GCC Secretary-General, Saudi Ambassador Al-Jaber Discuss Ways to Support Stability in Yemen

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi.
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi.
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GCC Secretary-General, Saudi Ambassador Al-Jaber Discuss Ways to Support Stability in Yemen

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi.
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi.

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi received in Riyadh on Monday Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and General Supervisor of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber for talks on Yemen.

Albudaiwi reiterated the GCC’s support for efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis, in line with the GCC initiative and its Executive Mechanism, the outcomes of the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216.

He underlined the GCC’s support for Yemen’s legitimate authorities, represented by the Presidential Leadership Council headed by Dr. Rashad Al Alimi, as they pursue achieve political stability.

Albudaiwi welcomed the sincere efforts of Saudi Arabia and Oman to revive the political process under the patronage of the UN and achieve a comprehensive and sustainable solution to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.

Albudaiwi and Al-Jaber reviewed the latest developments in Yemen, the Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden.

Albudaiwi praised Saudi Arabia's continued provision of all forms of support to the Yemeni people, stressing that it is part of the fraternal efforts made by GCC countries to support Yemen.

He also commended the distinguished efforts made by the SDRPY, including the implementation of economic and development projects that have greatly contributed to easing the suffering of the Yemeni people.



Arab League Condemns Israeli Occupation Brutality against Palestinian Prisoners

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters file photo)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters file photo)
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Arab League Condemns Israeli Occupation Brutality against Palestinian Prisoners

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters file photo)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters file photo)

The Arab League has condemned in the strongest terms the violations, crimes, and brutal suppression policies of the Israeli occupation against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
In a statement on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees, observed on August 3, the General Secretariat of the Arab League said that these policies are a direct result of the Israeli government's unilateral actions against the Palestinian people, amid the international community's silence.
The Cairo-based pan-Arab organization also called on the press and international human rights organizations to expose the Israeli occupation's violations and inhumane practices, which constitute blatant and flagrant breaches of international laws and norms. It urged the international community, the Red Cross, and human rights institutions to shoulder their responsibilities and work towards holding Israel, the occupying force, accountable for adhering to the Geneva Conventions concerning prisoners, SPA reported.
The Arab League also urged international justice institutions to break their silence, express strong positions, and take practical and serious steps regarding the revealed acts of brutal torture, collective punishment, and dehumanization inflicted upon Palestinian prisoners and detainees, underlining the need to compel Israel to end all forms of torture, inhumane treatment, and forced disappearances perpetrated against these prisoners and detainees.
It reiterated its solidarity and full support for Palestinian prisoners and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and their right to an independent state of their own with Jerusalem as its capital.