GCC Chief Condemns Israeli Prime Minister’s Remarks on Displacement of Palestinians

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi
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GCC Chief Condemns Israeli Prime Minister’s Remarks on Displacement of Palestinians

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Al-Budaiwi, strongly condemned the Israeli Prime Minister’s recent statements regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people, describing them as “irresponsible and dangerous.”

Al-Budaiwi regarded the statements as an overt incitement to carry out a full-scale act of ethnic cleansing and a blatant breach of international charters, conventions, and legal norms.

He affirmed that such dangerous statements and actions are categorically rejected both regionally and internationally. They once again reflect the occupation forces’ systematic and aggressive policies aimed at obstructing all efforts toward achieving a just and lasting peace, while deliberately undermining the prospects for establishing an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The Secretary-General called on the international community to urgently fulfill its legal and humanitarian responsibilities. He urged swift and decisive action to halt these dangerous statements and practices, and to prevent further escalation that threatens both regional and global stability.

Furthermore, he called on the international community to support the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and relevant international resolutions.



Saudi Arabia, Lebanon Discuss Bolstering Security Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad Al-Hajjar. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad Al-Hajjar. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia, Lebanon Discuss Bolstering Security Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad Al-Hajjar. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad Al-Hajjar. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz received on Sunday a telephone call from his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad Al-Hajjar.

Al-Hajjar condemned the blatant attacks targeting Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthi militia, stressing his country’s solidarity with the Kingdom.

The two sides discussed the latest developments in the region and stressed the importance of strengthening security cooperation within the framework of their partnership.


King Salman Directs Citizen Support Measures Ahead of 2027 Electricity, Water Tariffs

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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King Salman Directs Citizen Support Measures Ahead of 2027 Electricity, Water Tariffs

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, based on a proposal by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, directed on Sunday a series of support measures for citizens coinciding with Saudi Energy and the National Water Company's announcement of consumption tariff adjustments effective January 1, 2027.

The support measures provide a SAR500 monthly allowance increase for civilian and military personnel across civil service salary scales and operational program contracts, as well as retirees and eligible beneficiaries of deceased subscribers or retirees under the Social Insurance system.

Families receiving Social Security benefits will receive a monthly stipend of SAR500 under established regulatory mechanisms to offset the impact of electricity and water tariff adjustments.

For Saudis working in the private sector, the minimum wage a worker must earn to count fully toward quotas under the Nitaqat Saudization program will rise to SAR5,000 six months after the measures take effect, and to SAR6,000 twelve months after the first increase, boosting wage levels and reinforcing sustainable private-sector employment for citizens.


2 Injured, Buildings Damaged as Debris from Intercepted Houthi Missiles in Khamis Mushait, Ahad Rafidah

A damaged building is seen after from the Houthi missile debris. (SPA)
A damaged building is seen after from the Houthi missile debris. (SPA)
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2 Injured, Buildings Damaged as Debris from Intercepted Houthi Missiles in Khamis Mushait, Ahad Rafidah

A damaged building is seen after from the Houthi missile debris. (SPA)
A damaged building is seen after from the Houthi missile debris. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Civil Defense said on Sunday two people were injured when debris from two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia fell in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah governorates after the missiles were intercepted and destroyed.

The debris injured a Saudi citizen and an Asian resident and damaged three residential buildings and seven vehicles.

Damage is seen from the Houthi missile debris. (SPA)

The directorate's teams responded to the incident and followed standard procedures.