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.



UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

The UAE Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it "received a report from the family of a Moldovan national named Zvi Kogan, stating that he had been missing and out of contact since last Thursday”.
The ministry confirmed that "relevant authorities began extensive search and investigation operations immediately upon receiving the report”, the UAE’s official news agency WAM reported Sunday.
The ministry also urged the public to obtain accurate information from official sources and not get misled by “malicious” rumors.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is "closely following the case of the missing Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, maintaining communication with his family, and providing all necessary support”, it added..
Majed Al Mansouri, Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the ministry, affirmed that the Ministry is closely monitoring the case and is in close contact with his family to provide them with all means of necessary support.
He also highlighted that the Ministry is in continuous contact with the Embassy of Moldova in Abu Dhabi in this regard.