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Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan Announces Demise of Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah

Kuwait's national flags are lowered to the half-mast position outside the landmark Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City on December 16, 2023, as the Gulf country mourns the death of its leader the late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah. (AFP)
Kuwait's national flags are lowered to the half-mast position outside the landmark Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City on December 16, 2023, as the Gulf country mourns the death of its leader the late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah. (AFP)
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Kuwaiti Amiri Diwan Announces Demise of Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah

Kuwait's national flags are lowered to the half-mast position outside the landmark Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City on December 16, 2023, as the Gulf country mourns the death of its leader the late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah. (AFP)
Kuwait's national flags are lowered to the half-mast position outside the landmark Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City on December 16, 2023, as the Gulf country mourns the death of its leader the late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah. (AFP)

The Amiri Diwan of Kuwait has announced the demise of Chief of the National Guard Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.
KUNA reported that Sheikh Salem will be buried on Monday after the sunset prayer.

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UN Rights Council Will Meet Wednesday on Iran’s Gulf Attacks

A general view of buildings and and construction cranes, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2026. (Reuters)
A general view of buildings and and construction cranes, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2026. (Reuters)
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UN Rights Council Will Meet Wednesday on Iran’s Gulf Attacks

A general view of buildings and and construction cranes, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2026. (Reuters)
A general view of buildings and and construction cranes, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2026. (Reuters)

The UN Human Rights Council said it will hold an urgent debate Wednesday on Iran's strikes on countries across the Gulf region. 

A group of countries will present a draft resolution to the United Nations' top rights body on "the recent military aggression launched by Iran against Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates... targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, which has resulted in the loss of innocent lives", the council said in a statement Tuesday. 

Iran started firing rocket and drone attacks at Gulf countries after the US and Israel launched their war against it. 

Iran claims it is targeting US bases and interests, statements that have been dismissed by Gulf countries that have repeatedly slammed Tehran’s heinous attacks. 

Defenses across the Gulf have downed hundreds of drones and rockets fired by Iran since the eruption of the conflict. 

Foreign ministers of Gulf, Arab and regional countries met in Riyadh last week to condemn Iran’s flagrant violation of principles of good neighborliness and of the sovereignty of nations, saying it will have grave repercussions against it and the security of the Middle East. 

“Iran's attacks will cost it highly and impact relations with the countries and peoples of the region that will not stand idly by as they are threatened,” they warned. 

“The attacks cannot be justified under any excuse,” they stressed, saying they were a violation of sovereignty of nations and international law.  

They held Iran “fully responsible for the losses”, saying the countries reserve the right to defend themselves. 

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Saudi Defenses Destroy 39 Drones in Eastern Region

Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Defenses Destroy 39 Drones in Eastern Region

Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi defenses destroyed on Tuesday 39 drones fired at the Eastern Region, announced Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki.

On Monday, al-Malki said defenses shot down 12 drones, including 11 in the Eastern Region and one in the Northern Borders.

Two ballistic missiles were fired at Riyadh; one was intercepted and the other fell in an uninhabited area.

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European Leaders Express Solidarity with Saudi Arabia against Iran Attacks

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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European Leaders Express Solidarity with Saudi Arabia against Iran Attacks

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Tuesday a telephone call from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss the latest developments in light of the military escalation in the region and its repercussions on regional and international security and stability.

Mitsotakis reiterated his country's solidarity with Saudi Arabia, stressing Greece's support for the measures the Kingdom is taking to safeguard its sovereignty and security against repeated Iranian attacks.

Crown Prince Mohammed received similar calls of solidarity with Belgium’s King Philippe and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten.