Saudi CP gives Qatar Emir tour of Al Ula archaeological sites
Leaders tour the historic area on the sidelines of the GCC Summit. 1 of 7
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman took Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on a tour of Al Ula’s archaeological sites on Tuesday. The leaders toured the historic area on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit that took place in the city. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to reopen their borders and airspace after over three years. Photos: SPA, QNA 2 of 7
Muslim Brotherhood welcomes end of Gulf crisis
Qatar and Saudi flags, 15 April 2016 January 6, 2021 at 1:08 pm
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) yesterday welcomed measures announced on Monday to finalise reconciliation among member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), group spokesman, Talaat Fahmi, said in a statement.
Fahmi added: We reiterate the support of the group for all measures that end the differences and erase all their reasons among the nations of the GCC members, stressing that the movement supports all measures that unite the Arab and Muslim nations.
Yesterday, Saudi s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomed Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to the GCC Summit in the north-western Saudi region of Al-Ula.
6 January 2021 6:05 GMT Updated 6 January 2021 16:15 GMT in New Delhi
Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf allies have signed a landmark agreement on regional solidarity and stability, aimed at ending a three-year old blockade on Qatar that had isolated the nation and shattered peace efforts in the region.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman made the announcement on Tuesday from the desert city of Al-Ula, where the regional leaders have gathered for the annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). We consider with great thanks and appreciation the efforts to heal the rift, the Saudi crown prince said.
The leaders of the six-member GCC signed the Al-Ula declaration on Tuesday but the fine print outlining the details of the agreement has not yet been released by the Persian Gulf countries.
Cairo: Saudi authorities have directed that the mosque sermons next Friday nationwide be devoted to encouraging the ongoing vaccination against COVID-19 in the kingdom, local media reported.
The pre-prayer sermons will focus on emphasising safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, urge the public to derive correct information from their reliable sources and shun false information, the Riyadh newspaper said.
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Call has issued a relevant circular to its branches across the kingdom, the paper added.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia launched mass vaccinations against COVID-19 after receiving batches of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
On Friday, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was shown receiving the vaccine against the disease. Other senior officials followed suit, stressing safety of the vaccine.
The normalisation plague is deadlier than the Covid-19 pandemic
Tunisian protest against the the normalisation deals with Israel in Tunis, on 18 August 2020 [FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images] December 29, 2020 at 9:56 am
The year 2020 is almost history, but its incidents and events are not only likely to continue, but also escalate. There are implications regionally and internationally.
There is still no solution for the conflict in Libya, for example. Negotiations have stalled, despite the ceasefire, and coup leader Khalifa Haftar has threatened to wage a war against Turkey in Western Libya. Haftar is backed by France and the UAE, both of which are hostile towards Turkey and are bitter because they were defeated by the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord based in Tripoli. They want to remove Turkey from Libya by any means.