KSA vows to combat Hezbollah terror acts

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Monday reiterated the Kingdom’s determination to continue combating terror activities of the Lebanese Hezbollah organization. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet and Acting Minister of Culture and Information Essam Bin Saad said following the session: “Together with its partners, the Kingdom will vigorously continue to expose Hezbollah’s terrorist and criminal activities. “It will also explain the measures it has taken to classify names of two individuals and one entity for their involvement in terrorist activities.” At the outset of the session, King Salman offered his deep condolences to Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani as well as to the government and people of Qatar over the death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al-Thani. He prayed that Allah may bestow him mercy and forgiveness and accommodate him in His Paradise. Essam said the Cabinet emphasized the role of Gulf Cooperation Council states in maintaining the stability of the oil market in coordination with OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing states. The Cabinet approved the Paris Climate Change Agreement. It also endorsed application of the GCC Supreme Council decision with regard to approval of the uniform rules for the acquisition of capital markets in the GCC states as part of the integration of Gulf capital markets. The Council also authorized minister of justice or his deputy to discuss with a number of countries, such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines and Ethiopia with regard to signing cooperation agreements in the field of judiciary and then submitting the final draft to the Cabinet to complete the legal procedures. King holds talks with Sudan’s president Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held talks with President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir of Sudan during a meeting in Riyadh on Monday. The King also met Chad’s National Assembly speaker