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GCC Urges Morocco, Algeria to Hold Dialogue to Resolve Differences

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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GCC Urges Morocco, Algeria to Hold Dialogue to Resolve Differences

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf expressed on Friday his regret at the deterioration of relations between Morocco and Algeria.

He hoped that the neighbors would restore ties, calling on them to resort to dialogue and diplomacy to resolve their differences in the hopes of opening a new chapter in relations.

Such relations should meet the aspirations of their people, achieve security and stability and bolster joint Arab work.

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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestine as a State 

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Macron’s Decision to Recognize Palestine as a State 

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he waits for Lebanon's Prime Minister ahead of their working lunch at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 24, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize Palestine as a state.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom hails “this historic decision, which underscores the international community’s consensus on the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

The Kingdom stressed “the importance of continued efforts by states to implement international resolutions and uphold international law.”

It reiterated its call for all countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine “to take similar positive steps and adopt serious positions that support peace and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”

Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the UN General Assembly in September. “The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved,” he wrote.

The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine, and the move could pave the way for other countries to do the same. More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state, including more than a dozen in Europe.