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Oman's Sultan Appoints New Oil Minister

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. File photo
Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. File photo
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Oman's Sultan Appoints New Oil Minister

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. File photo
Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. File photo

Oman's sultan replaced the oil minister, Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Rumhi, on Thursday with Salem al-Aufi who was appointed to the post, state television announced.

Rumhi had been oil minister for over two decades.

Aufi was previously undersecretary at the energy and minerals ministry.

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said on Thursday also issued a decree establishing a higher justice council.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Burning of Gaza Hospital by the Israeli Forces

Saudi Arabia Condemns Burning of Gaza Hospital by the Israeli Forces
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Burning of Gaza Hospital by the Israeli Forces

Saudi Arabia Condemns Burning of Gaza Hospital by the Israeli Forces

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's condemnation and denunciation, in the strongest terms possible, of the burning of a hospital in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli occupation forces, and the forced evacuation of patients and medical staff.

The ministry said these acts constitute a violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the most fundamental humanitarian and ethical norms.