Saudi King Directs Performing Absentee Funeral Prayer for Kuwait’s Late Emir

The late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
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Saudi King Directs Performing Absentee Funeral Prayer for Kuwait’s Late Emir

The late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The late Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has directed the performance of the absentee funeral prayer for the late Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

The prayer will take place on Sunday, following the Dhuhr prayer at both the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah.

The Saudi leadership offered on Saturday its condolences to the Al Sabah family, people of Kuwait and Arab and Islamic nations.

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed stressed that Saudi Arabia and its people mourn the passing of the Emir with the people of Kuwait.

They wished Kuwait and its people security, stability and prosperity.



UAE, US Discuss ‘Serious Developments’ in the Region

The UAE and US flags
The UAE and US flags
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UAE, US Discuss ‘Serious Developments’ in the Region

The UAE and US flags
The UAE and US flags

UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss serious developments in the Middle East, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Thursday.

They discussed efforts to end escalation in all its forms and reach a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, WAM said.

Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the importance of boosting the efforts of the international community to improve the humanitarian response to the escalating crisis and ensure the protection of all civilians in the Gaza Strip.

He underscored the importance of putting an end to extremism and halting escalating tensions and violence in the region, which threaten regional and global peace and security, as well as accelerating the drive to alleviate the suffering of civilians in the Palestinian enclave.

Sheikh Abdullah and Blinken also discussed developments in the situation in Sudan and their humanitarian repercussions, WAM added.