King Salman Sends Written Messages to GCC Leaders

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)
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King Salman Sends Written Messages to GCC Leaders

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives King Salman's message during a meeting with Prince Faisal in Doha. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent written messages on Sunday to the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states.

The written messages tackled the close bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries and ways to bolster them.

The messages were delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.

King Salman addressed the letters to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

Prince Faisal met in Doha with Sheikh Tamim, conveying to him the greetings of King Salman.

Sheikh Tamim, for his part, conveyed his greetings to King Salman, wishing him good health and the Saudi people constant development.

Prince Faisal delivered King Salman's message to Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah during a meeting in Kuwait.

Prince Faisal handed King Salman's message to King Hamad during a meeting with his Bahraini counterpart Dr. Abdullatif al-Zayani in Manama.

The Saudi FM delivered King Salman's message to the Sultan of Oman during a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat.



UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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UAE Interior Ministry: Extensive Search Underway for Missing Moldovan Man

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

The UAE Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that it "received a report from the family of a Moldovan national named Zvi Kogan, stating that he had been missing and out of contact since last Thursday”.
The ministry confirmed that "relevant authorities began extensive search and investigation operations immediately upon receiving the report”, the UAE’s official news agency WAM reported Sunday.
The ministry also urged the public to obtain accurate information from official sources and not get misled by “malicious” rumors.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is "closely following the case of the missing Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan, maintaining communication with his family, and providing all necessary support”, it added..
Majed Al Mansouri, Director of the Foreign Nationals Affairs Department at the ministry, affirmed that the Ministry is closely monitoring the case and is in close contact with his family to provide them with all means of necessary support.
He also highlighted that the Ministry is in continuous contact with the Embassy of Moldova in Abu Dhabi in this regard.