UK foreign secretary discusses ties with Kuwaiti crown prince, prime minister

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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)
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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and the Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)
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Updated 06 July 2025
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UK foreign secretary discusses ties with Kuwaiti crown prince, prime minister

  • David Lammy, Kuwaiti officials discussed ways to enhance relations between London and Kuwait
  • Both countries’ respective ambassadors attended meetings, alongside other officials

LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met separately with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah during his visit to Kuwait.

Lammy and the Kuwaiti officials discussed on Sunday ways to enhance relations between London and Kuwait.

Kuwait’s Ambassador to the UK Bader Al-Munaikh, UK Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis, Kuwait’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe Sadeq Marafi, and Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya attended the meetings.

Lammy visited the Middle East over the weekend, landing first in Syria and meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani. The foreign secretary is the first British official to visit Damascus in 14 years.


Turkey and Hamas discuss reaching second phase of Gaza peace plan, Turkish sources say

Updated 21 December 2025
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Turkey and Hamas discuss reaching second phase of Gaza peace plan, Turkish sources say

  • They also discussed ⁠measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details

ANKARA: Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency chief met Hamas' ​negotiating team head Khalil Al-Hayya on Saturday and discussed necessary measures to be taken for proceeding to the ‌second phase ‌of the ‌Gaza ⁠peace ​plan, ‌Turkish security sources said.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met the ⁠Hamas delegation in Istanbul ‌within the scope ‍of the ‍Gaza ceasefire agreement, ‍and they discussed steps to be taken to prevent what they ​said were Israel's ceasefire violations.
They also discussed ⁠measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details.