LONDON: Abu Dhabi will host a global summit for faith leaders on Nov. 6-7 to highlight the critical role of faith communities in combating climate change, Emirates News Agency reported on Wednesday.

The two-day summit will take place ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP28, in Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12.

JERUSALEM: Morocco’s senate president has postponed a historic visit to Israel due to a medical emergency, the Israeli parliament announced Wednesday.
The announcement came just a day before Enaam Mayara was scheduled to visit Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, on a trip aimed at cementing the fledgling ties between the two countries.
Mayara was to be the first Moroccan official and one of the few Muslim leaders ever to set foot in the Knesset. The parliament had planned to greet him with a red carpet and a ceremonial guard of honor.

AlGIERS: Algerian chief of staff Said Chengriha and US CIA Director William Burns “expressed their common will to strengthen cooperation and coordination on security fields” in a phone call, according to a defense ministry statement released on Wednesday.
Algeria and the United States are partners in the fight against terror in the Sahel region.

LONDON: Kuwait’s foreign minister, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people and efforts to secure their rights.

His comments came during a meeting with Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which took place on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 160th meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, during which officials discussed ways to ensure the sustainability of UNRWA operations.

DOHA: A Qatari medical team has completed a humanitarian mission in northern Syria in a move intended to alleviate the suffering of displaced patients.
The convoy’s mission was assisted by the Qatar Red Crescent and in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Dr. Abdulla Al Naimi, HMC’s consultant urologist, headed the medical team which included a group of doctors experienced in the fields of urology and pediatric surgery.