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- ↑ "New British ambassador to Saudi Arabia launches tenure". National News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "Saudi minister receives UK Ambassador Neil Crompton in Riyadh". Saudi News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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