Pan-Arab forum: Arab initiative formed to face Iranian threats

Manama : In a bid to counter the Iranian threats, a joint Arab initiative was launched here yesterday on the sidelines of the first edition of the pan-Arab Forum on Iranian threats to Arab human security. 

Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Parliamentary Committee Member MP Jamal Buhassan was elected as the General Secretary of the initiative. 

The initiative aims to support the efforts of the Arab and the Gulf governments as well as organisations to confront Iranian threats and stave off their impact on the future of the Arab national security.

“Today we announce the inauguration of this initiative to support Arab and GCC efforts to face the Iranian threats. It promotes non-Governmental efforts to curb the threats and hostility of the Iranian regime,” Buhassan remarked during the announcement.

The founding committee includes Bahraini MP Jamal Buhassan, Saudi Shura Council Member Dr. Fayez Al Shehri, Kuwaiti National Assembly Member Dr. Abdulla Ahmed Al Tariji, Mauritanian MP Mohammed Talebna and Qatari Shura Council Member Rashid Hamad Al Me’adhadi. 

Themed “No Rights Without Security,” the pan-Arab Forum was organised by the Arab Federation for Human Rights (AFHR) under the patronage of the Council of Representatives’ Speaker Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al Mulla.