GCC Secretary General Stresses Importance of Strengthening Cooperation in Cybersecurity

Al-Hajraf said certain challenges require intensifying efforts in the field of cybersecurity. SPA
Al-Hajraf said certain challenges require intensifying efforts in the field of cybersecurity. SPA
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GCC Secretary General Stresses Importance of Strengthening Cooperation in Cybersecurity

Al-Hajraf said certain challenges require intensifying efforts in the field of cybersecurity. SPA
Al-Hajraf said certain challenges require intensifying efforts in the field of cybersecurity. SPA

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Naif Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation on cybersecurity, which is the most important pillar for the protection and safety of data and information.

This came during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the GCC General Secretariat and the Kingdom's National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) at the authority's headquarters in Riyadh on Tuesday.

Al-Hajraf highlighted the keenness of the GCC General Secretariat to establish partnerships with the GCC, regional and international bodies to benefit from various expertise, in response to future challenges.

He said that such challenges require intensifying efforts in the field of cybersecurity, building strong technological systems, enhancing specialized human capacities, and protecting information and the development of plans to avoid cyber security incidents.

He also praised the pioneering role of NCA in the Kingdom.



Saudi FM Says Hopeful Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Says Hopeful Gaza Ceasefire Will Hold 

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said on Wednesday that it was a “responsibility of all of us in the region” to keep the ceasefire in Gaza on track.

“I am hopeful Gaza ceasefire will hold,” he said from the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to Reuters.

On Tuesday, the Saudi government hoped on that the ceasefire would end the “barbaric Israeli war” and help address the root cause of the conflict by allowing the Palestinian people to achieve their rights, starting with the establishment of an independent state based on the 1967 border and with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect on Sunday following 15 months of a brutal war that left the Gaza Strip in ruins.

The first phase of the truce, lasting 42 days, will include Hamas’ release of 33 Israeli hostages, while Israel will release 1,904 Palestinian detainees.

Negotiations over the second phase of the deal will take place on February 3.