Saudi Rejects Hysterical Approach to Khashoggi Issue Intense Efforts Manama on to Form That We Will Put Into Place Mech- Comment on Them
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WEBSITE newsofbahrain.com P13 Watch out for ‘wounded’ Madrid, warns Valverde 15 SPORTS WORLD 7 Several dead in shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue IS kills 60 US Oman ‘wants peace process backed fighters Beirut between Israel, Palestine’ TDT | Manama aesh has killed 60 US- Russia can’t Mohammed Zafran Dbacked fighters in Syria who are battling to oust the man receiving Israeli The meeting with extremists from their east- Prime Minister was Israelis was with the ern holdout of Hajin on the Owith the hope of find- intention to help both Iraqi border, a war monitor ing a solution towards the es- parties move forward said yesterday. tablishment of a Palestinian Daesh late Friday dis- replace US state, Oman’s Foreign Min- and establish a patched suicide bombers ister said. Palestinian state. as part of a counter-attack Following invitation of Sul- YUSUF BIN ALAWI against the Syrian Demo- tan Sayyid Qaboos bin Said Al cratic Forces, said the Brit- Said, the Sultan of Oman, both “We are not saying that the ain-based Syrian Observato- the Israeli Prime Minister road is now easy and paved ry for Human rights. and the Palestinian President with flowers, but our priority The SDF fighters, who are in Mideast visited Muscat on separate is to put an end to the conflict backed by US-led coalition occasions. and move to a new world.” air strikes, were killed over- ‘Moscow’s Syrian acts show lack of commitment to moral values’ Yusuf bin Alawi, Oman’s “This visit sheds more light night, the Observatory said. Minister Responsible for on the Sultanate’s efforts In a statement on the Foreign Affairs, said during made in preparation for the Telegram messaging app, Russia supports Manama Dialogue yesterday resumption of contacts and Daesh said it had attacked • that the visits were welcomed the activation of the peace the village of Sousa late the regime of Syrian with hopes of finding a solu- process between the Pales- Friday and detonated a car President Bashar Al tion to the conflict. tinians and Israelis,” ONA, the bomb near the village of Assad, while Turkey “The meeting with Israelis official Oman News Agency Al Baghuza further south, backs some rebel was with the intention to help said in a statement following down the Euphrates river. both parties move forward the Israeli Prime Minister’s groups seeking to oust and establish a Palestinian visit. the Syrian leader. state. Foreign Minister Shaikh Turkey hosts “We need to let go of the Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, TDT | Manama past and look forward to the said: “We never doubted Sul- summit for Syria future. We do not want to see tan Sayyid Qaboos bin Said solution ussia is no replacement Palestinians suffer more from Al Said’s understanding of Istanbul for the United States in this conflict. Let us partici- the Israeli-Palestinian issue.” the Middle East following pate in building a better fu - “We wish him success in his R Mr Mattis speaking at the Manama Dialogue yesterday. Moscow’s military intervention ture for the Palestinians. endeavours,” he added. he leaders of Turkey, in Syria, US Defence Secretary TRussia, France and Ger- James Mattis said while speak- its lack of sincere commitment to tiate for long-term peace in that many yesterday called for ing at the Manama Dialogue here essential moral principles.” war-torn country”. a ceasefire around the last yesterday. Iran’s support for the Syrian “We stand with our partners major rebel-held bastion of “Russia’s presence in the re- regime “coupled with Russia’s who favour stability over chaos, Idlib in Syria to be preserved. gion cannot replace the long- repeated vetoes of UN Securi- and we support unity of effort The four nations “stressed standing, enduring, and trans- ty Council Resolutions, is the among our nations’ militaries in the importance of a lasting parent US commitment to the leading reason Assad remains in response to shared threats and ceasefire” according to a Middle East,” Mattis said. power,” he said. challenges,” Mattis added. statement read at the end of He was speaking as Russian More than 360,000 peo - Turkish President Recep an Istanbul summit by Turk- President Vladimir Putin was ple have been killed since the Tayyip Erdogan was to host Pu- ish President Recep Tayyip due to hold talks in Istanbul with conflict erupted in 2011, while tin, French President Emmanuel Erdogan. the leaders of France, Germa- millions have been displaced, Macron and German Chancellor It called for a committee ny and Turkey seeking to find a many of them seeking refuge in Angela Merkel in Istanbul for to be established to draft a lasting political solution to the neighbouring countries such as talks on the Syrian conflict. new constitution for Syria seven-year civil war in Syria. Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. It will be the first summit to before the end of the year, Russia supports the regime “We are deeply aware of the bring together the Turkish and “paving the way for free and of Syrian President Bashar Al sacrifices many of our partners Russian leaders with the Euro- fair elections”. Assad, while Turkey backs some have made, and continue to pean Union’s two most signifi- Erdogan says leaders rebel groups seeking to oust the make, in dealing with the effects cant national leaders. agree to complete Syria Syrian leader. of Assad’s violence against his Turkish presidential spokes- constitution committee by Mattis told the Manama Di- own people,” Mattis said. man Ibrahim Kalin said on Fri- end of year. Laders say aid alogue that Moscow’s “oppor- He vowed the US-led coalition day that the primary goal would groups must have ‘unhin- tunism and willingness to over- in Syria would “continue to root be to “clarify the steps to be tak- dered’ access: statement. look Assad’s criminal activities out” jihadist groups “and expand en for a political solution and to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir with Mr Alawi at the Manama against his own people evidences space for our diplomats to nego- determine a roadmap”. Dialogue venue. PROBE ON DON’T MISS IT Saudi rejects hysterical approach to Khashoggi issue Intense efforts Manama on to form that we will put into place mech- comment on them. addition to the 18 who are de- 02 audi Arabia is investigat- anisms to make sure this does not “Every day, we uncover new tained by the public prosecutor ‘Arab NATO’ ing the gruesome murder happen again.” things, we discover new things, for questioning, he added. of Saudi journalist Jamal “We have tried to share the in- new items. New evidence comes “We will investigate, we will Italian Frecce SKhashoggi and people behind it 18 formation that we have obtained to light that the prosecutor in- share the results of the investiga- will be brought to justice, Saudi persons were detained with the public, but unfortunate- corporates into his investigation tion. We will hold people to ac- Tricolori to add Foreign Minister said yesterday. by the Saudi Public ly, there has been this hysteria in and as a result the picture begins count and those responsible will 04 to Airshow’s “We have an investigation that Prosecution in connection the media about Saudi Arabia’s to emerge,” he said. be punished and we will in place class attractions is going on in Saudi Arabia. We with the murder guilt before the investigation is Six officials were dismissed in mechanisms to ensure it does not also have Saudi law enforcement of journalist Jamal completed,” he said. happen again, so wait until the Farmers’ market people working with Turkish Khashoggi. “What we say to people is to results of the investigation and set to undergo friends to uncover facts,” Adel Al wait until the everything is done. make a judgement.” 05 Jubeir told the Manama Dialogue. that we are going to have a full Let’s reflect on the results of the We have made it very Abdullah Abdulmalik Alsheikh, expansion “This issue has become hys- and transparent investigation, the investigation and make a deter- clear that we will put Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to terical and people have assigned results of which will be released. mination on whether the investi- into place mechanisms Bahrain on the sidelines of the blame on Saudi Arabia with such We have also made it clear that gation was serious or not, but not to make sure this does conference told Bahrain News certainty before the investigation those responsible will be held from the get-go.” Agency (BNA) that the politicisa- is completed. responsible and held to account. In terms of details of the inves- not happen again. tion of this unfortunate incident “We have made it very clear “We have made it very clear tigations, Al Jubeir said he cannot MR AL JUBEIR was appalling. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018 02 manama dialogue MESA is the ideal The GCC remains Stability of the vehicle to manage the GCC, it is the Middle East is of affairs of the most important high priority to the region. institution. Americans. SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL ADEL AL JUBEIR, JAMES MATTIS, KHALIFA, SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER US DEFENCE SECRETARY BAHRAIN FOREIGN MINISTER Intense efforts on to form ‘Arab NATO’ Alliance described as ‘security architecture’ expected to provide security for the region East Strategic Alliance (MESA) GCC countries in which has been dubbed as the • ‘Arab NATO’.