Arab Summit Kicks Off in Riyadh
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Friday, April 13, 2018 Issue No. 7715 200 Fils TRA delegation visits UAE www.newsofbahrain.com www.facebook.com/nobonline newsofbahrain 38444680 nob_bh 8P 08 US condemns Houthi attack P Washington 02 he United States has strongly condemned theT Houthi missile attack on Riyadh. “We support the right of our Saudi partners to defend their borders against these threats, which are fueled by the Iranian regime’s dangerous proliferation of weapons and destabilizing activities in the region,” US State Dept spokesperson Heather Nauert said. Arab summit kicks off in Riyadh First Wind Atlas unveiled Iran rial hits 8P 03 historic low EU sanctions on Tehran ran’s currency, the rial, has plummeted to an historic low amidI growing economic and political uncertainty, causing a rush to the banks as Iranians desperately try to acquire Iran extended U.S. dollars with exchanges forced to shut their doors to prevent long and Brussels Bashar al-Assad. Paris hopes that sanctions related to Syria, which chaotic lines, CNBC reported yesterday. he European Union (EU) would show Trump the EU takes his include travel bans and asset If unchecked, the crisis, combined yesterday extended sanctions on concerns seriously. freezes on people and a ban on with further deteriorating relations with IranT over human rights violations, But Italy leads the sceptic camp, doing business there. The three are the U.S., could spell severe instability 15 killed in as the bloc prepared for a clash over fearing any such move would upset concerned about transfers of Iranian for the Islamic republic. fierce Taliban whether to impose a new set of Tehran and European firms’ chances “missiles and missile technology” to The rial has lost one-third of its penalties in the hope of safeguarding of winning lucrative contracts there Syria and Tehran allies including value this year alone. The currency is gunbattle a nuclear deal with the Islamic as the country opens up after decades Houthi militia in Yemen and now 60,000 to the dollar; when Iranian 8P 06 republic. of international isolation. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah. President Hassan Rouhani took power U.S. President Donald Trump has Rome also says there is no On Thursday, the EU extended in 2013 a dollar bought 36,000 rials. been a fierce critic of the 2015 nuclear guarantee that new punitive the only remaining sanctions it has The devaluation has been essentially accord between world powers and measures from the EU would ensure against Iran, related to human rights continuous since the country’s 1979 Iran. He has given a May 12 deadline Trump does not walk away from the violations, by a year until April 2019. Islamic Revolution, when one dollar to fix it, threatening otherwise not nuclear accord anyway. They include asset freezes and bought 70 rials.To stem the mounting to extend U.S. sanctions relief on Foreign affairs ministers of all travel bans against 82 people and panic, Tehran announced this week that Iran related to the agreement. The states in the EU, where decisions one entity, as well as a prohibition it was setting the official exchange rate at EU is eager to safeguard the pact, on sanctions require unanimity, will of exports of equipment that could 42,000 rials to the dollar, going against under which Tehran agreed to curb take sides over that at a meeting be used for internal repression and the market — and threatening harsh its nuclear ambitions for at least in Luxembourg on Monday. Britain monitoring telecommunications, punishments, including detention, Trump says Syria a decade, but divided over how to and Germany back France, while the bloc said in a statement. The for anyone trying to exchange money achieve that.France has pushed for Austria and Spain are in Italy’s camp. United Nations said in March that at a different rate. This should keep attack ‘very soon new sanctions over Iran’s missile Last month, Paris, Rome and Iran arrested political opponents things under control, for now, said Iran or not so soon at programme and involvement in London proposed targeting Iranian in a clampdown on freedom of researcher Henry Rome of political risk conflicts in the region, including in “militias and commanders” in expression and used torture to coerce consultancy Eurasia Group. -CNBC all!’ 8P 07 Syria where Tehran backs President building on the EU’s existing confessions. -Reuters 2 Friday, April 13, 2018 Arab summit kicks off in Riyadh Riyadh he preparatory and Tministerial meetings Arab Quartet of the 29th Arab League summit began in Riyadh yesterday ahead of Sunday’s crucial meeting to be hosted holds meeting in Dammam where some of the most contentious issues Riyadh issued a statement, plaguing the region will come inister of Foreign condemning the Iranian up for discussion. Affairs, Shaikh Khalid interference in the internal The Saudi Minister of binM Ahmed bin Mohammed affairs of Bahrain, lauding the Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir Al Khalifa participated in the Kingdom’s efforts to combat said in his opening remarks meeting of the Arab Quartet terrorism paying tribute at the ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the foreign to its security agencies for yesterday that Palestine and ministers’ preparatory thwarting terrorist acts and the situation there will top meeting yesterday. The plots that led to the arrest of discussions at the Arab summit. Quartet deliberated on 116 terrorist elements. He also said that Iran and the crisis with Iran and its The terror elements belong terrorism are two sides of the interference in the Arab to an organization formed same coin, and called on Arab states’ internal affairs. and financed by the Iranian ministers toHere’s work together towhy Bahrain’s you Minister ofshould Foreign Affairs Shaikh be Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, left,, dur- The committee is made up Revolutionary Guards and stop Iran meddling in Arab ing the minsterial meeting held in Riyadh yesterday of the United Arab Emirates their external military arms, affairs. (Head), Bahrain, Saudi including the terrorist groups The atSaudi Adhari foreign ballistic Park missiles on had been the Arab League Aboul Gheit League’s Secretary-General Arabia, Egypt and Secretary of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq and minister praised Saudi - Iraqi fired at Saudi cities. He added said that the League condemns Mahmoud Afifi said that Aboul General of the Arab League, Hezbollah, denouncing the rapprochementApril and said 13,that that2018 Houthi terrorist acts are Iran’s interference in Bahrain Gheit was given a presentation Ahmed Aboul Gheit. latter for forming, financing Riyadh has allocated $1.5 destabilizing security and and other countries in the by de Mistura about the latest The meeting discussed the and training those elements billion for the reconstruction stability in Yemen. region. results of his communications developments of the crisis and providing them with of Iraq. Bahrain’s Minister of Aboul Gheit and the Special with international and regional with the Islamic Republic weapons and explosives to As part of his speech on Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Envoy for Syria Staffan de parties that aim to allow of Iran besides ways of carry out terrorist acts to the most important challenges bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Mistura met on the sidelines political negotiations between confronting its interventions disrupt security and stability facing the Arab world, the Al Khalifa, participated in the of the Arab foreign minister’s Syrian parties to recommence in the internal affairs of the and hit the economy of the Saudi Foreign Minister Adel consultative meeting. meeting. in Geneva under the auspices Arab States. The Committee Kingdom of Bahrain. Al-Jubeir said that 117 Houthi The Secretary-General of The spokesman for the Arab of the United Nations. 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