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Forum of Iraqi Scholars in Makkah Launches New Stage for Peaceful Coexistence

Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa with guests and representatives of the Iraqi scholars in Mecca on Wednesday (Asharq Al-Awsat).
Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa with guests and representatives of the Iraqi scholars in Mecca on Wednesday (Asharq Al-Awsat).
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Forum of Iraqi Scholars in Makkah Launches New Stage for Peaceful Coexistence

Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa with guests and representatives of the Iraqi scholars in Mecca on Wednesday (Asharq Al-Awsat).
Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa with guests and representatives of the Iraqi scholars in Mecca on Wednesday (Asharq Al-Awsat).

The Iraqi Scholars Forum, which was held in Makkah on Wednesday, endorsed the establishment of a joint coordinating committee that brings together Islamic spiritual clerics and the Muslim World League to follow up on the initiatives of the forum and promote coordination between the scholars in the coming stage.

The final statement included 11 items that focused on rationalizing religious fatwas to achieve the purposes of legislation in preserving the five necessities, “religion, soul, mind, honor and money” at the individual and societal levels.

The final statement for the forum, which was held under the auspices of the Muslim World League, stipulated opening channels of constructive dialogue and positive communication between scholars to address emerging issues and renewed crises.

The statement also stressed the importance of spreading common values brought by Islamic Sharia to build the nation, achieve citizenship, spread the spirit of tolerance, peaceful coexistence, mutual respect and moderation, and reject extremism and fanaticism.

The participants thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for their efforts in sponsoring initiatives that promote peaceful coexistence and civilized dialogue and confront extremism and violence in the Arab and Islamic worlds, including Iraq.

The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa, stressed the importance to maintain fraternal understanding, optimal coexistence, cooperation and integration between Sunnis and Shiites, while respecting the particularity of each sect within the religion of Islam.

Mr. Muhammad Ali Bahr al-Ulum, who spoke on behalf of the Shiite clerics, said that moderation was one of the most beautiful characteristics of the Iraqi nation, with a doctrine and Sharia that make it able to achieve the balance required for the progress of mankind. This characteristic does not mean inclusion and closure, he underlined.

He added that the challenge faced by Muslims in general, and in Iraq in particular, was to achieve moderation and counter the manifestations of violence that unfortunately take the Islamic religion as a cover.

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Kuwaiti Emir Affirms Support for Saudi Efforts to Implement Two-State Solution

Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (KUNA)
Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (KUNA)
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Kuwaiti Emir Affirms Support for Saudi Efforts to Implement Two-State Solution

Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (KUNA)
Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (KUNA)

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on Sunday the need to halt violence in the Gaza Strip, provide international protection for innocent civilians, and secure safe corridors for urgent humanitarian aid.
The Emir reaffirmed full support for the Saudi leadership in the efforts aimed at recognizing the State of Palestine within the framework of the international coalition to implement the two-state solution.
During the opening speech of the 45th Gulf Summit hosted by Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad reiterated his condemnation of the brutal Israeli occupation of the occupied Palestinian land and the successive genocides against the Palestinian people.
“We urge the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to fulfill its responsibilities by ensuring the implementation of relevant resolutions, halting the violence, providing international protection for innocent civilians, and securing safe corridors for urgent humanitarian aid,” he said.
The Emir then emphasized Kuwait's firm stance in support of the Palestinian people and their cause in establishing an independent state within the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international resolutions.
Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad also hit out at what he described as the “double standards in the application of relevant international laws, charters and resolutions,” which led to “the spread of the Israeli occupation and the destabilization of the region's security and stability.”
He then referred to Lebanon, Syria and Iran as being “repeatedly attacked by Israeli occupation forces.”
“We reaffirmed full support for all contributions of the GCC countries to the stability of the region, including the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the efforts aimed at recognizing the State of Palestine within the framework of the international coalition to implement the two-state solution, in addition to hosting the joint Arab-Islamic follow-up summit,” the Kuwaiti Emir said.
He also commended Qatar, Egypt, and the US for their mediation efforts in achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and welcomed the ceasefire in Lebanon as a step toward deescalation.
The Emir then reaffirmed his call to Iraq to rectify the legal status of the agreement regulating maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah, resume the meetings of the technical teams associated with it, and return to work in accordance with the 2008 Security Exchange Protocol.
“Additionally, we urge the resumption of meetings of the joint legal technical teams to complete the demarcation of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi maritime borders beyond boundary point number 162 in accordance with international law and UN’s Convention on 1982 Law of the Sea,” the Emir said
At the Gulf level, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad stressed that the 45th Gulf Summit is being held in extremely complex circumstances that requires the member states to accelerate the achievement of economic integration.
“This necessitates accelerating our efforts to achieve GCC economic integration through unified policies, diversification of non-traditional income sources, facilitation of trade and investment, and support for local industries,” he said.
“It is also vital to expand innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance the competitiveness of our economies regionally and globally,” the Emir added.