Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister to attend Arab League Summit

Prince Faisal bin Farhan will characterize the crown prince, who was suggested by docs to keep away from journey.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks during a meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul,
Saudi Arabia's overseas minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan will characterize the dominion [File: Jung Yeon-je/Reuters]

Saudi Arabia’s overseas minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan will probably be representing the dominion on the upcoming Arab League Summit on behalf of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was suggested by docs to keep away from journey, the Royal Court docket has mentioned.

The royal medical crew on Sunday advisable that the crown prince, also called MBS, “keep away from long-distance flights” because of the attainable affect of air stress on his ear, in keeping with a assertion printed by the courtroom.

The crown prince in a name on Saturday had apologised to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for not with the ability to take part within the summit slated to happen in Algeria on November 1 – the primary because the COVID-19 pandemic – in keeping with Arabic and French media reviews.

The Arab League, based in 1945, represents 22 nations throughout the Center East and North Africa, although Syria has been suspended amid its long-running warfare. Whereas unified within the name for the Palestinians to have an unbiased state, the physique has in any other case been largely fractious and unable to implement its mandates.

MBS, who has risen to energy below his 86-year-old father King Salman was appointed crown prince in 2017, changing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a once-powerful determine as head of Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism efforts and an in depth ally of the US.

His rise to energy has seen the dominion bear fast adjustments, equivalent to permitting ladies to drive and opening film theatres whereas loosening the grip of ultraconservatives.

He additionally launched a purported corruption crackdown that focused the richest males within the kingdom and led an internationally criticised Arab coalition that intervened militarily in Yemen – the poorest Arab nation.

Lately, the prince has come below intense US criticism over an oil manufacturing lower by the Saudi-led OPEC cartel.

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