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Senior Saudi Cleric Passes Away After Serving 6 Decades in Ifta, Judiciary

File photo of Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Luhain. (Twitter)
File photo of Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Luhain. (Twitter)
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Senior Saudi Cleric Passes Away After Serving 6 Decades in Ifta, Judiciary

File photo of Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Luhain. (Twitter)
File photo of Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Luhain. (Twitter)

Senior Saudi cleric Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Luhaidan passed away on Wednesday morning after a long battle with illness. He was 90 years old.

On Twitter and other social media networks, an Arabic hashtag with his name saw an outpouring of prayers and praise for the cleric and Islamic scholar, who served for years as head of the Kingdom’s Ifta courts.

Al-Luhaidan was born in 1932 in the province of Qassim, located between Madinah and Riyadh. He earned a baccalaureate degree from the College of Sharia in Riyadh in 1959 and a Master’s Degree from the Higher Institute of Judiciary in 1969.

He served six decades in the judicial and Islamic domains, through his membership in a number of relevant institutions, including the World Muslim League in the holy city of Makkah.

Al-Luhaidan also served for several years in the judicial sector and had a great influence on the Saudi judicial system, which is mainly based on the Islamic Sharia.

He presided over the permanent panel of the Saudi Higher Judicial Council from 1982 till 2009. He was also member of the Council of Senior Scholars since its establishment in 1971.

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Egyptian Government Approves Formation of Higher Coordination Council with Saudi Arabia

The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Egyptian Government Approves Formation of Higher Coordination Council with Saudi Arabia

The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In an effort to strengthen the partnership between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian government approved on Wednesday the establishment of a higher joint coordination council.

On September 10, 2024, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty held a joint news conference with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, during which he announced that the two countries were in the final stages of launching the Egyptian-Saudi Higher Coordination Council, chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

He emphasized that the council would serve as a comprehensive framework for deepening bilateral relations and fostering collaboration in politics, economics, trade, development, and investment, aligning with the interests of both nations’ peoples.

In its Wednesday session, Egypt’s Cabinet approved the decision to establish the council. According to a government statement, the body will seek to “intensify communication and enhance cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in areas of mutual interest.”

The council, as outlined by the statement, will include ministers and officials from both countries covering relevant sectors. It will convene regular meetings alternately in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, with provisions for extraordinary meetings as needed.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Ayman Mohseb, deputy chairman of the Arab Affairs Committee in Egypt’s House of Representatives, said that the move reflects the advanced level of partnership between the two nations, describing the council as a “cornerstone for activating relations and expanding cooperation in various fields.”

“This step will significantly advance cooperation across diverse domains, driven by the political will of the two countries’ leaderships,” Mohsab said, adding that the new body would facilitate coordination between Cairo and Riyadh on a wide range of regional issues and areas of mutual interest.

During a meeting with Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan on Tuesday, El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s “pride in its historic relations with Saudi Arabia, both at the leadership and popular levels, and across all sectors.”