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Saudi Arabia to Host Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Meeting Next Year

The announcement came during the Kingdom's participation in the meeting of the political directors of the global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in The Hague. Photo: Coalition's website
The announcement came during the Kingdom's participation in the meeting of the political directors of the global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in The Hague. Photo: Coalition's website
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Saudi Arabia to Host Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Ministerial Meeting Next Year

The announcement came during the Kingdom's participation in the meeting of the political directors of the global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in The Hague. Photo: Coalition's website
The announcement came during the Kingdom's participation in the meeting of the political directors of the global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in The Hague. Photo: Coalition's website

Saudi Arabia has announced that it would host next year the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.

The announcement came during the Kingdom's participation in the meeting of the political directors of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in The Hague on Wednesday.

The Kingdom is a strategic partner in the global coalition, and exerts efforts in combating terrorist entities in all their forms and manifestations. It also plays a huge role in supporting international cooperation to combat these entities.

Wednesday's meeting in The Hague discussed joint international efforts to combat ISIS in Iraq, Syria and other regions, to clamp down on the terrorist entity and prevent its expansion in the world, and to hold onto ongoing coordination to eliminate it completely.

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Qatar’s Chief Negotiator Says ‘Frustrated’ by Pace of Gaza Talks

The al-Atal family's tent is seen after it was struck overnight in an Israeli airstrike that killed several family members, in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP)
The al-Atal family's tent is seen after it was struck overnight in an Israeli airstrike that killed several family members, in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP)
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Qatar’s Chief Negotiator Says ‘Frustrated’ by Pace of Gaza Talks

The al-Atal family's tent is seen after it was struck overnight in an Israeli airstrike that killed several family members, in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP)
The al-Atal family's tent is seen after it was struck overnight in an Israeli airstrike that killed several family members, in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP)

Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza in an interview with AFP, a month after Israel resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory and another round of negotiations ended without a deal.

"We're definitely frustrated by the slowness, sometimes, of the process in the negotiation. This is an urgent matter. There are lives at stake here if this military operation continues day by day," Mohammed Al-Khulaifi said on Friday.

Qatar, with the United States and Egypt, brokered a truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas which came into force on January 19 and largely halted over a year of war triggered by Palestinian gunmen’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

The initial phase of the truce ended in early March, with the two sides unable to agree on the next steps.

Hamas has insisted that negotiations be held for a second phase to the truce, leading to a permanent end to the war, as outlined in the January framework.

Israel, which had called for an extension to the opening phase, resumed air and ground attacks across the Gaza Strip on March 18 after earlier halting the entry of aid.

Late on Thursday, Hamas signaled the group would not accept Israel's newest proposal for a 45-day ceasefire. Israel had wanted the release of 10 living hostages held by Hamas, the group said.

"We've been working continuously in the last days to try to bring the parties together and revive the agreement that has been endorsed by the two sides," the Qatari minister of state said.

"And we will remain committed to this, in spite of the difficulties," he added.