Saudi Arabia to Host Unified GCC Military Headquarters

The Saudi FM and GCC chief sign an agreement for Saudi Arabia to host the Unified GCC Military Headquarters. (SPA)
The Saudi FM and GCC chief sign an agreement for Saudi Arabia to host the Unified GCC Military Headquarters. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia to Host Unified GCC Military Headquarters

The Saudi FM and GCC chief sign an agreement for Saudi Arabia to host the Unified GCC Military Headquarters. (SPA)
The Saudi FM and GCC chief sign an agreement for Saudi Arabia to host the Unified GCC Military Headquarters. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia will host the Unified Military Command Headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

An agreement to set up the base was signed on Sunday between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.

The minister said the agreement reflects Saudi Arabia’s support for joint Gulf work.

The agreement seeks to reach cooperation and coordination in the fields of security and defense, to maintain stability in the GCC states and achieve self-defense based on the principle of collective security.

Zayani said the support provided by the Saudi government and Foreign Ministry had a major impact on the work of the GCC General Secretariat and allowed it to complete its duties and responsibilities in boosting joint Gulf work.

The signing ceremony was attended by Commander of the GCC Unified Military Command Eid bin Awadh Al-Shalawi and GCC Assistant Secretary General for Military Affairs Ahmed Ali Hamid Al Ali.

The decision to set up the command was first reached during a GCC summit held in Kuwait in 2013.



GCC Denounces Attacks by Israeli Settlers on Defenseless Palestinians

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. SPA
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. SPA
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GCC Denounces Attacks by Israeli Settlers on Defenseless Palestinians

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. SPA
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. SPA

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of ongoing attacks launched by Israeli settlers, under the cover of Israeli occupation forces, against the defenseless Palestinian people, the latest of which were the heinous attacks that affected the village of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah.

The secretary-general stressed on Friday that these repeated violations represent a dangerous escalation and a flagrant breach of international and humanitarian laws and are part of a systematic policy aimed at undermining the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and imposing a de facto reality by force.

Albudaiwi renewed his call to the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to assume its legal and humanitarian responsibilities, to act urgently to put an end to these violations, to provide the necessary international protection for the Palestinian people, and to support all efforts aimed at achieving a just and comprehensive peace, in line with resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative.