The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the King briefed the Cabinet on his phone call made to Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, and his meetings with the Speaker of National Assembly of Kuwait; the Speakers of Shura, Representatives, National and Nation Councils of Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States participating in the 9th meeting of the councils in the Kingdom; the Executive President and Founder of World Economic Forum; and the Austrian Foreign Minister. The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet reviewed the latest developments in the region and the world, and the results of regional and international meetings and consultations regarding them, confirming in this context the Kingdom's deeply concern about the increasing hostile, racial and non-humanitarian rhetoric against refugees in general, and Muslims in particular, re-emphasizing its call for countries, humanitarian agencies, civil society organizations and the media to keep away from any racist rhetoric and contribute to raising awareness and assuming responsibility for the provision of necessary protection for displaced people and refugees fleeing from the fires of unjust authorities and terrorist groups. The Cabinet expressed Kingdom's condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist incidents targeted Al-Arish in Egypt, Al-Khamis City in Libya, and a Republican Guard's bus in Tunisia, which resulted in killing and injuring many people, expressing the Kingdom's condolences to the families of the victims and governments and peoples of those countries, and its wishes of a speedy recovery for the injured people, reconfirming the Kingdom's emphasis on the need to redouble international efforts to root out this dangerous scourge that targets security and stability in all parts of the world without exception. The Minister said that the Cabinet appreciated the recommendations of Interior Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States in their 34th meeting in Doha that will be reflected positively on Arab Gulf states, and the emphasis of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior during the meeting on the importance of international cooperation more seriously and effectively in combating terrorism, addressing its causes, confronting firmly its perpetrators, supporters and financiers of its activities, and not using the identity of its perpetrators in abuse to a belief, race or particular nation. --More 15:18 LOCAL TIME 12:18 GMT تغريد
