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Bahrain Underscores Two-State Solution, Arab Peace Initiative

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. (AP file photo)
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. (AP file photo)
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Bahrain Underscores Two-State Solution, Arab Peace Initiative

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. (AP file photo)
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. (AP file photo)

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa stressed on Sunday that consolidating the foundations of comprehensive and fair peace in the region relies on activating the 2002 Arab peace initiative.

Addressing the Shura Council, he said that Manama was “working on supporting the initiative through all means with our brothers and allies.”

“This is the Kingdom’s clear stance on the Palestinian cause in the hopes of implementing the two-state solution to bolster global security and peace,” he added.

The monarch hailed government efforts in confronting the novel coronavirus and ordered the establishment of a fund that supports youth innovation in Bahrain.

Shura Council Speaker Fawzia Zainal said the council underscores Bahrain’s historic move in signing the peace deal with Israel.

She stressed that it reflects Bahraini society’s values of coexistence and openness.

At the same time, it will continue to firmly support the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to reach just and comprehensive peace according to the state-solution, international resolutions and the peace initiative, she added.

She praised the role of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz in supporting Gulf stability and solidarity to achieve prosperity in the region.

Minister for the Shura Council Ghanim Al-Buainain told Asharq Al-Awsat that King Hamad’s speech “draws up the agenda of national work and the principles of Bahrain’s foreign policy.”

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Saudi Arabia Provides New $90 Million Support to Yemen’s Government Budget

Mohammed Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen (Photo : X) 
Mohammed Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen (Photo : X) 
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Saudi Arabia Provides New $90 Million Support to Yemen’s Government Budget

Mohammed Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen (Photo : X) 
Mohammed Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen (Photo : X) 

Mohammed Al Jaber, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen, announced on Thursday that the Kingdom has provided new financial support to Yemen’s government budget to cover the payment of salaries for state employees, pursuant to directives from the Saudi leadership.

In a post on the social media platform X, Al Jaber said the support comes in addition to the development projects and initiatives announced on Wednesday in several sectors.

These include the provision of petroleum products to operate power plants, aimed at improving the living conditions of the Yemeni people, as well as support for the government’s efforts to implement an economic reform program to achieve financial and economic stability.

The Saudi ambassador also stated that salaries for all military and security forces affiliated with the Supreme Military Committee will be paid by the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, starting on Sunday.

Al Jaber noted that these measures are expected to have a significant impact on society and on Yemen’s economy, which he said will receive substantial support from the Kingdom in the coming period.

Meanwhile, Yemeni Prime Minister Salem bin Breik said on Thursday that the new and urgent financial support from Saudi Arabia, totaling $90 million, reflects the Kingdom’s sincere fraternal stance and its continued commitment to supporting the Yemeni people, easing their humanitarian and living hardships, strengthening economic and financial stability, and ensuring the regular payment of salaries, which the government considers its highest priority.

In a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), bin Breik affirmed that the government, in full coordination with the Central Bank of Yemen, will immediately begin taking the necessary steps to ensure the swift disbursement of salaries to eligible public sector employees through transparent and responsible mechanisms that enhance confidence in financial and monetary institutions.

The prime minister praised Saudi Arabia’s leading role, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in supporting constitutional legitimacy and backing government efforts at the political, economic, and humanitarian levels. He said the support reflects the depth of fraternal relations and the shared destiny between the two countries.

Bin Breik added that the government continues to implement its economic and financial reform program, improve the efficiency of public resource management, and work with brotherly nations and international partners to improve economic conditions and restore monetary stability.

 

 

 

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Saudi FM Discusses Developments with EU High Representative, Cypriot Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.
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Saudi FM Discusses Developments with EU High Representative, Cypriot Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a joint phone call from High Representative for the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus Dr. Constantinos Kombos.

During the call, they discussed overall regional and international developments and the efforts being made in this regard.

Cyprus currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

 

 

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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from Sultan of Oman

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia photo on the right, and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik photo on the left. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia photo on the right, and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik photo on the left. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from Sultan of Oman

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia photo on the right, and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik photo on the left. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia photo on the right, and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik photo on the left. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received a written message from Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik related to relations between the two brotherly countries.

The message was received by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji during his meeting on Thursday in Riyadh with Ambassador of Oman to Saudi Arabia Najib Al-Busaidi.

During the meeting, they reviewed relations between the two countries and ways to promote them in various fields. Topics of mutual interest were also discussed.