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Sultan of Oman Becomes First Gulf Leader to Congratulate Assad on Reelection

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. (Reuters)
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. (Reuters)
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Sultan of Oman Becomes First Gulf Leader to Congratulate Assad on Reelection

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. (Reuters)
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said gives a speech after being sworn in before the royal family council in Muscat, Oman January 11, 2020. (Reuters)

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said sent a cable of congratulations to Syria’s Bashar Assad to congratulate him on his reelection as president.

This marks the first message of congratulations by a Gulf leader to Assad since his reelection last week.

Oman’s state news agency reported that Sultan Haitham expressed his “sincerest congratulations to Assad, wishing him success in continuing to lead the brotherly Syrian people towards achieving their aspirations for stability, progress and prosperity.”

Oman had downgraded its diplomatic representation in Damascus after the eruption of the Syrian conflict in 2011. It did, however, restore full representation in 2020, by reinstating an ambassador to Damascus, becoming the first Arab and Gulf state to do so.

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Kuwait Appoints Four Women as Public Prosecution Directors for 1st Time

Attorney General Saad Al-Safran promotes four women to senior roles in the general and specialized prosecution offices (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Attorney General Saad Al-Safran promotes four women to senior roles in the general and specialized prosecution offices (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Kuwait Appoints Four Women as Public Prosecution Directors for 1st Time

Attorney General Saad Al-Safran promotes four women to senior roles in the general and specialized prosecution offices (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Attorney General Saad Al-Safran promotes four women to senior roles in the general and specialized prosecution offices (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In a historic first for Kuwait, the Attorney General appointed four women to lead prosecution departments on Sunday.

Attorney General Saad Al-Safran reshuffled several positions, promoting four women to senior roles in the general and specialized prosecution offices, including the complaints office.

This is the first time women have held such positions.

The newly appointed directors are Munira Al-Wuqayan (media prosecution), Noura Al-Othman (Farwaniya prosecution), Ghanima Al-Sarrawi (Hawally prosecution), and Nouf Al-Saeed (juvenile prosecution).

Kuwaiti women gained voting rights in 2005, and in the same year, the country appointed its first female minister, Dr. Maasouma Al-Mubarak.

In 2020, women also became judges for the first time, despite initial public debate.

Eight women were sworn in as judges after an agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Judicial Council, supported by a legal ruling from the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

This followed the acceptance of 20 women into the Public Prosecution six years earlier.