Saudi FM Meets with Outgoing GCC Secretary-General

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with outgoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with outgoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Meets with Outgoing GCC Secretary-General

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with outgoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with outgoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received in Riyadh on Sunday outgoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf.

Prince Faisal hailed Al-Hajraf's work throughout his tenure at the head of the GCC.

He praised him on his strenuous efforts in supporting joint Gulf work, its unity and solidarity, wishing him continued success and good health.

For his part, Al-Hajraf expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for its support and backing of the GCC general secretariat.

He voiced his appreciation to the trust the Kingdom has shown him throughout his term at the head of the GCC.

He underscored the Kingdom’s support to the GCC with the aim of achieving the ambitions of the Gulf people in line with the ambitions of Gulf leaders.

Prince Faisal later met with Guinea’s Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyaté for talks on bolstering bilateral relations in various fields.

They also tackled intensifying joint coordination and discussed regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them.



Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Yemen

 The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Yemen

 The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia welcomed the ceasefire in Yemen, announced by Oman, aiming to protect international navigation and trade, the Kingdom's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

It reiterated its support for all effort aimed at reaching a comprehensive political solution to the crisis in Yemen that would achieve security and stability in the country and region.

Oman said a day earlier that it mediated a ceasefire deal between Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis and the US.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the US would stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the militants had agreed to stop attacking US ships.

The ceasefire deal does not include sparing Israel, the Houthis said on Wednesday, suggesting their shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade will not come to a complete halt.

There have been no reports of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area since January.

The Houthis have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea since Israel began its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian group's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The US military has said it has struck more than 1,000 targets since its current operation in Yemen, known as Operation Rough Rider, started on March 15. The strikes, the US military said, have killed "hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders".