Arab League Appoints Saudi, Qatari Candidates as Assistants Sec-Gen

Meeting of the Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers (The Araba League)
Meeting of the Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers (The Araba League)
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Arab League Appoints Saudi, Qatari Candidates as Assistants Sec-Gen

Meeting of the Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers (The Araba League)
Meeting of the Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers (The Araba League)

The Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers approved the appointment of Saudi candidate Khalid bin Mohammed Manzlawi, as Assistant Secretary-General for a five-year term.

The Council also approved the nomination of Qatar’s candidate, Ambassador Ali bin Ibrahim al-Malki, as Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs, replacing Ambassador Mubarak al-Hajri.

The Secretariat General announced the appointments at the conclusion of the 158th ordinary session in Cairo, Egypt.

On Tuesday, the Arab foreign ministers discussed the political, security, economic, legal, and social issues of joint Arab action. The meeting came within the framework of the 158th session of the League, chaired by Libya.

The discussions dealt with issues of food security, the impact of the war in Ukraine on the region, and the recent developments in the Arab area.

On the sidelines of the session, three ministerial committees held talks, including the Arab Quartet Ministerial Committee on the developments of the crisis with Iran, the Arab Ministerial Committee on Follow-up of Turkish Interventions in the Internal Affairs of Arab Countries, and the Arab Ministerial Committee on Action to Stop Israeli Measures in the Occupied City of Jerusalem.



Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to South Korea after Plane Crash

Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)
Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)
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Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to South Korea after Plane Crash

Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)
Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 29, 2024. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed on Sunday the Kingdom’s condolences to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of South Korea, following the crash of a passenger aircraft.

In a statement, the ministry wished the injured speedy recovery.

The crash killed 179 people, when the airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.

Jeju Air flight 7C2216 was arriving from the Thai capital Bangkok with 175 passengers and six crew on board when it crashed.