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Saudi Kingdom to Host GCC Health Ministers Consultative in AlUla

Saudi Kingdom to Host GCC Health Ministers Consultative in AlUla
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Saudi Kingdom to Host GCC Health Ministers Consultative in AlUla

Saudi Kingdom to Host GCC Health Ministers Consultative in AlUla

Saudi Arabia will host the consultative meeting of the ministers of health of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States in AlUla next Saturday.

The meeting will be haired by Oman’s Minister of Health Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti. The discussions will look into enhancing the ways of joint health integration and cooperation between the GCC countries in the regional and international health and preventive healthcare fields.

Participants at the meeting will discuss coordinating joint efforts in the health sector between the GCC countries and address the challenges facing joint health security among these states, state news agency SPA reported.

The ministers will also discuss means of enhancing the participatory and complementary roles played by the council’s states in the health system in order to achieve the desired levels in the health fields and confront various emergency health crises.

Moreover, the meeting will review developments of many health issues, including the implications of the Sudanese crisis on the health and humanitarian aspects.

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Faisal bin Farhan, Shaibani Discuss Developments in Syria 

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani meet in Riyadh earlier in February. (Saudi Foreign Ministry) 
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani meet in Riyadh earlier in February. (Saudi Foreign Ministry) 
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Faisal bin Farhan, Shaibani Discuss Developments in Syria 

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani meet in Riyadh earlier in February. (Saudi Foreign Ministry) 
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani meet in Riyadh earlier in February. (Saudi Foreign Ministry) 

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Monday a telephone call from his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani to discuss regional developments.

They reviewed bilateral relations between their countries, as well as the latest developments in Syria and efforts exerted towards them.

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GCC Calls on Iraq to Withdraw Contentious Coordinates, Map Lodged with UN 

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. (GCC)
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. (GCC)
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GCC Calls on Iraq to Withdraw Contentious Coordinates, Map Lodged with UN 

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. (GCC)
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. (GCC)

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi called on Monday Iraq to withdraw the list of coordinates and the map lodged with the United Nations, which includes claims regarding Iraqi maritime zones.

In a statement, Albudaiwi said the coordinates and map infringe on Kuwait’s sovereignty over its maritime areas and shoals, including Fasht Al-Qaid and Fasht Al-Aij.

He underscored the importance of resorting to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in a manner consistent with the understandings, agreements, and bilateral memoranda of understanding concluded between the two countries.

Albudaiwi reiterated the GCC’s steadfast positions and previous resolutions on Iraq's respect for Kuwait's sovereignty and territorial integrity and its categorical rejection of any violation of Kuwait's sovereignty.

"The GCC and Iraq are bound by deep-rooted historical relations and close ties based on mutual respect and good neighborliness," he stressed, noting that such claims undermine efforts to boost cooperation and bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait.

He hoped Baghdad would withdraw the list of coordinates and the map in order to bolster mutual trust, support the stability of relations, and enshrine commitment to relevant legal and international principles.

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Saudi Arabia, Various Foreign Ministers Condemn Israel over West Bank Moves

FILE - This photo shows a construction site of new housing projects in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, Monday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
FILE - This photo shows a construction site of new housing projects in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, Monday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
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Saudi Arabia, Various Foreign Ministers Condemn Israel over West Bank Moves

FILE - This photo shows a construction site of new housing projects in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, Monday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
FILE - This photo shows a construction site of new housing projects in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Givat Ze'ev, Monday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

The ‌foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, France, Spain, Türkiye and various other states condemned Israeli decisions that they said introduce sweeping extensions to unlawful Israeli control over the West Bank.

"Changes are wide-ranging, reclassifying Palestinian land as so-called Israeli ‘state land’, accelerating illegal settlement activity, and further entrenching Israeli administration," said the joint statement, ‌issued late ‌on Monday by the ‌Turkish Foreign ⁠Ministry.

Other countries to ⁠sign the statement included Egypt and Qatar, as well as the heads of the Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Reuters said.

Israel's cabinet on February 15 approved further ⁠measures to tighten Israel's control ‌over the occupied ‌West Bank and make it easier for ‌settlers to buy land, a move ‌Palestinians called a "de-facto annexation".

The West Bank is among the territories that Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much ‌of it is under Israeli military control, with limited Palestinian self-rule ⁠in ⁠some areas run by the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.

The joint statement said the settlements, and decisions designed to further them, are "a flagrant violation of international law" and a step towards "unacceptable de facto annexation".

It said they also undermine the ongoing efforts for peace and stability in the region and threaten any meaningful prospect of regional integration.