Kuwait Commits to Increasing Support to Yemen in All Fields

The Kuwaiti Crown Prince receives the Chairman of the Yemeni Leadership Council at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. (Saba News)
The Kuwaiti Crown Prince receives the Chairman of the Yemeni Leadership Council at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. (Saba News)
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Kuwait Commits to Increasing Support to Yemen in All Fields

The Kuwaiti Crown Prince receives the Chairman of the Yemeni Leadership Council at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. (Saba News)
The Kuwaiti Crown Prince receives the Chairman of the Yemeni Leadership Council at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. (Saba News)

Kuwait has pledged to increase support for Yemen in various political, economic and humanitarian fields, and to back UN efforts to achieve comprehensive peace and stability in the country.

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah met on Wednesday with Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace.

Sheikh Mishaal expressed his sincere hopes that peace, security and comprehensive stability would be achieved throughout Yemen. He affirmed Kuwait’s full backing for all efforts led by the coalition to support legitimacy, foremost of which the Saudi endeavor at the political, economic and humanitarian levels.

Al-Alimi expressed his gratitude to Kuwait, the Emir, the government and the people, for all the support that Yemen has enjoyed during the past decade, by preventing the collapse of the state and deterring the coup militia backed by the Iranian regime.

Ali bin Safaa, Yemen’s ambassador to Kuwait, described the visit of the Yemeni official as successful.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Safaa said that the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council and his accompanying delegation discussed with the Kuwaiti leadership the political situation and the recent initiatives, including the UN-sponsored truce.

“Kuwait has excellent relations with the parties in the region and the whole world, and has shown its commitment to the Yemeni legitimacy,” he said, adding that officials during the meetings have agreed to revive Arab and Kuwaiti funds that were suspended due to the war, and reviewed a number of files in health, education, services and support for expatriates in Kuwait.

The Kuwaiti officials also pledged to reconsider enhancing support in various cooperation programs, especially at the economic, humanitarian, political, and service levels, including increasing the number of academic scholarships in the security and military fields, and providing the necessary facilities for Yemeni residents and expatriates and their children in Kuwait.



Saudi Interior Minister, Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security Discuss Regional Security Development

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Interior Minister, Singapore's Coordinating Minister for National Security Discuss Regional Security Development

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz received a phone call on Sunday from Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs of the Republic of Singapore K Shanmugam.

During the call, the two officials discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and current security developments amid the Iranian attacks targeting regional security and stability, SPA reported.

They also affirmed the importance of enhancing bilateral cooperation and coordination in support of regional security and stability, in addition to discussing a number of topics of mutual interest.

Shanmugam expressed his country's condemnation of the Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, affirming Singapore's solidarity with the Kingdom and the GCC states in all measures aimed at enhancing security and stability.


Saudi Arabia Condemns Riots Targeting UAE Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Riots Targeting UAE Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia called for the protection of diplomatic missions. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Sunday the riots, assaults, and attempted vandalism that targeted the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and the residence of its head of mission in Damascus.

A Foreign Ministry statement said the Kingdom also slammed the “unacceptable offenses directed at the national symbols of the brotherly UAE.”

The ministry stressed the Kingdom’s “rejection of these attacks and all forms of violence against diplomats, stressing the need to ensure the protection of diplomats and diplomatic missions in line with relevant international laws and conventions.”

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi also slammed the attack against the UAE embassy in Damascus, urging Syrian authorities to hold those responsible to account.


Oman, Iran Hold Talks on Strait of Hormuz

Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)
Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)
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Oman, Iran Hold Talks on Strait of Hormuz

Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)
Traffic passing a huge political billboard reading in Persian "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed", in Enghelb square in Tehran, Iran, 05 April 2026. (EPA)

Oman and Iran held talks on easing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the Omani state news agency reported Sunday, with the key shipping chokepoint effectively closed due to war in the Middle East.

"Oman and Iran held a meeting at the deputy ministers level in the foreign ministries of the two countries, with the attendance of specialists from both sides, during which the possible options were discussed regarding ensuring the smooth passage through the Strait of Hormuz," the news agency posted on X.

"The experts from both sides put forward a number of visions and proposals regarding it," it added.