The 45th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit will open Sunday, gathering leaders from GCC member states to address pressing regional challenges.
Kuwait will host the GCC Summit this year for the first time since 2017, with the theme "The Future is Gulf."
Regional security will be one of the hot issues amid the latest round of conflict between Israel and Palestine.
"Political [issues], especially for what happens in Gaza and safety in the Gulf, plus the economic [issues], this is a big map for the future, for opening, for also making it connected with the world," said Bader Al Enezi, the assistant undersecretary for news and political programs of the Kuwaiti Information Ministry.
"There is a war raging in Gaza, and [there is] a war that has been declared to stop in Lebanon. There is also a war in Syria. Therefore, this summit is very important," said Abdulrahman Al Shateri, an Emirati writer and host.
Regional security to take center stage at 45th GCC Summit
Regional security to take center stage at 45th GCC Summit
Regional security to take center stage at 45th GCC Summit
The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its fourth session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday morning.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other Chinese leaders were present at the opening meeting which was attended by 2,765 NPC deputies.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a government work report on behalf of the State Council for deliberation.
During the session, which is scheduled to run from March 5 to 12, NPC deputies will deliberate the report on the work of the government; examine the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development; examine the report on the implementation of the 2025 plan for national economic and social development and on the 2026 draft plan, and the draft plan for national economic and social development in 2026; and examine the report on the execution of the central and local budgets for 2025 and on the draft central and local budgets for 2026, and the draft central and local budgets for 2026.
They will also deliberate bills put forward by the NPC Standing Committee on reviewing the draft environmental code; reviewing the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress; and reviewing the draft law on national development planning.
Additionally, NPC deputies will deliberate the work report of the NPC Standing Committee; deliberate the work report of the Supreme People's Court; deliberate the work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate; and deliberate the report of the NPC Standing Committee on the work of the overhaul of laws and the proposed handling of certain laws and decisions.
China's national legislature starts annual session
