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Arab Parliament Speaker: Saudi Arabia Plays a Pivotal Role in Strengthening Joint Arab Action

Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi stressed that Saudi Arabia plays a pivotal role in the process of strengthening joint Arab action. (SPA)
Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi stressed that Saudi Arabia plays a pivotal role in the process of strengthening joint Arab action. (SPA)
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Arab Parliament Speaker: Saudi Arabia Plays a Pivotal Role in Strengthening Joint Arab Action

Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi stressed that Saudi Arabia plays a pivotal role in the process of strengthening joint Arab action. (SPA)
Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi stressed that Saudi Arabia plays a pivotal role in the process of strengthening joint Arab action. (SPA)

The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi, stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a pivotal role in the process of strengthening joint Arab action, in addition to its tireless efforts to enhance security and stability in the region, the Saudi Press Agency said on Friday.
Al-Assoumi’s comments came in a statement after receiving Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Ambassador Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Matar, on Thursday in Cairo.
The Speaker of the Arab Parliament praised the noble positions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, towards Arab issues, especially the Palestinian cause, and the appreciated efforts he is making to stop the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
Al-Assoumi expressed his happiness at meeting Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, and presenting him with the Leader's Medal, the highest medal granted by the Arab Parliament to Arab leaders.
The medal is presented in appreciation and gratitude from the Arab people for their pioneering positions in defending Arab issues and strengthening joint Arab action.

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Qatar PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Talks Make Some Progress

FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
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Qatar PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Talks Make Some Progress

FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The minaret of the Great Omari Mosque, which was hit in previous Israeli strike during the war, stands damaged in Gaza City, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Qatar's prime minister said on Sunday that efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza have made some progress but an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war remains elusive.

"We have seen on Thursday a bit of progress compared to other meetings yet we need to find an answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war. That's the key point of the entire negotiations," said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who also serves as foreign minister, Reuters reported.

Mossad Director David Barnea traveled to Doha on Thursday to meet Sheikh Mohammed amid efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza, Axios reported last week.

Sheikh Mohammed didn't say which elements of the ceasefire talks had progressed in recent days, but said Hamas and Israel remained at odds over the ultimate goal of negotiations.

He said the militant group is willing to return all remaining Israeli hostages if Israel ends the war in Gaza. But Israel wants Hamas to release the remaining hostages without offering a clear vision on ending the war, he said.

"When you don't have a common objective, a common goal between the parties, I believe the opportunities (to end the war) become very thin," Sheikh Mohammed said at a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

Fidan said talks Turkish officials have held with Hamas had shown the group would be more open to an agreement that goes beyond a ceasefire in Gaza and aims for a lasting solution to the crisis with Israel, including a two-state solution.

Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a January ceasefire collapsed, saying it would keep up pressure on Hamas until it frees the remaining hostages still held in the enclave. Up to 24 of them are believed to still be alive.

The Gaza war started after Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack. Since then, Israel's offensive on the enclave killed more than 51,400, according to local health officials.