UAE Vice President Meets Emir of Qatar in Baghdad

Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Tamim meet in Baghdad. (Twitter)
Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Tamim meet in Baghdad. (Twitter)
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UAE Vice President Meets Emir of Qatar in Baghdad

Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Tamim meet in Baghdad. (Twitter)
Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Tamim meet in Baghdad. (Twitter)

Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum held talks in Baghdad on Saturday with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Talks focused on bilateral relations that serve development and progress and achieve the interests of their countries.

The officials met on the sidelines of the Baghdad Cooperation and Partnership conference.

They discussed the conferences and expectations that its outcomes would positively impact Iraq’s security and stability.

In a tweet, Sheikh Mohammed described Sheikh Tamim as a “brother and friend,” adding that the Gulf nations share one fate.

Sheikh Mohammed also met with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid Al Sabah. Talks focused on fraternal relations and ways to bolster them to serve common interests.

They also covered various regional and international developments.

Sheikh Mohammed praised the major role played by Kuwait in supporting various Arab causes, underscoring the firm fraternal relations that bind the UAE and Kuwait.

The UAE official also met with Iran’s new foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

In a tweet, Sheikh Mohammed said he wished him success in his new mission of developing positive relations with neighboring countries and consolidating ties that are based on the people’s interests.



King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Upon the recommendation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered on Monday that the Citizen Account Program be extended, in its current framework, until the end of 2025.

The directive also includes a one-year extension of the additional support to the program’s beneficiaries, as well as the continuation of the program’s registration process.

The royal directive reflects the Saudi leadership’s keenness on citizens. The additional support to the program’s beneficiaries was already extended under a royal directive in July 2022.