Saudi Arabia Reiterates Support to Sudan’s Stability

King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)
King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Reiterates Support to Sudan’s Stability

King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)
King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday the Kingdom’s support to stability in Sudan.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Jeddah.

The government underscored the Kingdom's speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council during which it expressed its backing to everything that would help achieve stability in Sudan.

It called on the international community to help consolidate security and peace in the brotherly country.

The government highlighted the State Security’s designation of eight individuals and eleven entities as terrorist last week. They were blacklisted for their ties to the Iran-backed Houthi militias.

The designation embodies the Kingdom’s constant determination to target individuals and groups that are seeking to stoke violence in Yemen and threaten the lives of its people, which in turn will destabilize the region.

King Salman briefed the ministers on the messages he sent to each of the rulers of Oman, Qatar and Kuwait and the message he received from the president of Kyrgyzstan.

The ministers reviewed the outcomes of the 13th meeting of the Saudi-Moroccan committee that concluded in Rabat last week.

The meeting reflected the joint will of both countries to develop relations and elevate them to higher levels. They also agreed on common visions towards various regional and international developments.

The government stressed the Kingdom’s commitment towards combating climate change, highlighting its participation at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF).

The Kingdom stressed its commitment to working with international partners to combat the phenomenon and achieve global goals in securing the best environment for future generations.



GCC Reaffirms Support for Kuwait on Khor Abdullah Dispute

A glimpse of the GCC Ministerial Council's extraordinary meeting via video conference on Tuesday (GCC)
A glimpse of the GCC Ministerial Council's extraordinary meeting via video conference on Tuesday (GCC)
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GCC Reaffirms Support for Kuwait on Khor Abdullah Dispute

A glimpse of the GCC Ministerial Council's extraordinary meeting via video conference on Tuesday (GCC)
A glimpse of the GCC Ministerial Council's extraordinary meeting via video conference on Tuesday (GCC)

Gulf Arab states on Tuesday voiced their full support for Kuwait’s position in a maritime border dispute with Iraq, stressing the need for positive progress in demarcation talks and for Baghdad to respect Kuwaiti sovereignty.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi said the bloc’s 47th extraordinary ministerial meeting was held in Riyadh under the chairmanship of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya, whose country holds the rotating presidency.

The ministers discussed developments concerning the demarcation of the maritime boundary between Kuwait and Iraq beyond border marker 162.

Albudaiwi said Kuwait's foreign minister briefed his counterparts on the latest developments with Iraq and the outcomes of recent discussions on the issue.

In a joint statement, GCC foreign ministers expressed “the full and unwavering support of member states for Kuwait’s position on the maritime boundary demarcation with Iraq.”

They also called for “positive progress in the ongoing talks and a firm commitment to all protocols agreed by the joint technical and legal committee” on the demarcation process beyond marker 162.

Albudaiwi added that the GCC ministers reaffirmed their categorical rejection of any infringement on Kuwait’s sovereignty, including over its territory, islands, highlands, and maritime zones.

GCC ministers also reiterated their firm stance on the ownership of the Durra gas field, reaffirming commitment to previous decisions made during the GCC’s 45th summit in December 2024.

The council emphasized that the entire Durra field lies within Kuwait’s maritime territory, underscoring that the natural resources in the submerged area adjacent to the divided zone shared between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia – including the Durra field – are jointly owned by the two countries.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia hold exclusive rights to exploit these resources, in accordance with international law and existing agreements between the two nations.

The GCC’s statement further stressed its resolute rejection of any claims by other parties to rights over the Durra field or the submerged area bordering the Kuwait-Saudi divided zone.