabia agreed last month to set up a coordination council to upgrade strategic ties as part of an attempt to heal troubled relations between the Arab neighbors.<br \/>\nSaudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Baghdad in 2015 following a 25-year break.<br \/>\nIn February this year, Adel al-Jubeir made a rare visit to Baghdad, marking the first official visit by a Saudi foreign minister to Iraq since 1990.<br \/>\nSadr, a Shia leader, commands a large following among the urban poor of Baghdad and the southern cities, including Saraya al-Islam, or Peace Brigades militia.<br \/>\nHe had lost some of his political influence in recent years but has brought himself back into relevance by calling for demonstrations to push for reforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq&#8217;s influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials. 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