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Crown Prince Leads Saudi Delegation to Arab Ministers of Interior 33rd Session

Arabs, Gulf States… Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Tunisia-The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab Interior Ministers gathering in Tunisia declared Lebanon’s Hezbollah a “terrorist” organization on Wednesday, amplifying pressure on the Iran-allied group that exerts influence in Lebanon and plays a key...

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Kuwaiti Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al Sabah speaks during the 33rd meeting for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) interior ministers at Bayan Palace in Kuwait city on November 26, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/YASSER AL-ZAYYAT.)

GCC to study adopting Saudi, UAE terror lists

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Dec 11, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Gulf states are considering adopting the terror lists issued by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait’s Interior Minister Sheikh Mohamed Al-Khalid Al-Sabah said on Wednesday. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Kuwait’s Interior...

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Supreme Council of the General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers attend the GCC’s 126th session on June 2, 2013 in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Source: AFP Photo/STR

GCC to launch Joint Military Command at Doha summit: source

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Nov 25, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will launch a joint military command during its annual meeting scheduled for December 9 in the Qatari capital Doha, an informed Gulf military source told Asharq Al-Awsat. Plans for establishing the unified...

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Qatar’s new ambassador to Riyadh, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Thamir Al Thani (L), meets with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Monday, November 24, 2014. (SPA)

GCC foreign ministers meet in Doha on Tuesday ahead of December annual summit

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Nov 24, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Foreign ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states will meet in Doha on Tuesday in preparation for the annual GCC summit next month, which will also be held in the Qatari capital. General-Secretary of the GCC Abdullatif Bin...

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A picture taken on November 11, 2009, shows Hezbollah fighters, holding up Lebanese flags and the yellow flag of the militant Shiite Muslim group, as they parade on the occasion of Martyr’s Day in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR)

Saudi Arabia launches financial sanctions on Hezbollah

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | May 29, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia this week implemented the first financial sanctions on Hezbollah’s commercial activities within the Kingdom, part of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) move to target the Lebanese militia’s interests abroad. The Saudi Interior...