Hezbollah supporters to be thrown out of GCC countries
Source: Arab News (Read full story)
Members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah who are residing in Gulf Cooperation Council states will pay the price for the Shiite movement’s military role in Syria against freedom fighters. A GCC statement, citing a ministerial council decision, said the measures will affect Hezbollah members’ “residency permits, and financial and commercial transactions.” The statement urged the Lebanese government to “assume its responsibilities toward the behavior of Hezbollah and its illegal and inhumane practices in Syria and the region.”
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GCC may brief UNSC on Yemen next August
Source: Kuwait News Agency (Read full story)
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Lyall Grant also said that Yemen is a subject on which there is a “strong degree of Security Council unity, and strong support for the work of Jamal Ben Omar and of the Gulf Cooperation Council.” Ben Omar told the Council that despite the numerous challenges facLyall Grant also said that Yemen is a subject on which there is a “strong degree of Security Council unity, and strong support for the work of Jamal Ben Omar and of the Gulf Cooperation Council.” Ben Omar told the Council that despite the numerous challenges facing Yemen, the political transition is on course. “Yemen is the only country in the region to emerge from the violence of 2011 with a peacefully negotiated agreement. The Government and people of Yemen are to be congratulated for standing by their words despite the challenges, and I urge them to stay the course,” he said.
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Premier visits Iraq in sign of warming ties – Leaders sign accords, discuss Syria, war reparations
Source: Kuwait Times (Read full story)
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In a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said that Kuwait has reached agreements with Iraq on their outstanding issues to pave the way for ending Iraq’s Chapter VII status. “An agreement on the maintenance of border markers has been inked during foreign minister Zebari’s recent visit to Kuwait,” Sheikh Sabah said, adding that “representatives of the two countries will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to hand him a copy of the agreement to be deposited at the UN.” The Kuwaiti diplomat also noted that Kuwait has agreed on moving a number of the files from the Chapter VII to Chapter VI of the UN Charter.
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Safety a priority for UAE’s peaceful Nuclear programme
Source: Khaleej Times (Read full story)
Concerns about safety have been raised as South Korea’s nuclear programme remains mired in a corruption scandal, but the UAE’s nuclear authority, on Monday said robust surveillance and stringent quality controls have ensured that construction of its reactors in Barakah are not affected in any way. Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), the main contractor tasked by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation to build the UAE’s four nuclear plants, has been at the centre of the probe in South Korea. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Fahad Al Qahtani, External Affairs and Communications Director at the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), said the scandal will not impact the UAE’s peaceful nuclear programme and is limited to South Korean reactors.
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Call to boost women’s rights
Source: The Peninsula (Read full story)
The 10th US-Islamic World Forum concluded here at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel with a declaration of a set of recommendations calling for enhancement of freedom of expression, freedom of religion, social change and prevention from economic collapse. The Forum also called for promoting the overall growth in Egypt and Tunisia as well as enhancing the rights of women in Islamic countries that suffer conflict in addition to common interests and to participate in a dynamic world. It also called for religious tolerance and encouraging governments to conduct reforms in a transparent manner and involve the public in decisions making to achieve development, justice and the establishment of a strong economy and the fight against corruption and the involvement of women in economic activities in the medium term.
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