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Saudi Defense Minister Receives Newly Appointed and Promoted Military Officials

Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman receives newly appointed and promoted military officials in Riyadh. (SPA)
Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman receives newly appointed and promoted military officials in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Defense Minister Receives Newly Appointed and Promoted Military Officials

Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman receives newly appointed and promoted military officials in Riyadh. (SPA)
Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman receives newly appointed and promoted military officials in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman received in his office in Riyadh on Monday newly appointed and promoted military officials.

The appointments and promotions were decreed in a Royal Order by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Thursday.

Prince Khalid received Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Ghufaili, who was named Deputy Chief of the General Staff at the rank of lieutenant general, and Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Mutair, who was named Advisor at the Minister of Defense’s Office at the rank of lieutenant general.

He welcomed Major General Fahd bin Hamad Al-Salman, who was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed Commander of the Joint Forces, and Major General Fahd bin Saud Al-Juhani, who was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed Chief of Staff of the Land Forces.

Prince Khalid also received Naval Major General Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Hamed Al-Gharibi, who was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces.

The minister bestowed upon the officials medals of their military ranks, wishing them success in serving their religion and nation.

In return, the officials expressed their appreciation to King Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for entrusting them in their new duties and ranks. They also expressed their gratitude to Prince Khalid.

The medal ceremony was attended by Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and other senior officials.

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Saudi Arabia Launches Gaza Central Kitchen to Provide 24,000 Meals Daily During Ramadan 

People are seen at the inauguration of the central kitchen in Gaza. (SPA)
People are seen at the inauguration of the central kitchen in Gaza. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Launches Gaza Central Kitchen to Provide 24,000 Meals Daily During Ramadan 

People are seen at the inauguration of the central kitchen in Gaza. (SPA)
People are seen at the inauguration of the central kitchen in Gaza. (SPA)

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) inaugurated on Thursday a central kitchen in the Gaza Strip.

Launched in cooperation with the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage as part of the Saudi fundraising campaign, the facility will provide 24,000 hot meals daily during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Targeting displaced families in the Deir Al-Balah and Al-Qarara areas, the project aims to distribute 3.6 million meals.

KSrelief Supervisor-General Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah stressed that the project is a continuation of the Kingdom's extensive air, sea, and land bridges.

He underscored Saudi Arabia's commitment to easing humanitarian crisis and supporting the most vulnerable groups, including women and children.

Beyond immediate relief, the kitchen employs 40 local workers and adheres to the highest international health standards.

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OIC Calls on Int’l Community to Compel Israel to Abide by Peace Plan 

The OIC General Secretariat holds an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories. (SPA)
The OIC General Secretariat holds an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories. (SPA)
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OIC Calls on Int’l Community to Compel Israel to Abide by Peace Plan 

The OIC General Secretariat holds an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories. (SPA)
The OIC General Secretariat holds an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah on Thursday to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories. (SPA)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation underscored on Thursday the centrality of the Palestinian cause and Jerusalem to the Muslim world, slamming Israel’s recent illegal measures in the West Bank.

The OIC General Secretariat held an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories.

A closing statement underlined “the need to compel Israel to implement a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and abide by the implementation of the US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.”

It called on it to move on to the second phase of the plan, ensuring the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, facilitate the return of displaced people to their homes, and “for the State of Palestine to assume its full responsibility, with Arab, Islamic, and international support, to commit to the full and normal opening of all crossings with the enclave.”

It urged Trump to “fulfill his pledges to Arab and Islamic states to prevent Israeli settlement activity, the annexation of the occupied West Bank, and forced displacement.”

It expressed “its absolute rejection and strong condemnation of the recent hostile decisions and measures taken by the illegal Israeli occupation authority, including the announcement by the so-called Israeli ‘Cabinet’ of illegal decisions aimed at imposing a colonial settlement reality in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.”

It deemed these decisions null and void, rejecting any form of annexation, and warning that this “dangerous escalation is a blatant new attack on the historical and legal rights of the Palestinian people, and a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of international law, and relevant UN resolutions.”

It called on the international community, “particularly the UN General Assembly and Security Council, to assume its responsibilities, including rejecting and condemning illegal Israeli practices and decisions, and confronting them by compelling Israel to cease all its illegal measures, which are null and void and have no legal effect under international law and relevant UN resolutions.”

It urged the international community “to take all deterrent and punitive measures and exert pressure to confront the Israeli occupation and its colonial practices, which undermine the rules of international law and destabilize the foundations of the law-based international order.

They must take all measures to that end, “particularly by severing all relations with Israel, including diplomatic, economic, trade, cultural, and parliamentary relations which perpetuate the occupation and its colonial system.”

It urged them “to leverage their international relations to impose economic and political sanctions to end the occupation.”

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Saudi Arabia Provides Yemen with $347 Million to Pay Govt Employee Salaries 

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi and other members of the council. (X)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi and other members of the council. (X)
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Saudi Arabia Provides Yemen with $347 Million to Pay Govt Employee Salaries 

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi and other members of the council. (X)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi and other members of the council. (X)

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman announced on Thursday that the Kingdom was providing new financial support to Yemen, worth 347 million dollars, to cover government employee salaries and budget relief.

The move reflects Riyadh’s ongoing support to the Yemeni economy given the mounting financial challenges.

In a post on the X platform, Prince Khalid said the latest gesture sought to meet the Yemeni government’s urgent need to secure the payment of its employees.

The initiative aims to ease economic pressure and achieve as much financial stability as possible given the complex economic difficulties the country is enduring, he added.

The new aid will cover salaries and operational costs, limit budget imbalances and support economic and social recovery in the medium-term.

Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its latest support, saying it embodies the depth of the strategic partnership that binds their countries.

“It reflects the Kingdom’s commitment to support Yemen during a critical time that demands strengthening of state institutions and of economic performance,” he added in a post on X.

“The support is a strong message of trust in the government’s reform efforts and the national institutions’ ability to reclaim their role,” he stressed.

“The relationship with Saudi Arabia has become a long-term strategic choice that will build a more sustainable economy, bolster security and stability and back reconstruction and development efforts,” he went on to say.

Al-Alimi underlined the importance of unifying national efforts around this partnership, saying it was a main foundation for restoring state institutions and improving public services.