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Saudi Defense Minister Holds Talks with US Counterpart on Boosting Strategic Partnership

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) welcomes Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon on February 24, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images/AFP)
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) welcomes Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon on February 24, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Saudi Defense Minister Holds Talks with US Counterpart on Boosting Strategic Partnership

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) welcomes Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon on February 24, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images/AFP)
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) welcomes Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon on February 24, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Getty Images/AFP)

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received in Washington on Monday Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.

The officials held bilateral talks that underscored the historic friendship and strategic partnership between their countries and means to bolster and develop them in the military and defense fields.

They also reviewed regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them to achieve security and stability.

The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Washington Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber and other officials.

Prince Khalid had arrived in Washington earlier on Monday.

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Kuwait Court Sentences Former Interior Minister to 3 Years in Prison

Former Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)
Former Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)
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Kuwait Court Sentences Former Interior Minister to 3 Years in Prison

Former Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)
Former Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)

Kuwait's Court of Cassation on Monday sentenced former Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to three years in prison.

The court also fined him 3,000 dinars ($9,700) after convicting him of incidents related to secret expenditures.

Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, 59, served as First Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Interior from October 16, 2022, to January 17, 2024. Prior to that, he held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense from March 9, 2022, to October 16, 2022.

On January 14, 2025, Kuwait's Ministers Court sentenced Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled to 14 years in prison for embezzlement of expenditures from both the Ministries of Defense and Interior, ordering him to return around 10 million dinars and fining him 20 million dinars.

In the first case, concerning Ministry of Defense expenditures, Sheikh Talal was sentenced to seven years in jail, ordered to return 500,000 dinars, fined one million dinars, and dismissed from his post. An expatriate that was also charged with him, was sentenced to four years, fined 294,000 dinars and expelled from Kuwait.

In the second case, related to Ministry of Interior expenditures, Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled was sentenced to seven years in prison, ordered to return 9 million dinars, and fined 19 million dinars.

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Saudi Foreign Minister, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi flag (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi flag (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Foreign Minister, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi flag (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi flag (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Monday from Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, SPA reported.

During the call, the two ministers reviewed regional developments and discussed issues of mutual interest.

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Muslim World League Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement

Muslim World League Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement
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Muslim World League Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement

Muslim World League Welcomes US-Iran Ceasefire Agreement

The Muslim World League (MWL) welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In a statement issued by its General Secretariat, Secretary-General of the MWL and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa emphasized the importance of continuing negotiations to reach an agreement that promotes security and stability in the region and preserves the interests, sovereignty, and safety of its states and peoples.

He also commended the mediation efforts of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as well as the efforts of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar.