Category: Internal Affairs

Marking the anniversary of the founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, said via Twitter: "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, marking the anniversary of its founding, enjoys in the conscience of every Muslim and Arab a special place, as it embraces the honorable Qibla and all the other holy places. It’s also a backbone for its Lebanese brethren; we cherish the historical relations that have brought both of our countries together, and the Kingdom’s permanent support for Lebanon and its assistance in resolving its many crises. We congratulate the Kingdom’s leadership and people on this special day, and we wish it continued progress, prosperity, and leadership.”

Source: National News Agency

Kuwait-- Kuwaiti Cabinet has congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the occasion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Founding Day.

During today's weekly meeting, chaired by Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, the Council praised the renaissance that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is experiencing, and the great achievements made in various fields, wishing the Kingdom further progress and prosperity under his wise leadership.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist militia's attack, using a bomb-laden drone on King Abdullah Airport in Jazan.

The attack resulted in several injuries in a systematic and deliberate manner, targeting safe civilians and civilian facilities in a flagrant violation of international norms and laws.

He stressed that it is a war crime for the Houthi terrorist group to continue its immoral practices of targeting civilians and civilian property, as well as a civilian airport, SPA reported.

He reiterated the GCC's solidarity with Saudi Arabia against everything that targets its security, stability, and territorial integrity.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Cairo-- The Arab Parliament condemned the terrorist Houthi militia targeting of King Abdullah Airport in Jizan using a drone, stressing that the security of the Kingdom is an integral part of the Arab national security.

The Arab Parliament said, in a statement, today that targeting King Abdullah Airport is a dangerous escalation and a cowardly act that threatens the security, safety and lives of civilians and travelers.

The parliament expressed full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding these terrorist attacks, firmly standing with it against any threat to its security and stability, and supporting it in all measures it takes to preserve its security and the safety of its citizens and expatriates.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday he hopes a trip to Qatar to attend a regional gas conference will boost political and trade relations with Gulf Arab countries.

Raisi arrived in Doha on the first visit by an Iranian president to Qatar in 11 years and as Gulf states closely watch indirect U.S.-Iranian talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact.

"Iran is one of the founders of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) because we are among the three most important gas producing and exporting countries," Raisi said before he left Tehran to attend the gas summit being held on Tuesday.

Raisi, on his third foreign trip since taking office, is due to meet with Qatar's emir, who has held talks in Washington and in Tehran in recent weeks on efforts to salvage the nuclear pact, which Washington had withdrawn from in 2018.

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have urged global powers involved in the nuclear talks to also address Iran's missiles programme and network of regional proxies.

Qatar has good ties with Iran, with which it shares a giant gas field. Tehran supported Doha after Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies imposed a boycott on Qatar in mid-2017 in a dispute over its ties with Islamist groups and non-Arab Turkey and Iran.

The Gulf row was resolved early last year and Saudi Arabia, which is locked in several proxy conflicts with Iran, has been engaging directly with Tehran in a bid to contain tensions.

Iran has faced gas shortages at home because of record high consumption particularly for winter household heating and has had to cut supplies to cement plants and other industries.

Source: National News Agency

Cairo-- Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asumi has praised the winning of the Middle East Green Initiative and the NEOM project with the Arab Parliament's awards, as they are among the most important and prominent initiatives at Arab countries level.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Speaker of the Arab Parliament said that, due to their distinctiveness, the NEOM project was awarded as the best project to achieve sustainable development for 2021, and the Middle East Green Initiative was awarded as the best initiative in 2021.

He added that this achievement embodies the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s keenness to make a global and lasting impact to confront climate change, protect the earth and nature, and contribute strongly and effectively to achieving global goals in this regard.

Source: Saudi Press Agency