Saudi Leadership Congratulates Emir of Qatar on National Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Emir of Qatar on National Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi leadership congratulated on Sunday Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad on the occasion of his country’s national day.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a cable to the Emir on the occasion.

He wished him sincerest congratulations and good health and the government and people of Qatar progress and prosperity.

He hailed the fraternal relations that bind Saudi Arabia and Qatar and their people, saying all parties seek to bolster and develop them in all fields.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent a similar cable to Sheikh Tamim.

Separately, King Salman sent two cables of condolences to King of Malaysia Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and the Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, on the victims of the landslide in Selangor state.

“We have received the news of the landslide in Selangor State and the resulting deaths, injuries and missing persons,” said King Salman in his cables.

He sent to the King, the PM and the families of the deceased and the people of Malaysia the deepest and sincerest condolences.

“We ask God Almighty to have mercy upon the victims and grant their families patience and solace and a speedy recovery for all the injured, return the missing people safely, and to preserve the leadership and the people of Malaysia from all misfortune and harm.”

Crown Prince Mohammed sent similar cables to Malaysia’s King and the Premier.



GCC’s Albudaiwi Discusses Gaza with European Parliament Group

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi meets with the European delegation in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi meets with the European delegation in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)
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GCC’s Albudaiwi Discusses Gaza with European Parliament Group

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi meets with the European delegation in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi meets with the European delegation in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi stressed on Monday the need to address and bolster stability and security in the region, foremost of which is the dire situation in the Gaza Strip.

He made his remarks as he received in Riyadh a European Parliament delegation from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, headed by David McAllister.

The officials reviewed joint files and the progress of cooperation between the GCC and the European Union (EU), ways to deepen the strategic partnership between them in various fields, and regional and international issues of common interest.

On Gaza, Albudaiwi underlined the need for cooperation and coordination to work towards an immediate ceasefire, as well as to activate all relevant international and UN resolutions that will help in protecting people and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid.