The Arab Parliament praised the efforts being exerted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to contain the coronavirus pandemic and face the challenges posed by the pandemic. The Arab Parliament, citied, in this regard, the Monarch's chairmanship of the G20 Virtual Summit, which was held last March. The praise was registered in a resolution issued by the meeting of the Arab Parliament Bureau, which was held virtually Sunday under the chairmanship of the speaker of the Arab Parliament Dr. Mishaal Bin Fahm Al-Sulami. The virtual meet was held on "facing the coronavirus pandemic in the Arab world". In another resolution, the Arab Parliament welcomed the announcement by the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen of a two-week comprehensive extendable ceasefire. It also praised the role played by the member countries of Coalition, and hailed the continued support provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the United Nations humanitarian response plan in Yemen. The Arab Parliament condemned, in the strongest terms, the launching of two ballistic missiles by the Houthi militias against Riyadh and Jazan at the end of last month, which were intercepted and successfully destroyed by the Saudi Air Defense Forces. Slamming Turkey for its interference in Libya, the Arab Parliament called on Ankara to respect the Libyan sovereignty and abide by the United Nations arms embargo. It also called on all Libyan parties to cease fire and coordinate efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in their country Dr. Mishaal Bin Fahm Al-Salami, the speaker of parliament, called on the UN to take immediate and urgent action to stop deployment of foreign fighters in Libya and establish a clear mechanism for monitoring and maintaining sanctions against the parties fueling the conflict in Libya. — SPA
