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UAE’s Gargash Welcomes US Designation of Houthis as Terrorist Organization

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
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UAE’s Gargash Welcomes US Designation of Houthis as Terrorist Organization

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)

The United Arab Emirates' minister of state for foreign affairs on Monday welcomed the United States' move to designate the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization.

"We welcome the US administration's decision to classify the Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, and to place its leaders on terrorist lists," Dr. Anwar Gargash said in a tweet.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday the Department of State will notify Congress of his intent to designate the militias as terrorist.

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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Austrian President over Graz School Shooting

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 Offers Condolences to Austrian President over Graz School Shooting

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 extended its condolences to President of Austria over a school shooting in Graz that left several students dead and injured, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Wednesday a cable of condolences to President Alexander Van der Bellen over the shooting incident.

He condemned the heinous criminal act and expressed to the Austrian president, the families of the victims, and the friendly people of Austria his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, also sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Van der Bellen, expressing his deepest condolences to the President, the friendly people of Austria. He wished the injured a speedy recovery.