Saudi Arabia Stresses its Support to All Efforts to Achieve Regional Security, Stability

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Stresses its Support to All Efforts to Achieve Regional Security, Stability

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)

The Saudi government stressed on Tuesday the Kingdom’s constant keenness on supporting and bolstering joint Arab work in all fields to consolidate security, stability and prosperity in the region.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh.

The government reiterated its call for putting an end to the escalation of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and its surroundings and mounting military operations that are threatening international security and peace.

The ministers reviewed regional and international developments, reiterating the Kingdom’s remarks at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) high-level segment (HLS) at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. At the event, Saudi Arabia expressed its support for regional and international efforts to ban weapons of mass destruction.

The cabinet was briefed on the message received by King Salman from President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the outcomes of the meeting held between Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Riyadh on Tuesday.

It also reviewed the outcomes of Crown Prince Mohammed’s meeting with Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

The cabinet reviewed the meetings held between senior Saudi officials and their counterparts from around the world over the past week.

Media Minister Salman al-Dosari told the media that the government went over Saudi Arabia’s participation at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Brazil and 41st session of the Arab Interior Ministers' Council in Tunisia.

The cabinet highlighted Saudi Aramco’s achievement in adding large quantities to the proven reserves of gas and condensates in the unconventional Jafurah Field.

It also expressed gratitude to the World Tourism Organization and the World Travel and Tourism Council for acknowledging the Kingdom's milestone achievement of being visited by over 100 million tourists in 2023, as well as for its striving to become a desired destination on the world tourism map.



Saudi National Center for Meteorology Warns of Heavy Rain in Makkah

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
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Saudi National Center for Meteorology Warns of Heavy Rain in Makkah

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology warned on Friday of heavy rains in Makkah and Al-Jumum Governorate including the centers of Rahat and Madrakah.

The rain will be accompanied by strong winds, lack of horizontal visibility, hail, torrents, and thunderstorms.

It said the weather conditions will continue until Friday night.

Meanwhile, the General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, in cooperation with other government agencies working in the Grand Mosque, intensified cleaning and drying of the Mataf area (circumambulation track) after the rainfall witnessed in Makkah on Thursday to ensure the safety and security of worshippers and Umrah performers.

The authority mobilized more than 200 supervisors and observers, 4,000 workers, and more than 500 pieces of equipment to deal with the rain.

To ensure the thoroughness of the cleaning process, water suction and washing equipment were strategically distributed both inside and outside the Grand Mosque.