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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 Picks New Finance and Trade Ministers in Cabinet Shuffle

Haitham Al-Ali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, had attributed the power outages to a malfunction in the gas supply (KUNA)
Haitham Al-Ali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, had attributed the power outages to a malfunction in the gas supply (KUNA)
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Kuwait Picks New Finance and Trade Ministers in Cabinet Shuffle

Haitham Al-Ali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, had attributed the power outages to a malfunction in the gas supply (KUNA)
Haitham Al-Ali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, had attributed the power outages to a malfunction in the gas supply (KUNA)

Kuwait has named Nora Suleiman Al-Fassam and Khalifa Abdullah Ajeel as its new finance and trade ministers respectively, as part of a cabinet shuffle, according to a decree issued by the country's Emir on Sunday.
Al-Fassam, who was also appointed minister of state for economic and investment affairs, is a banker with extensive experience in corporate finance and investment banking.
She most recently served as chief strategy officer at Kuwait's Sharia-compliant Boubyan Bank, according to the country’s news agency, KUNA.
According to the bank’s website, the new minister has over 23 years of practical experience in corporate finance and investment banking services.
Al-Fassam also worked for several government and private entities, such as the Public Investment Authority and the National Bank of Kuwait.
She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Kuwait University.
The new trade minister, Ajeel, headed Kuwait's State Bureau of Financial Control and was a member of the board of commissioners at the Capital Markets Authority.
Kuwait retained Mahmoud Bushehri as minister of electricity. But Bushehri lost the portfolio of Minister of State for Housing Affairs, which was offered to Abdullatif Hamed Hamad Al-Meshari.
The reshuffle comes a few days after a power crisis that led the Gulf state to impose scheduled outages in parts of the country due to a disruption in gas supplies although Kuwaiti officials have indicated there will be no further outages after the first wave in June.
Haitham Al-Ali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, had attributed the power outages to a malfunction in the gas supply.
During the summer, temperatures in Kuwait typically exceed 50 degrees Celsius leading to increased power consumption amid demand for cooling.