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GCC Expresses Solidarity with Jordan against Attempts to Destabilize it 

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf. (AFP)
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf. (AFP)
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GCC Expresses Solidarity with Jordan against Attempts to Destabilize it 

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf. (AFP)
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf. (AFP)

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed on Monday its solidarity with Jordan against all attempts aimed at destabilizing it and undermining its security. 

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf said the GCC is firm in condemning all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism. 

He added that the organization stands by Jordan in all the measures it takes to ensure the security and safety of its citizens and residents. 

He praised the vigilance of the Jordanian security forces in addressing the situation, urging the need to bolster international cooperation in confronting terrorism and drying up its sources of financing. 

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Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Saudi Arabia

The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)
The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)
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Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Saudi Arabia

The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)
The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)

A 3.35 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail, said the Saudi Geological Survey on Tuesday.

In remarks to local television, Tariq Mansoob, head of the detection center at the survey, said six earthquakes were detected in the Kingdom from March and April.

They were all between the 3.5 and 4.5 range, he added.

The latest quake, which struck at 5:12 pm on Tuesday, has no impact on the Kingdom, he stated.

Activity along the Arabian and Eurasian plates along the Zagros and Makran mountains in Iran and Pakistan led to the quakes, he explained.

The pressure created by this activity resulted in the tremors, he went on to say.

Small quakes are a “good sign,” Mansoob said, because if the pressure continues to build without release, it would have eventually erupt in a major potentially devastating quake.

He reassured the public that the small tremors were not a cause for concern and that the larger ones had taken place closer to Iranian shores.