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2023 Arab League Summit
The 2023 Arab League summit, officially the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the Summit Level, was a meeting of heads of state and government of member states of the League of Arab States that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 19 May 2023. All member states were represented at the meeting, including Syria, which returned after its membership was suspended in 2011. Background Shortly after the conclusion of the Algiers Summit in November 2022, it was announced that the Arab League meeting at the summit level would be held in Saudi Arabia. The General Secretariat declared on 26 March 2023, following discussions with Saudi Arabia, that the Arab summit will take place on 19 May. Participants On 7 May, the Arab foreign ministers agreed to return Syria to its seat in the organization. On 9 May, President Bashar Al-Assad received an invitation to attend the next summit from a Saudi envoy. One day before the opening of the summit, it was anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film * ''The Alternative'', a radio show hosted by Tony Evans * ''120 Minutes'' (2004 TV program), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as ''The Alternative'' *''The American Spectator'', an American magazine formerly known as ''The Alternative: An American Spectator'' * Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s * Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books * Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication * Alternative reality, in fiction * Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries Music * ''Alternative'' (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys * ''The Alternative'' (album), an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ( ar, الشيخ مشعل الأحمد الجابر الصباح, translit=ash-Shaykh Misha`al al-ʾAḥmad al-Jābir aṣ-Ṣabāḥ; also spelled Meshal, Mishaal or Meshaal; born 27 September 1940) is the Crown Prince of Kuwait. Aged , he is the oldest crown prince in the world. Biography Mishal is a son of Kuwaiti Emir Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and paternal half-brother of Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He studied at the Hendon Police College and graduated in 1960. He later served as the head of State Security from 1967 to 1980. Afterwards, he worked in the Ministry of Interior until he became the deputy chief of the National Guard with the rank of acting minister (by protocol designation) in 2004. He was nominated Crown Prince of Kuwait on 7 October 2020. On 8 October, he officially became the crown prince of Kuwait. On 19 September 2022, Mishal attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London. See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hissein Brahim Taha
Hissein Brahim Taha ( ar, حسين إبراهيم طه) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who is the 12th and current Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He briefly served in the government of Chad as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2017. Career * From 1979 to 1989 he was Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in N'Djamena. * From 1990 to May 1991 he was director of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chad), Minister of Foreign Affairs in N'Djamena. * From June 1991 to 2001 he was First Counselor at the Embassy in Riyadh. * From 2001 to 2006 he was Ambassador to Taiwan. * Beginning in 2006 he was Ambassador to France with coaccreditation to the Vatican City Taha was appointed to the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 5 February 2017, succeeding Moussa Faki, who had been elected as Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union.Ken Karuri"Chad reshuffles cabinet as Moussa Faki takes over as AU chair" Africanews, 6 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Faki
Moussa Faki Mahamat ( ar, موسى فكي محمد ', born 21 June 1960) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been the elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he was Prime Minister of Chad from 24 June 2003 to 4 February 2005 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2008 to January 2017. Faki, a member of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS),Page on Faki , ''Afrique Express'' . belongs to the ethnic group, the same group as the late President . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashad Al-Alimi
Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi (born 1954) is a Yemeni politician currently serving as the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council since 7 April 2022. Biography Rashad al-Alimi was born in 1954 in Al-Aloom, a village in the Taiz Governorate, and is the son of judge Mohammed ben Ali al-Alimi. He graduated from Gamal Abdel Nasser High School in Sanaa in 1969. He subsequently obtained a bachelor's degree in military science from the Kuwait Police College in 1975, and another university degree in arts from the University of Sanaa in 1977, then a master's degree and a doctorate in sociology from Ain Shams University in Egypt between 1984 and 1988. A member of the General People's Congress (Yemen), General People's Congress, he was Minister of Ministry of Interior (Yemen), the Interior from 4 April 2001 to 2008. He then became Chairman of the Supreme Security Committee and Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Defense and Security Affairs in May 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, منصور بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 21 November 1970), often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati politician who is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, minister of presidential affairs, billionaire and member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. He is the brother of the current President of the UAE, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is married to one of the daughters of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. He is involved in various government-run companies in the UAE. He is chairman of the Ministerial Development Council, the Emirates Investment Authority and the Emirates Racing Authority. He sits on the Supreme Petroleum Council and the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs. Mansour is a member of the boards of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). He is vice chairman of Mubadala Investment Company, the Emirati st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kais Saied
Kais Saied ( ar, قَيس سَعيد; born 22 February 1958) is a Tunisian politician, jurist, and retired law professor, and currently the 8th President of Tunisia since October 2019. He was president of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law from 1995 to 2019. Having worked in various legal and academic roles since the 1980s, Saied joined the 2019 presidential election as an independent social conservative supported by Ennahda and others across the political spectrum. Running on a populist platform with little campaigning, Saied sought to appeal to younger voters, pledged to combat corruption and supported improving the electoral system. He won the second round of the election with 72.71% of the vote, defeating Nabil Karoui, and was sworn in as president on 23 October 2019. In January 2021, protests began against Mechiachi’s government in response to alleged police brutality, economic hardship and the COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 July 2021, Saied dismissed the parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashar Al-Assad
Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the Secretary-General of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which espouses the ideologies of neo-Ba'athism and Assadism. His father and predecessor was General Hafez al-Assad, whose presidency between 1971 to 2000 marked the transfiguration of Syria from a republican state into a dynastic military dictatorship tightly controlled by Alawite-dominated armed forces and ''Mukhabarat'' (secret services) loyal to the Assad family. Born and raised in Damascus, Bashar al-Assad graduated from the medical school of Damascus University in 1988 and began to work as a doctor in the Syrian Army. Four years later, he attended postgraduate studies at the Western Eye Hospital in London, specialising in ophthalmology. In 1994, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ( ar, تميم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 3 June 1980, Doha, Qatar) is the Emir of Qatar who succeeded his father, Sheikh Hamad, after Hamad abdicated in his favour. Tamim is the fourth son of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa. He became heir apparent in 2003 when his older brother Sheikh Jassim renounced his claim to the throne. He became emir when his father abdicated in his favor in 2013. Tamim has been involved in efforts to raise Qatar's international profile through hosting sports events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as well as buying Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Early life and education Tamim bin Hamad was born on 3 June 1980 in Doha, Qatar. He is the fourth son of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and second son of Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned, Hamad's second wife. Tamim was educated at Great Britain's Sherborne School ( International College) in Dorset, and at Harrow School, where he sat his A-Levels in 1997. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas ( ar, مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen ( ar, أَبُو مَازِن, links=no, ), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority. He has been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) since 11 November 2004, PNA president since 15 January 2005, and State of Palestine president since 8 May 2005. Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected chairman in 2009. Abbas was elected on 9 January 2005 to serve as President of the Palestinian National Authority until 15 January 2009, but extended his term until the next election in 2010, citing the PLO constitution, and on 16 December 2009 was voted into office indefinitely by the PLO Central Council. As a result, Fatah's main rival, Hamas, initially announced that it would not recognize the extension or view Abbas as the rightful president. Nonetheless, Abbas is internationally re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa'ad Bin Tariq
Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said () is an Omani politician and retired military officer. He is the brother of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, and the cousin of former Sultan Qaboos bin Said. He was Deputy Prime Minister for relations and international cooperation affairs Sultanate of Oman from 2017. Biography Brigadier-General Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq Al Said was educated at Al-Saidia School, Muscat, Millfield School, Street, Somerset, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, and King's College, London (BA Military School, 1986). Honours ;National honours * Order of Al-Russoukh 1st class (23 November 2010). * Military Order of Oman, 2nd class. * 10th Anniversary Medal. * 15th Anniversary Medal. * 25th Anniversary Medal. * 35th Anniversary Medal. ;Foreign honours * Order of King Abdulaziz The Order of King Abdulaziz is a Saudi Arabian order of merit. The order was named after Abdulaziz Al Saud, founder of the modern Saudi state. History In 1971, the introduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Moulay Rachid Of Morocco
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also known as Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan, ( ar, الأمير مولاي رشيد بن الحسن; born ) is a member of the Alawi dynasty. He was the youngest male child of the late King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. He holds a doctorate in international politics and serves Morocco as a diplomat, including attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. He is currently second in the line of succession to the Moroccan throne. Early life and education Prince Moulay Rachid is the second son and fifth child of King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. Prince Moulay Rachid has one older brother, King Mohammed VI, and three sisters, Princess Lalla Meryem, Princess Lalla Asma and Princess Lalla Hasna. After primary and secondary studies at the Royal College in Rabat and obtaining the Baccalauréat in June 1989, he entered Mohammed V University in Rabat to start his higher studies in law. In May 1993, Prince Moulay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
