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Emir of Kuwait Names Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as Deputy Emir

New Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah takes the oath at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP)
New Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah takes the oath at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP)
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Emir of Kuwait Names Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah as Deputy Emir

New Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah takes the oath at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP)
New Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah takes the oath at the National Assembly in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP)

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah issued an order on Wednesday naming Prime Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah as deputy emir when the emir is abroad, reported the Kuwait news agency (KUNA).

Sheikh Mishaal also signed a decree naming Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Acting Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah to act as prime minister when the emir is abroad.

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Saudi FM Says Hopeful Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Says Hopeful Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said on Wednesday that it was a “responsibility of all of us in the region” to keep the ceasefire in Gaza on track.

“I am hopeful Gaza ceasefire will hold,” he said from the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to Reuters.

On Tuesday, the Saudi government hoped on that the ceasefire would end the “barbaric Israeli war” and help address the root cause of the conflict by allowing the Palestinian people to achieve their rights, starting with the establishment of an independent state based on the 1967 border and with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect on Sunday following 15 months of a brutal war that left the Gaza Strip in ruins.

The first phase of the truce, lasting 42 days, will include Hamas’ release of 33 Israeli hostages, while Israel will release 1,904 Palestinian detainees.

Negotiations over the second phase of the deal will take place on February 3.