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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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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Counterparts from Uzbekistan, Cyprus

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos in Riyadh on Tuesday. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos in Riyadh on Tuesday. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
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Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Counterparts from Uzbekistan, Cyprus

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos in Riyadh on Tuesday. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos in Riyadh on Tuesday. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Tuesday a telephone call from his Uzbek counterpart Bakhtiyor Saidov for talks on the latest developments in the region and ongoing efforts in this regard.

Prince Faisal also received in Riyadh his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos. They reviewed bilateral relations and areas of cooperation to advance common interests.

The ministers also discussed the regional escalations and efforts to address them.

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Written Message from Sultan of Oman

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji and Oman's Ambassador to the Kingdom Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Albusaidi meet in Riyadh on Tuesday (SPA)
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji and Oman's Ambassador to the Kingdom Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Albusaidi meet in Riyadh on Tuesday (SPA)
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Written Message from Sultan of Oman

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji and Oman's Ambassador to the Kingdom Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Albusaidi meet in Riyadh on Tuesday (SPA)
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji and Oman's Ambassador to the Kingdom Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Albusaidi meet in Riyadh on Tuesday (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Tuesday a written message from Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik concerning bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.

The message was received by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji during a meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh with Oman's Ambassador to the Kingdom Sayyid Najib bin Hilal bin Saud Albusaidi.

The officials reviewed bilateral relations and ways to boost them across various fields. They also tackled regional developments.

King Salman later sent Sultan Haitham bin Tarik a cable of condolences over the victims of severe weather that affected the Sultanate. 

He extended his deepest condolences to the Sultan of Oman, the families of the deceased, and the Omani people, wishing the injured a speedy recovery and a safe return for the missing. 

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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.