JEDDAH: Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has hailed the efforts by Saudi Arabia to make this year’s Hajj season successful.
He expressed appreciation to King Salman and the Saudi government for taking care of pilgrims.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al-Omari, director general of the Jordan News Agency, said: “The services provided to the pilgrims are clear to all.”
A number of guests from the Ministry of Defense also praised the organization for pilgrims.
A guest of King Salman from Palestine, who was hosted to perform Hajj at the king’s expense, thanked him for his hospitality.
Nasser Al-Din Al-Kanaki from Gaza said that King Salman offered a lot to the Palestinian people and their cause.
GCC chief praises Saudi Arabia’s Hajj efforts
GCC chief praises Saudi Arabia’s Hajj efforts
Saudi Cabinet condemns ‘blatant’ Iranian aggression; affirms Kingdom’s right to respond to attacks
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has warned it reserves the "full right" to respond to Iranian aggression following a series of "blatant and cowardly" strikes targeting the capital and the Eastern Province.
The warning came during a late-night Cabinet session on Tuesday, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman via videoconference, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The Cabinet also "reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s full solidarity with the brotherly countries whose territories were subjected to blatant Iranian aggression," SPA said.
The session followed a dramatic escalation of hostilities, including a direct drone attack on the US Embassy in Riyadh.
Major General Turki al-Malki, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, confirmed that while air defenses intercepted multiple threats, the embassy compound sustained a "limited fire and minor material damage."
He further announced that Saudi forces successfully intercepted and destroyed eight additional drones targeting the cities of Riyadh and Al-Kharj early Tuesday morning.
