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.



MWL Condemns Knesset’s Motion to Impose Sovereignty' over West Bank

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MWL Condemns Knesset’s Motion to Impose Sovereignty' over West Bank

The Muslim World League (MWL) logo
The Muslim World League (MWL) logo

The Muslim World League (MWL) has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval of a declaration calling for the imposition of "Israeli sovereignty" over the West Bank, the Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.

MWL said the move reflects Israel's continued provocations against the Arab and Islamic nations and all peace-and justice-loving peoples around the world. The MWL denounced Israel's ongoing disregard for international laws and norms, and its deliberate undermining of all efforts aimed at stopping war and achieving peace.

In a statement issued by the MWL General Secretariat, MWL Secretary-General and Organization of Muslim Scholars Chairman Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa denounced the Israeli government's persistent policy of undermining the lives, dignity, and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. He stressed that Israel continues to violate all international and humanitarian laws and values in the Palestinian territories, describing the extremist government's criminal behavior as a major obstacle to a just and comprehensive peace and the stability sought by all in the region.

Al-Issa reiterated the justice and centrality of the Palestinian cause in the Arab and Islamic consciousness, as well as in the conscience of every fair-minded person. He stressed the historical and legal rights of the Palestinian people that no de facto situation can strip away.

He also called on the international community to take a sincere and serious stand and to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities to end the ongoing humanitarian tragedy facing the Palestinian people. The secretary-general urged support for the Palestinians' legitimate right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international legitimacy resolutions.