Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said Saudi Arabia welcomed the release of the 28 pages redacted from the Congressional Joint Inquiry into 9/11, and reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to crushing terrorism at home and abroad.
“Since the tragic events of 9/11, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has embarked on a series of major steps in confronting terrorism,” Minister Al-Jubeir said at a press conference at the Saudi Embassy in Washington following Friday’s release of the 28 pages.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met today in Washington with a number of senior members of the US Congress. During the meetings, they discussed a number of regional and international issues including the latest developments in Yemen and the Syrian crisis and efforts to combat terrorism and the peace process in the Middle East. They also discussed the recent visit to Washington by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Tanger today on a private visit to Morocco. Prior to his departure from the Kingdom, King Salman issued a royal order deputing Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz to administer the state's affairs and take care of the interests of the people during his absence.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs this evening the attack carried out by a man who drove a truck into crowds celebrating Franc’s National Day in Nice.
In a statement, the ministry expressed Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation of the heinous terrorist act, which resulted in death of over 70 people and injuring dozens. The Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the Kingdom's solidarity with France and cooperation to confront all forms of terrorism.
Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRELIEF) team delivered in Addis Ababa today 100 tons of dates as gift from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia at the directives of instructions of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRELIEF) signed today an executive program with Doctors Across Continents of Turkey to set up an artificial limb center in Yemen’s Marib Province Hospital. The $670,000 agreement aims to provide equipment, operation and training for a year.
Imams of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah condemned terrorism and urged a tough stance to fighting the "evil goals" behind terrorist organizations. Terrorists carried out bombing attacks on the Saudi cities of Madinah, Qatif and Jeddah last week. Four security officers were killed in the Madinah bombing.
Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRELIEF) signed in Riyadh today an agreement with a hospital in Yemen to treat wounded in Taiz and renewed three existing contracts with hospitals in Aden.
Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Hadi said that the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen has succeeded in stopping Iran interventions and ambitions in the region.
During a meeting today in Marib Province, President Hadi said that the Arab coalition countries, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has restored the nation’s glory and foiled Iranian intervention through its surrogates, former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Huthis, who are totally dependent on the Iranians.
Most of Yemeni province of Al-Joaf has been liberated from Houthi grip by the Yemeni army and the popular resistance, Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ali Al-Magdeshi, announced today while inspecting the army forces and popular resistance stationed on the frontlines in Al-Joaf Province, north east of Yemen.