Saudi Arabia hands ALECSO conference presidency to Oman

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia handed the presidency of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization’s General Conference to Oman on Thursday, highlighting institutional reforms and calling for Arab solidarity amid what it described as continuing Houthi attacks.

The handover took place at the opening of the conference’s 28th session in Muscat, attended by ministers and delegation heads from Arab member states.

In a speech delivered on his behalf by Education Minister Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, Saudi Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan condemned attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia against the Kingdom’s territory, civilian infrastructure and holy sites.