Saudi FM Receives Telephone Call from Danish Counterpart

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
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Saudi FM Receives Telephone Call from Danish Counterpart

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends the 27th Joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Ministerial Council in Muscat on October 10, 2023. (AFP)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Monday a telephone call from Denmark's' Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

The ministers discussed the development of the continuing military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings.

They tackled the need to find suitable ways to defuse the tension and stop the ongoing escalation in the region.

They also discussed the importance of intensifying communication with the international community through bilateral and multilateral relations to reach a just and equitable solution that meets the aspirations of the Palestinian people, mitigating the repercussions of the crisis to help protect civilians, and allowing the delivery of relief aid and medical equipment to ease the humanitarian disaster and prevent its aggravation.

They also reviewed bilateral relations and ways to boost them to serve the aspirations of their countries, in addition to several issues of common interest.



Qatar's Emir Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
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Qatar's Emir Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday appointed the CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mansour Ibrahim al-Mahmoud, as the country's next minister of health.

The Emir appointed Mohammed Saif Saeed al Suwaidi as QIA's next CEO.

As part of Tuesday's cabinet shuffle, Qatar's Emir also appointed Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani as the country's new minister of commerce and industry.
Sheikh Faisal is QIA's chief of Asia-Pacific and Africa investments and the chairman of Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo. It is unclear if he will remain in those roles.
The Emir appointed Lolwah bint Rashid Al-Khater as the new education minister. She served previously as minister of state for international cooperation and led Qatar's global humanitarian efforts, especially in Gaza and Lebanon.