Qatar's Ex-finance Minister to Face Trial

Former Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi
Former Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi
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Qatar's Ex-finance Minister to Face Trial

Former Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi
Former Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi

Qatar's public prosecutor will launch a criminal trial of former finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi, the state news agency said Sunday.

Emadi and an unidentified number of others are charged with bribery, abuse of position and power, damage to public funds and money laundering, Qatar News Agency said.



Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Wednesday from British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy.
During the talks, they discussed regional developments and the efforts to address them.

He also received a phone call from Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, with whom he discussed regional developments and efforts undertaken to address them.