Egyptian minister condoles with Saudi Arabia over Faisal death
Egyptian Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa

Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar condoled with Saudi Arabia over the death of former foreign minister Saud al Faisal.

In a statement, Mokhtar hailed the stances of Faisal in defending the Arab and Muslim nations.

On Thursday, Faisal - who was the world's longest-serving foreign minister - died at the age of 75.

He was the kingdom's foreign minister for 40 years, before retiring in April.