Iran president, Saudi Crown Prince discuss Palestine-Israel conflict
Riyadh: Amid the Palestine-Israel conflict, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke on the phone on Wednesday during which they discussed the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel. The two leaders spoke for the first time after a China-brokered deal between Riyadh and Tehran to resume ties.
According to Iranian state media, the leaders discussed the "need to end war crimes against Palestine."
The Saudi leader emphasized that the Kingdom is making every possible effort to communicate with international and regional parties in order to halt the current escalation, the Saudi state news agency SPA said.
The crown prince reaffirmed the Kingdom's stance against targeting civilians in any manner and the loss of innocent lives by stressing the importance of respecting the principles of international humanitarian law. He also expressed deep concern about the dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip and the impact on civilians, SPA added.
After seven years of hostility, both Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to resume ties in March under a deal negotiated by China.
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Drunk woman held for hitting police constable with car in Rohini
New Delhi (PTI): A 40-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly ramming a car into a police barricade and injuring a constable in northwest Delhi's Rohini, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on December 24 in Sector 11 of Rohini where a barricade had been placed, they said.
According to police, a caller informed them that a female driver, apparently drunk, had hit a police constable with her car.
A police team rushed to the spot and found the white car that had struck the barricade.
The woman, a resident of Sector 16, Rohini, was found to be under the influence of alcohol, police said.
Constable Rohit, posted with the 1st Battalion of the Delhi Armed Police, who suffered injuries in the collision, was taken to BSA Hospital for treatment, police said.
They said the woman, who works in the private sector, was returning home from a birthday party when the incident occurred.
She was arrested, and her car was seized, they said.
