UAE's Top Security Official to Visit Iran on Monday

United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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UAE's Top Security Official to Visit Iran on Monday

United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit Iran on Monday for the first time since 2016, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

"He will meet the secretary of Iran's National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and other Iranian officials in Tehran," said Iranian news agency ISNA.

According to the Agency, the Emirati and Iranian officials will discuss the expansion of bilateral ties between the two countries, in addition to the regional developments.

Last month, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri visited the UAE and Kuwait, where he met in the capital, Abu Dhabi, the diplomatic advisor to the President of the Emirates, Anwar Gargash, and Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar.



GCC Secretary General Condemns Israel for Burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza

Ambulances transport wounded Palestinians from the Kamal Adwan Hospital to the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on December 28, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group. (AFP)
Ambulances transport wounded Palestinians from the Kamal Adwan Hospital to the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on December 28, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group. (AFP)
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GCC Secretary General Condemns Israel for Burning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza

Ambulances transport wounded Palestinians from the Kamal Adwan Hospital to the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on December 28, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group. (AFP)
Ambulances transport wounded Palestinians from the Kamal Adwan Hospital to the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on December 28, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas group. (AFP)

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned on Saturday the Israeli forces' burning of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza and the forced evacuation of all patients and medical staff.

Albudaiwi described the attack on the medical facility as a dangerous escalation that deepens the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied territories. He called for immediate international action to halt these violations.

Such actions not only worsen the humanitarian crisis, but also are violations of international laws designed to protect civilians and medical institutions during times of conflict, he remarked.

Albudaiwi urged the international community to provide urgent support to Gaza’s medical sector, which is grappling with catastrophic conditions caused by these attacks.