Emir of Kuwait: We Have Proven Strength of our GCC

The first session of this year's annual Gulf Cooperation Council summit takes place at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. (AFP)
The first session of this year's annual Gulf Cooperation Council summit takes place at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. (AFP)
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Emir of Kuwait: We Have Proven Strength of our GCC

The first session of this year's annual Gulf Cooperation Council summit takes place at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. (AFP)
The first session of this year's annual Gulf Cooperation Council summit takes place at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. (AFP)

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber all-Sabah concluded on Tuesday the 38th round of the Supreme Council Gulf Cooperation Council.

He said at the end of its meeting in Kuwait: “We have managed to prove once again the strength our Gulf entity and its ability to withstand challenges through committing to holding these meetings.”

He added that the gatherers at the meeting reached a number of decisions that would “without doubt contribute to enriching our joint Gulf work in a manner that would achieve the aspirations of our people.”

The monarch also called for a mechanism to be set up in the grouping to resolve disputes among its members.

The GCC Supreme Council meeting was an opportunity for member states to exchange ideas on the challenges they are facing, stressed the Emir of Kuwait.



Saudi Leadership Extends Condolences to Russian President over Plane Crash Victims

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo
Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo
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Saudi Leadership Extends Condolences to Russian President over Plane Crash Victims

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo
Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo

The Saudi leadership offered condolences to the President of Russia over the victims of a passenger plane crash in Amur Region in eastern Russia that killed everyone on board, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He expressed his deepest condolences to the president, the Russian people, and the families of the deceased.

In a separate cable Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, extended his condolences and deepest sorrow to Putin, the Russian people, and the families of the deceased.