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UN human rights expert welcomes Saudi Arabia’s action in lifting sanctions against Qatar GENEVA (7 January 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, today welcomed Saudi Arabia’s withdrawal of sanctions against Qatar as a “positive first step” and urged the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt to follow suit. “I am encouraged by the recent decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to open land, sea and airspace borde...

Gulf leaders signed a “solidarity and stability” agreement towards ending the diplomatic rift with Qatar at a summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The announcement was made at the Gulf Arab leaders’ meeting in Saudi Arabia, with the annual summit taking place amid a breakthrough in the dispute between a Saudi Arabia-led bloc and Qatar that started in June 2017. Leaders of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed the Al-Ula declaration, named after the Saudi city where the summit...

JEDDAH: The UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash has told Arab News that the GCC is “collectively in agreement with any threat towards its security” from Iran. In a virtual press conference on Thursday, the minister addressed the 41st GCC summit held in AlUla where an agreement was signed to mend relations with Qatar, stressing the importance of solidarity, unity

07 Jan 2021 / 18:58 H. Pix for representational purpose only. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia considers the Al-Ula Declaration signed by the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Jan 5 as an agreement of ‘solidarity and stability’ in the Arabian Gulf region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement today, in welcoming the agreement, said Malaysia considered the agreement as a significant milestone and a great diplomatic achievement in restoring ties between the Arabian Gulf...

Αssociated Press Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks during a join news conference with Israel s counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi and Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides after a meeting between the foreign Ministers of Greece,Israel and Cyprus in Athens, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) 1/7/2021 Athens News Agency      ΑΤΗΕΝS -- Foreign ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou on Thursday said that Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will continu...

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Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj has welcomed the outcomes of the Gulf summit held on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, which he believes: Succeeded in clearing the atm...

Egypt Signs AlUla Agreement for Arab Reconciliation With Qatar Mina Nader Reactions in Cairo to accord with Doha run the gamut from celebration to extreme skepticism Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Arab quartet – the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt − have restored diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar after three and a half years of boycott. The rift between Cairo and Doha has been one of the deepest, with Egyptian media outlets fiercely attacking Qatar’s rulers, poking fun...

2021-01-06 02:05:39 GMT2021-01-06 10:05:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English TRIPOLI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Fayez Serraj of the UN-backed Libyan government welcomed on Tuesday the results of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Saudi Arabia which ended the rift with Qatar. "The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord welcomes the outcomes of the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Saudi Arabia, which succeeded in clearing the atmo...

Kuwait Amir appreciates efforts exerted to support joint Gulf and Arab action  05 Jan 2021 - 19:14 Kuwaits Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah attends the Gulf Cooperation Councils (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud QNA Al-Ula: The Amir of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed his appreciation for the efforts exerted to support the joint Gulf and Arab action. This came in His Highness speech before the 41st session of the Su...