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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected
The Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has been elected at a session held in Baku, according to the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) The head of the international relations department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel Arguj Kalantarli, was unanimously elected to the post. Kalantarli delivered a speech, highlighting the 'humanitarian catastrophe on an unimaginable scale' in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, noting Palestine is a member state of the ICDO. 'Food, water, medicine, shelter, these are no longer just basic rights, ' he said. Palestinians' 'loved ones are slipping through our fingers', he added. The ICDO is an intergovernmental organisation which contributes to the development of systems by countries to help protect populations, property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters and conflicts. Candidates from four member states of the organisation – Azerbaijan, Serbia, Burkina Faso, and Tunisia – were in the running for the position.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected
The Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has been elected at a session held in Baku, according to the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) The head of the international relations department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel Arguj Kalantarli, was unanimously elected to the post. Kalantarli delivered a speech, highlighting the 'humanitarian catastrophe on an unimaginable scale' in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, noting Palestine is a member state of the ICDO. 'Food, water, medicine, shelter, these are no longer just basic rights, ' he said. Palestinians' 'loved ones are slipping through our fingers', he added. The ICDO is an intergovernmental organisation which contributes to the development of systems by countries to help protect populations, property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters and conflicts. Candidates from four member states of the organisation – Azerbaijan, Serbia, Burkina Faso, and Tunisia – were in the running for the position.
Al Jazeera
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
New secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected
The Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has been elected at a session held in Baku, according to the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) The head of the international relations department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel Arguj Kalantarli, was unanimously elected to the post. Kalantarli delivered a speech, highlighting the 'humanitarian catastrophe on an unimaginable scale' in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, noting Palestine is a member state of the ICDO. 'Food, water, medicine, shelter, these are no longer just basic rights, ' he said. Palestinians' 'loved ones are slipping through our fingers', he added. Another short excerpt from my speech at the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the ICDO General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan (July 10, 2025), including remarks on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine and Gaza. — Arguj Kalantarli (@ArgujKalantarli) July 11, 2025 The ICDO is an intergovernmental organisation which contributes to the development of systems by countries to help protect populations, property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters and conflicts. Candidates from four member states of the organisation – Azerbaijan, Serbia, Burkina Faso, and Tunisia – were in the running for the position.
Asharq Al-Awsat
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Royal Order Names Al-Harbi as Head of Military Apparatus, Khalid bin Bandar as Advisor at Foreign Ministry
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued on Thursday a Royal Order to promote Major General Saleh bin Abdulrahman bin Samir Al-Harbi to the rank of Lieutenant General and appoint him as Head of the Military Apparatus. A second Royal Order appointed Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz as an advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Born in 1977, Prince Khalid worked as the Saudi Ambassador to the UK and Germany. He attended Oxford University and Pembroke College, where he earned a degree in Oriental Studies. He also attended Sandhurst Military Academy and studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He worked at the United Nations in New York and for three years as an advisor to the Saudi Ambassador in Washington. Al-Harbi was a member of several security and military committees. A decorated officer, he was head of operations at the National Guard Ministry. National Guard Minister Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz awarded him the Knight Medal of the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO). The medal is awarded by the ICDO in recognition of exceptional service to the organization and outstanding contributions to advancing civil defense efforts around the world.
