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Saudi Crown Prince Stresses to Abbas Kingdom's Ongoing Efforts to Stop Gaza Escalation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
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Saudi Crown Prince Stresses to Abbas Kingdom's Ongoing Efforts to Stop Gaza Escalation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, met in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

During Tuesday's meeting, they discussed the military operations in Gaza and its surroundings, with the Crown Prince stressing the Kingdom's ongoing efforts in communicating with all international and regional parties to stop the escalation.

The Crown Prince affirmed Saudi Arabia's unwavering support for the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights for a decent life and achieve a just and lasting peace.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz; Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah; President of the General Intelligence Khalid bin Ali Al-Humaidan; and the Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, who also serves as non-resident Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairy.

The meeting was also attended by a number of officials from the Palestinian side.

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Kuwait Jails 13 Citizens, Fines them $87 Mn for Hezbollah Funding

A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)
A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)
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Kuwait Jails 13 Citizens, Fines them $87 Mn for Hezbollah Funding

A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)
A general view of the Kuwait Palace of Justice in Kuwait City, June 16, 2013. (Reuters)

Kuwait’s Court of Cassation on Monday sentenced 13 citizens to three years in prison for raising funds through a charity to support Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

The court also fined them 27 million Kuwaiti dinars ($87 million), overturning a previous acquittal by a lower court.

The court that issued the sentencing was presided over by Judge Abdullah Jassim Al-Abdullah.

Initially, the Criminal Court had acquitted the defendants, citing the absence of legislation explicitly criminalizing unlicensed fundraising for public purposes since the establishment of Kuwait's Social Affairs Department on December 14, 1954.

The court said this legal gap limited its authority under Article 132 of the Code of Criminal Procedures and Trials. However, the decision was reversed by the higher court.

The defendants had been interrogated in November 2021 over alleged financial support to organizations linked to Hezbollah.

At the time, the Public Prosecution ordered their detention, and security authorities conducted extensive investigations into financial transfers suspected of funding such groups in Lebanon.

The case dates back to November 2021. The charges included significant financial transfers made over several years to foreign entities, including in Lebanon, prompting authorities to scrutinize transaction records.

The defendants denied the charges, claiming they had worked with a charity committee for 30 years, primarily sponsoring orphans in Lebanon and other countries.

In March 2024, the Court of Cassation classified Hezbollah as a banned terrorist group, describing it as an armed organization working to undermine Kuwait’s system and spread Iran’s revolutionary ideology.

The ruling officially confirmed Hezbollah’s designation as a terrorist entity under Kuwaiti law.