Yemeni FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Jeddah Summit Towards Greater Arab Consensus

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak at Arab foreign ministers’ meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak at Arab foreign ministers’ meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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Yemeni FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Jeddah Summit Towards Greater Arab Consensus

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak at Arab foreign ministers’ meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak at Arab foreign ministers’ meetings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak highlighted the increasing significance of Arab involvement in various Arab matters. He specifically emphasized the pivotal role played by Saudi Arabia’s presidency in addressing these issues at the Arab League’s Jeddah Summit.

In exclusive remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the minister clarified that Arab leaders would address numerous developments during the “historic” Jeddah Summit. He emphasized that the summit’s theme revolves around fostering greater Arab solidarity and consensus.

“We believe it is a historic summit in Jeddah,” affirmed Mubarak.

“There are numerous significant developments that will be presented to the leaders on Friday, with a focus on fostering greater Arab solidarity and consensus,” he explained.

“Saudi Arabia’s presidency of the summit plays a crucial role in this matter, as there is a growing trend towards a larger Arab role in overall Arab issues,” concluded Mubarak.

 



Two Killed in Israeli Strike North of Lebanon’s Capital

An ambulance takes wounded to a hospital in Beirut. (AFP)
An ambulance takes wounded to a hospital in Beirut. (AFP)
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Two Killed in Israeli Strike North of Lebanon’s Capital

An ambulance takes wounded to a hospital in Beirut. (AFP)
An ambulance takes wounded to a hospital in Beirut. (AFP)

At least two people were killed in an Israeli strike near the Christian-majority town of Jounieh, north of Beirut, Lebanon's health ministry said on Saturday, in the first attack on the area by Israeli forces.

The Israeli military was looking into the report of the strike in Jounieh, a spokesperson said. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group that is fighting Israeli troops on Lebanon's southern border and whose top leadership has suffered blows from targeted Israeli strikes.

The health ministry said the Israeli strike targeted a car.

Two witnesses told Reuters they heard a small blast and saw a Honda sports utility vehicle travelling on the main highway south in the direction of Beirut begin to lose control.

The car stopped about 100 meters down the highway and a man and a woman ran out of the vehicle and into a grassy area on the side of the highway before another blast, the witnesses said.

One witness saw the charred remains of a person in the grassy area.