| Force Israel to lift siege, Cabinet tells global community Arab News |
| JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia yesterday urged the international community to force Israel to lift its siege on Palestinian areas and stop its plan to construct new Jewish settlements in occupied territories. The weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by Crown Prince Sultan, also urged the Palestinian groups to settle their disputes through constructive dialogue and foil the efforts of those who try to divide them. The Cabinet supported the agreement reached between Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa and Sudan's President Omar Bashir on giving priority to a political settlement on the Darfur issue, Transport Minister and Acting Information Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry said after the meeting. The Cabinet set up a three-member panel to settle insurance-related disputes and violations. Saleh bin Khaled Al-Hadlak will be the head of the panel while Walid bin Mohammed Al-Shabbani and Mohammed bin Ali Al-Haddawi will be members. Al-Seraisry said the Cabinet approved changes to Article 66 of the Anti-Drugs and Narcotics Law that instructs police to investigate crimes related to drugs and collect evidences for the investigation. The Cabinet authorized Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary-general of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Tourism in Greece, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The meeting endorsed the MOUs signed between the Saudi Foreign Ministry and the foreign ministries of Greece and the UK. It also approved the MOU signed by the Islamic Affairs Ministry with its counterpart in Morocco last year. The Cabinet appointed Mohammed bin Suleiman Al-Amr to the rank of ambassador, Osama bin Ahmed bin Sanousi Ahmed as minister plenipotentiary at the Foreign Ministry and Saleh bin Abdul Aziz Al-Moghelith as assistant undersecretary for television affairs at the Ministry of Information and Culture. |
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