GCC Secretary-General Meets with Ambassador of Argentina in Riyadh

GCC Secretary-General Jassem Al-Budaiwi (GCC)
GCC Secretary-General Jassem Al-Budaiwi (GCC)
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GCC Secretary-General Meets with Ambassador of Argentina in Riyadh

GCC Secretary-General Jassem Al-Budaiwi (GCC)
GCC Secretary-General Jassem Al-Budaiwi (GCC)

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi met on Sunday in Riyadh with the Ambassador of Argentina, Facundo Vila.

The two sides discussed several topics, most notably the relations between the GCC and Argentina, and ways to develop and strengthen them to serve mutual interests, according to SPA.

The two sides also exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues.



Saudi Foreign Minister, Korean Presidential Special Envoy Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister and the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister and the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea (SPA)
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Saudi Foreign Minister, Korean Presidential Special Envoy Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister and the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister and the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met in Riyadh on Sunday Chief of Staff to the President of Korea and Presidential Special Envoy Kang Hoon-sik.

During the meeting, they reviewed cooperation relations between the two friendly countries.

They also discussed developments in the region and their repercussions for the regional security and the global economy.


Oman FM Says Success in US-Iran Talks May Require 'Painful Concessions'

Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, (File photo: AP)
Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, (File photo: AP)
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Oman FM Says Success in US-Iran Talks May Require 'Painful Concessions'

Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, (File photo: AP)
Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, (File photo: AP)

Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi on Sunday called for more talks between Iran and the US and for the ceasefire to be extended, hours after negotiations failed to reach a deal during a high-stakes meeting in Pakistan.

"I urge that the ceasefire be extended and talks continue," Al-Busaidi wrote in a post on X.

"Success may require everyone to make painful concessions, but this is nothing as compared to the pain of failure and war."


Kuwait Says 24 Arrested Over Financing of Terror

Kuwaiti Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig Nasser Buslaib. KUNA
Kuwaiti Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig Nasser Buslaib. KUNA
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Kuwait Says 24 Arrested Over Financing of Terror

Kuwaiti Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig Nasser Buslaib. KUNA
Kuwaiti Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig Nasser Buslaib. KUNA

Kuwait has arrested 24 people as part of an investigation into the "financing of terrorist entities,” authorities said late Saturday.

Kuwait's Interior Ministry said it had "thwarted a plot targeting the undermining of the homeland's security and the financing of terrorist entities and organizations.”

"The State Security Agency succeeded in apprehending 24 citizens, one of whom had his citizenship revoked, in possession of financial sums linked to illicit activities," it added in a statement on X.

The Ministry said the financing was "part of an organized activity involving the collection of funds under religious pretexts... in preparation for their transfer in accordance with instructions from outside the country.”