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Saudi FM, Rubio Discuss Developments in Yemen

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA
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Saudi FM, Rubio Discuss Developments in Yemen

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has held a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the situation in Yemen.

During Tuesday’s call, the two sides discussed developments in the region, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

According to The State Department, Rubio spoke with Prince Faisal “about the ongoing tensions in Yemen and discussed issues impacting regional security and stability.”

Prince Faisal also received a phone call from Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar, SPA said.

During the call, they reviewed relations between the two countries and discussed the latest developments in the region and the world, the news agency added.

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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Canadian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with Canadian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met on Wednesday with Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand on the sidelines of the joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Canada in Manama, the Saudi Press Agency said.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the latest regional developments and related efforts.

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Saudi King Issues Royal Order Appointing Nine Judges to the Supreme Court

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (SPA)
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Saudi King Issues Royal Order Appointing Nine Judges to the Supreme Court

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal order appointing nine judges holding the rank of chief judge of a court of appeal as members of the Supreme Court, the Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday.

The step reflects the Saudi leadership's continued support for strengthening the judicial authority's efficiency and reinforcing its work with qualified competencies.

Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Walid Al-Samaani expressed gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their continued support to the judicial system that has enhanced the system’s efficiency and improved the quality of its outcomes.

He stressed that the royal order reflects the leadership’s continued commitment to strengthening the judiciary by appointing qualified judicial personnel, thereby enhancing the quality of rulings, reinforcing judicial principles, and supporting the justice system’s goals of improving efficiency, boosting reliability, and ensuring the timely delivery of justice in line with the highest institutional standards.

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Iranian Attack Targets Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan

Bahrain's capital Manama. Reuters file photo
Bahrain's capital Manama. Reuters file photo
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Iranian Attack Targets Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan

Bahrain's capital Manama. Reuters file photo
Bahrain's capital Manama. Reuters file photo

Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace on Thursday and a child was injured in Bahrain because of an attack by Iran.

Kuwait's air defenses were engaging hostile aerial targets, the army said, while Bahraini air defenses intercepted and destroyed Iranian aerial attacks, a media adviser to Bahrain's king said on X.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said later Thursday that an 11-year-old girl suffered minor injuries, while vehicles caught ⁠fire and homes were ⁠damaged in Hamad Town and the ⁠capital Manama after debris fell from Iranian drones that were intercepted and destroyed.

The ministry published pictures showing fire ⁠fighters ⁠trying to put out blaze in several homes.

Kuwait diverted flights to alternative airports after the Iranian attacks in the region.

"This measure comes in light of the Iranian attacks on the State of Kuwait and the potential risks this poses to civil aviation in the region," the Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement.

"Airspace will be reopened and air traffic will resume as soon as the situation has ended and the causes of the danger have been eliminated, based on the assessment of the relevant authorities."

Jordan's military said it had intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran.

"At dawn on Thursday, Jordanian air defense systems and the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted and shot down 20 missiles that had been launched from Iran towards the Azraq area in Zarqa governorate," a statement quoted a military official as saying, referring to an area about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Amman.