Khartoum, Safar 17, 1438, November 17, 2016, SPA -- First Assistant of Sudanese President Mohammad Hassan Merghani said that Sudanese-Saudi relations firmly rooted since ancient times because of religion and the neighborhood and common destiny. This came during the honoring ceremony which was hosted today to the Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Faisal bin Hamid Mualla on the occasion of ending his tenure as Ambassador. -- SPA 19:53 LOCAL TIME 16:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w271721