Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Issues Royal Orders

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Issues Royal Orders

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued on Wednesday several royal decrees related to the appointment of state officials.

Prince Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin was appointed Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques with the rank of minister.

Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri, Vice Minister of the National Guard, was relieved of his post, while Prince Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin, Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, was named as his replacement.

Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri was named an Advisor at the Royal Court with the rank of minister.

Khaled bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Abdulkarim was appointed Secretary General of the Cabinet with the rank of minister.

Al-Shihana bint Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Azzaz, Deputy Secretary General of the Cabinet, was relieved of her post and named an Advisor at the Royal Court.

Mazen bin Turki bin Abdullah Al-Sudairy was named as an Advisor at the Secretariat General of the Cabinet with the rank of excellent.

Eng. Sami bin Abdullah Muqeem was appointed Vice President of the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) with the rank of excellent and Al-Rebdi bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Rebdi was named head of the National Data Management Office with the rank of excellent.

Abdulmohsen bin Saad bin Abdulmohsen Al-Khalaf was named Vice Deputy Minister of Finance with the rank of excellent and Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Duhaim was named Assistant Minister of Commerce with the rank of excellent.

Dr. Abdullah bin Ali bin Mohammed Al-Ahmari was appointed Assistant Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Planning and Development with the rank of excellent.

Eng. Anas bin Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Sulaia was named Assistant Minister of Tourism with the rank of excellent.



GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed on Wednesday the agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias to de-escalate the situation with regard to the Yemeni banking sector and airlines.

The agreement was announced by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Tuesday.

Albudaiwi expressed the GCC's support for all regional and international efforts and the efforts led by the UN special envoy aimed at achieving peace and security in Yemen.

The announcement underscores the importance the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis, he added, hoping the agreement will pave the way for Yemeni parties to start the political process, under UN auspices, to reach a comprehensive political solution that achieves security and stability in the country.

He reiterated the GCC's continued support and full solidarity with Yemen, its government and people, and its keenness to encourage all efforts to de-escalate and maintain stability in order to reach peace.