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GCC: Yemenis Looking Forward to All Parties Joining Riyadh Consultations

The GCC headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The GCC headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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GCC: Yemenis Looking Forward to All Parties Joining Riyadh Consultations

The GCC headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The GCC headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The intra-Yemeni consultations are set to kick off on Tuesday with the aim of reaching a political solution to the crisis in Yemen. They are being sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GGC) and will be held at its Riyadh headquarters.

GCC Ambassador to Yemen Sarhan Al-Minaikher said Sunday that all Yemeni parties are invited to the consultations.

"We expect everyone to attend without exception," he remarked in an interview to Asharq News television.

The Yemenis have sat individually with several international and United Nations agencies, but they have never sat together to directly talk to each other about their problems, he went on to say.

The GCC consultations aim to bring together all Yemenis so that they can come up with a clear roadmap that ends the war and leads to peace, construction and development, he added.

The Yemeni people "deserve a dignified life" and they are an integral part of the Gulf and Arab world, stressed Al-Minaikher.

The Yemenis are hoping that no party will skip the consultations, he stated.

The consultations will kick off on Tuesday and conclude on April 7.

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Saudi, Qatari FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi, Qatari FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Wednesday.

During the call, they reviewed the latest developments and current situation in the region, in light of the ongoing coordination and consultation between the two countries, SPA said.

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One Killed in ‘Criminal’ Iranian Attack on Kuwait, Airport Partially Resumes Flights

Planes are seen at Kuwait International Airport. (KUNA)
Planes are seen at Kuwait International Airport. (KUNA)
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One Killed in ‘Criminal’ Iranian Attack on Kuwait, Airport Partially Resumes Flights

Planes are seen at Kuwait International Airport. (KUNA)
Planes are seen at Kuwait International Airport. (KUNA)

One person was killed in an Iranian attack targeting civilian facilities in Kuwait, including the international airport and diplomatic missions, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. 

The statement did not specify which diplomatic missions were damaged. 

Ministry of defense spokesman Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan described the attack as "criminal Iranian aggression which resulted in significant material damage to the building and injuries." 

The strike marks an escalation for the country, which had seen relative calm since a ‌ceasefire in ‌the Iran war was announced on ‌April ⁠8. Iran had ⁠launched a salvo of missiles and drones at Kuwait as well as at other Gulf states. 

The early morning attack on Kuwait International Airport injured several people and forced authorities to divert flights, the state news ⁠agency reported. The attack caused "severe damage" to ‌the airport's Terminal ‌1 building, it said, citing the General Civil Aviation ‌Authority. 

Kuwait Airways said it would reschedule its ‌Wednesday flights. Shortly afterwards, the civil aviation authority said the country's flagship carrier had resumed flights from Terminal 4, after evaluating damage and taking safety measures. 

Earlier, ‌the US military said two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or ⁠broke ⁠apart mid-flight, while three missiles launched at Bahrain were intercepted by US and Bahraini forces. 

A further wave of Iranian drones targeting US forces in Kuwait failed to hit their intended targets, Central Command said in a post on X, adding that Iranian ballistic missiles fired toward regional neighbors did not strike their targets. 

In response, US forces carried out strikes on Qeshm Island and intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. 

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Kuwait Arrests 3 Fugitive Prisoners

The Kuwait City skyline is pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026. (AFP)
The Kuwait City skyline is pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026. (AFP)
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Kuwait Arrests 3 Fugitive Prisoners

The Kuwait City skyline is pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026. (AFP)
The Kuwait City skyline is pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026. (AFP)

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday the arrest of three fugitive prisoners who had escaped a correctional facility.

A statement said they were detained following intense security operations by relevant agencies. Two firearms were found in their possession.

Unofficial accounts on social media said the prisoners had escaped at the early hours of dawn days earlier after creating an opening in an interior wall and crawling through the air ventilation vents.

They headed towards an unused surveillance tower where they used improvised rope, made of clothes fabrics, to climb down the outer wall of the facility and make their escape.

One unofficial account said one of the fugitives headed to his family home to change his clothes and access his vehicle before his mother discovered him.

She quickly informed the authorities, which helped facilitate the search and arrest operations.

Kuwaiti authorities have not released any official statements to confirm these reports.

The Interior Ministry stressed that the security agencies will continue to perform their duties firmly to arrest anyone attempting to violate the law and undermine security and general order.

The safety of society is a top priority, it declared, vowing to take legal measures against anyone proven to have been involved in abetting suspects.