*Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in Damascus, Syria.
*45th Supreme Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Kuwait.
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*45th Supreme Gulf Cooperation Council Summit held in Kuwait.
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00:00And in Iraq, authorities went to the city of Sinjar on the border with Syria to inspect
00:05the situation following an attack by terrorist groups in the city of Aleppo.
00:09Iraqi Defence Minister David al-Abbasi toured the border between Iraq and Syria and reviewed
00:14the implementation of measures taken by Iraqi forces to secure the area.
00:18As part of his visit, al-Abbasi met with the Western Ninth City Operations Commander to
00:24discuss the latest developments, their implications for Iraq, and preparations for border security.
00:31Iraqi Army has reinforced security at the border with Syria with advanced weapons, drones
00:35and infrared cameras to counter and upsurge inhostilities provoked by terrorist groups.
00:46Units of the Border Troops Command have been deployed at the zero point of the border and
00:49they have been equipped with cameras and night vision devices in the rear.
00:53There are Iraqi Army units further backed by popular mobilization forces or hashed
00:57al-Shaabi units that the security level is very high.
01:03Also in Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Jayar Abbasi arrived in Damascus to ratify his support
01:09for President Bashar al-Assad in the face of current destabilizing actions by terrorist
01:12factions.
01:13In statements to the press, the Iranian Foreign Minister assured that Damascus, as in the
01:17past, will achieve victory against Western-backed terrorist groups.
01:22He also reiterated that Syria is determined to eradicate terrorism and assured that the
01:25Western Empire, out of the failures of the Israeli regime, is trying to implement its
01:30objective of spreading insecurity in the region.
01:32Furthermore, the Iranian top diplomat stressed that he plans to hold talks with Syrian authorities
01:37on bilateral relations and regional developments.
01:44In Kuwait, Emir Bishar al-Zabah has denounced Israel's persistent attempts to destabilize
01:49security in the Middle East region.
01:52Speaking at the 45th Summit of the Supreme Gulf Cooperation Council, the Kuwaiti leader
01:56stressed the need for urgent humanitarian aid in the Middle East and for economic integration
02:01and continued support among the Organization member countries.
02:05Summit participants debated on the situation in the region, mainly in the wars in the Middle
02:08East and the humanitarian situation in Gaza and Lebanon.
02:12Emir al-Zabah condemned the attacks by the Israeli occupation forces on Palestine, Lebanon,
02:16Syria and Iran, while reiterating the urgency for a ceasefire.
02:26The double standards in applying relevant international laws, charters and resolutions
02:31have resulted in the Israeli occupation's disdain and destabilization of the region's
02:35security and stability.
02:39Here we are witnessing the repeated attacks by the Israeli occupation forces on the sisterly
02:44Lebanese Republic, the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic and the friendly Iranian Republic.
02:55Moreover Kuwait's Emir Bishar al-Zabah condemned the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip and
03:00urged the international community to take action for an immediate ceasefire.
03:07We renew our condemnation of the brutal Israeli occupation of the occupied Palestinian land
03:12and the successive genocide against the brotherly Palestinian people.
03:18We call on the international community and the Security Council in particular to exercise
03:23their urgent role by ensuring the implementation of all relevant Security Council resolutions.
03:31An immediate ceasefire, providing international protection for innocent civilians, ensuring
03:36the opening of safe corridors and the Iraq-Israeli border.