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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Iraq hosts Arab summit as Gaza war rages on
Representatives of Arab countries started an annual summit in Iraq on Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump ended a Middle East trip and amid the months-long Gaza war. Gaza is expected to top the agenda of the one-day meeting in Baghdad. In his opening address, Iraqi President Abdullatif Rashid said his country is opposed to what he called attempts to displace the Palestinians from the homeland "under any circumstances or pretext." Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit accused Israel of practising ethnic cleansing. "It is disgraceful for a state to pursue ethnic cleansing in this era and the world keeps silent," the top Arab diplomat said at the summit. "Israel's reckless policy in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon will thrust the whole region into endless cycles of confrontation," he added. Several Arab leaders, including those of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are not attending the Baghdad meeting. The participants are set to call on "all countries to offer political, financial and legal support" for a plan adopted at a summit held in Cairo in March for rebuilding the devastated Gaza Strip without displacing its inhabitants, Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported, citing a draft final statement. The talks are also anticipated to welcome the relief of US sanctions on Syria. Earlier this week, Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, a country shattered by more than a decade of war.
Iraqi News
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
The head of delegation of Bahrain hands over the presidency of Arab Summit to Iraq
Baghdad-INA Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani handed over the presidency of the 34th Arab Summit to President Abdullatif Rashid on Saturday. In a speech he delivered during the 34th Arab Summit, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Al-Zayani stressed that "the summit is being held today in Baghdad amid challenges that require all Arab countries to find appropriate solutions to ensure the security of the region and ensure the safety of maritime navigation." He pointed out that "the previous summit, chaired by the State of Bahrain, emphasized the need to support the Palestinian cause and the right of the Palestinian people to establish a state with full membership in the United Nations." He explained that "the proposed recovery plan for Gaza must receive significant attention during the current summit, along with the need to adhere to the ceasefire agreements in the Strip and release all detainees and prisoners."
Kuwait News Agency
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait News Agency
GCC Chief receives Arab Summit invitation from Iraqi Pres.
RIYADH, May 6 (KUNA) -- Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi, received an invitation from Iraqi President Abdullatif Rashid to attend the Arab Summit's 34th Ordinary Session and the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit's fifth session, in Iraq. In a statement Monday, the GCC General Secretariat revealed this came during Al-Budaiwi's reception of Iraqi Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Safia Al-Suhail, at the General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh. A number of topics of common interest were reviewed and discussed during the meeting. (end)
Shafaq News
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq court delays ruling on Khor Abdullah treaty challenge
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Federal Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed its ruling on legal appeals filed by Iraq's President Abdullatif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, who are seeking to reverse a landmark decision that invalidated the 2013 Khor Abdullah maritime agreement with Kuwait. The court rescheduled its decision to June 22, 2025, extending a high-profile legal battle over Iraq's commitment to a key international treaty. In September 2023, the court declared the parliamentary ratification of the Khor Abdullah agreement unconstitutional, sparking diplomatic tensions and prompting President Rashid and PM al-Sudani to file separate petitions urging the court to reconsider. A source familiar with the case told Shafaq News the appeals demand the court overturn its previous ruling and reinstate Law No. 42 of 2013, which ratified the agreement governing maritime navigation between Iraq and Kuwait. Raed al-Maliki, a member of parliament, welcomed the delay. 'The postponement is better than a ruling that might favor the government,' he said in a Facebook post, calling for 'greater public and media mobilization to expand the circle of pressure in support of the court's position.' The Khor Abdullah agreement, signed in 2012 and ratified by Iraq in 2013, aimed to regulate navigation in the strategically sensitive waterway shared by both nations. The treaty became a point of contention after the court ruled that the ratification process violated constitutional procedures. In his appeal, Rashid argued that the court's ruling undermined Iraq's obligations under international law, citing Article 8 of the Iraqi Constitution, which commits the country to honor treaties and maintain good neighborly relations. Al-Sudani echoed that view in his filing, referencing the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. He warned that dismissing the agreement would harm Iraq's international credibility and violate the principle that internal laws cannot justify noncompliance with international commitments.
Shafaq News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraqi President, PM fight court ruling on Kuwait maritime deal
Shafaq News/ Iraq's President Abdullatif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani have filed urgent appeals challenging a Federal Supreme Court ruling that annulled a long-standing maritime navigation agreement with Kuwait in the strategic Khor Abdullah waterway. The Iraqi government is pushing to overturn a September 2023 ruling by the Federal Supreme Court that declared the maritime agreement with Kuwait unconstitutional, a source told Kuwait's state news agency KUNA. In his appeal, President Rashid contended that the deal is rooted in international conventions and reflects Iraq's constitutional commitment to good neighborly relations and non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations. PM Al-Sudani invoked the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which bars states from citing domestic laws to justify violations of international agreements. He warned that the court's decision risks undermining Iraq's legal obligations and principles of good neighborly relations. 'The Khor Abdullah agreement is not a border demarcation agreement but a framework for regulating maritime traffic between Iraq and Kuwait,' he stressed. Additionally, Kuwait criticized the court's 2023 decision, saying it was based on 'historical fallacies.' Khor Abdullah is a strategic waterway between Iraq and Kuwait that provides Iraq with key maritime access via the port of Umm Qasr. Shared by both countries, the estuary has long been essential for navigation and trade.
