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Updated 11 November 2024
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Saudi crown prince condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon

  • In his opening statement at Arab and Islamic summit, the crown prince criticized obstruction of humanitarian agencies in Gaza
  • The international community must ‘immediately halt the Israeli actions against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon,’ he said
Updated 11 November 2024
Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman renewed Saudi Arabia’s rejection of Israeli attacks in Gaza and violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty on Monday.
In his opening statement at an extraordinary Arab and Islamic summit hosted by Riyadh, the crown prince criticized the obstruction of humanitarian agencies’ work in Gaza and and rejected diminishing the role of the Palestinian Authority.
“The Kingdom condemns the obstruction of the relief efforts of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Palestinian territories, as well as the obstruction of the work of humanitarian organizations providing aid to the Palestinian people,” Prince Mohammed said. 
Israel has formally notified the UN of its decision to sever ties with UNRWA after Israeli lawmakers backed the move last week.
The international community must “immediately halt the Israeli actions against our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon”, the crown prince said, condemning Israel’s campaign in Gaza as “genocide.”
“We condemn the Israeli military operations that targeted Lebanese territories and we reject anything that threatens Lebanon’s stability and safety as well as anything that violates its territorial integrity.
“Israel’s continued criminal actions against innocent people, its violation of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and its undermining of the Palestinian Authority’s pivotal role in all Palestinian territories will hinder efforts to secure the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and establish regional peace,” the crown prince said. 
He also condemned attacks on Iran, saying that the international community should oblige Israel to respect “the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and cease all hostile actions on Iranian territories.
“We stand with our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon,” the crown prince added.
The crown prince also said that Palestine qualifies for full membership in the UN, and stressed the necessity of establishing a Palestinian state.
“We launched a global initiative to support the two-state solution,” he said.
Saudi Arabia has succeeded in calling more peace-loving countries to recognize a Palestinian state, through the UN General Assembly, considering that Palestine is eligible for a full membership, the crown prince said.
 

 

Arab-Islamic leaders arrived in Riyadh on Monday ahead of a Saudi Arabia-sponsored follow-up summit focusing on Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court; Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of Uzbekistan; Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council President; Bashar Assad, president of Syria; Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, prime minister of Iraq; Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain; and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, president of Egypt, arrived in Riyadh on Monday to join the extra-ordinary summit.
King Abdullah II of Jordan, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatar ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Iran First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi also arrived on Monday in Riyadh. Bakary Yaou Sangare, Niger’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, also arrived for the event.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived on Sunday, so did Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, the Foreign Minister of Guinea Morissanda Kouyate, the President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Uganda’s Third Deputy Prime Minister Lukia Isanga Nakadama.

 

The President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani arrived in the Kingdom’s capital on Sunday after performing Umrah and praying in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Saturday.

Nobel Prize winner discusses art of writing at Ithra

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Nobel Prize winner discusses art of writing at Ithra

  • Jon Fosse offers insights into storytelling at the 10th iRead celebration
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DHAHRAN: Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse drew a full house to Ithra on Friday, as he discussed art, writing, and the human experience during a session entitled “Nobel Minds” at the 10th edition of the institution’s iRead program.

Fosse, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, appeared on stage with moderator Tariq Khawaji, Ithra’s cultural consultant.

Jon Fosse, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, appeared on stage with moderator Tariq Khawaji, Ithra’s cultural consultant. (Supplied)

Outside, the landmark Ithra building, designed by Norwegian firm Snohetta, was lit in purple to mark the celebration. 

Fosse, whose work includes more than 70 novels, plays, poems, essays, and children’s books, and has been translated into more than 50 languages, including Arabic, is known for his minimalist, introspective style. His unconventional syntax and pared-down prose have significantly influenced postdramatic theater and contemporary experimental fiction. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• The landmark Ithra building, designed by Norwegian firm Snohetta, was lit in purple to mark the 10th anniversary of the institution’s iRead program.

• During the ‘Nobel Minds’ session, Jon Fosse discussed his writing process, sources of inspiration, and how writers might develop their own signature styles.

• Tariq Khawaji told Arab News that bringing Fosse to Saudi Arabia was especially meaningful as Arabic translations of his work remain relatively new to many readers. 

Khawaji told Arab News that bringing Fosse to Saudi Arabia was especially meaningful as Arabic translations of his work remain relatively new to many readers. 

Jon Fosse, who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, appeared on stage with moderator Tariq Khawaji, Ithra’s cultural consultant. (Supplied)

At a book signing following the session, he noted that Fosse’s pared-back lyrical language is a boon to both translators and new audiences. 

“I think one of Fosse’s strengths is his extremely simple language, he always uses the simplest phrasing and avoids inflated vocabulary or difficult expressions. This is why translators often find his writing both lyrical and clear,” Khawaji said. 

If I’m writing well, I have to bring something new to the book for me, and hopefully also for other people; something that didn’t exist before.

Jon Fosse, Norwegian Nobel laureate

“I think he speaks to the world through the problem of the individual — this tendency toward the quiet, the stripped-down. And I believe the Norwegian landscape, especially the western region, plays a very strong role in shaping him. His characters often feel like they come from a place with vast silence and depth. Even outside the session, you could sense many layers in how he spoke — something almost carved by that landscape,” he continued.

On the topic of artificial intelligence, Fosse said that while it can mimic a writer’s voice, it cannot replicate the essence behind it. (Supplied)

After noting Fosse’s 18 major awards, Khawaji added: “I think his Arabic readership is still small — though his plays have been translated and performed. I believe introducing him to the Arab world will increase his readership significantly, and I think the reception will change. Readers will discover a unique, unfamiliar voice. It was important to have him here.”

During his hour-long English-language conversation with Khawaji before the book signing, Fosse discussed his writing process, sources of inspiration, and how writers might develop their own signature styles.

“I think you can say all literature, in a certain sense, comes from literature. So the more you read — and the better literature you read — the cleverer you most likely will be,” he said.

“If I’m writing well, I have to bring something new to the book for me, and hopefully also for other people; something that didn’t exist before. And to get to that, you have to leave yourself (somehow). If you don’t leave yourself, you know exactly what you knew before,” he added.

On the topic of artificial intelligence, Fosse said that while it can mimic a writer’s voice, it cannot replicate the essence behind it.

“I’ve done it myself. I asked the computer to write something (in my style) and it was like a kind of parody, but still there were some very interesting sides to it. And there were some great metaphors that happened that I couldn’t have figured out myself,” he said. 

“Perhaps it is a childish idea but I think that art has so much to do with this universal individuality of the artist. It cannot possibly be replaced by a machine,” Fosse concluded.

 

Topics: Jon Fosse ITHRA Saudi Arabia Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author

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