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.



Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire in Lebanon

 A resident walks amid the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on November 27, 2024, as people who had fled the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned to check on their homes after a ceasefire between the warring sides took effect. (AFP)
A resident walks amid the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on November 27, 2024, as people who had fled the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned to check on their homes after a ceasefire between the warring sides took effect. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire in Lebanon

 A resident walks amid the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on November 27, 2024, as people who had fled the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned to check on their homes after a ceasefire between the warring sides took effect. (AFP)
A resident walks amid the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on November 27, 2024, as people who had fled the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned to check on their homes after a ceasefire between the warring sides took effect. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the ceasefire in Lebanon, hailing the international efforts that helped achieve it.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry hoped the ceasefire would lead to the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty, security and stability, and ensure the safe return of the displaced to their homes.

The Muslim World League (MWL) welcomed the ceasefire, commending all efforts that contributed to ending the conflict and expressed its hope for continued security and stability for Lebanon and its people under its national sovereignty.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation stressed the need for all parties to commit to the ceasefire agreement through the full implementation of Resolution 1701.

OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha underscored his full support for Lebanon’s stability and the right of its state to exercise its sovereignty across all Lebanese territories.

He called for humanitarian aid to meet the needs of those affected and for reconstructing what was destroyed in the war.

Moreover, he hoped that the ceasefire in Lebanon would pave the way for an immediate halt to the Israeli assault on Gaza and all occupied Palestinian territories.