Saudi Crown Prince, Polish PM Discuss Regional and World Developments

Saudi Crown Prince, Polish PM Discuss Regional and World Developments

Arab, Muslim Leaders Meet in Riyadh to Stop Gaza Escalation

The foreign ministers of Arab countries are meeting in Riyadh on Thursday, to prepare for an emergency Arab summit which will be held on Saturday to discuss the means to stop the war in Gaza.

The Saudi capital will host the leaders of the 22 Arab countries, who will convene in an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council, to consult, coordinate, and discuss ways to confront the continuing escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

In addition, Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as chairman of the current Islamic Summit, will hold on Sunday an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries in Riyadh to discuss the developments in Gaza.

On Oct. 18, the OIC held a meeting at the level of foreign ministers and called for an immediate ceasefire.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, former Jordanian Minister of Information Samih Al-Maaytah said that Arab action was focused on exerting “political pressure on the US administration to reach a ceasefire, and to alleviate the human suffering of the Palestinians.”

A full ceasefire “is neither on Israel’s nor Washington’s agenda,” he said, explaining that the Arab leaders were seeking a truce that would allow for