Day: May 24, 2021

Riyadh, In implementation of directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the General Directorate of Passports (immigration authority) began, automatically, extending the validity of the residency permits, exit-re-entry and visit visas for expatriates, abroad, against no charge, for countries from which arrival was suspended to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as of 21/10/1442 corresponding to 2/6/2021.

The extension issued by the Minister of Finance, falls within the ongoing efforts taken by the government of Saudi Arabia to deal with the impacts and fallouts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, in the context of the precautionary measures and preventive procedures that guarantee the safety of citizens as well as residents and contribute to mitigate the economic and financial effects of the pandemic.

The immigration authority confirmed that the extension will automatically take place, in collaboration with the National Information Center, with no need to report to the directorate of passports offices.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Cairo, President Abdelfattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt received here today the Advisor at the Royal Court, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh.

During the meeting, Al Al-Sheikh conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to President El-Sisi.

For his part, the Egyptian President affirmed the depth and strength of the historical relations between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, describing the partnership between them as strategic and constructive at all levels and in various fields, whether with regard to the cooperation of government agencies or the private sectors of the two countries, adding that it is witnessing continuous development and achieving fruitful results at the levels of development, economy, investment and entertainment.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Abu Dhabi, The United Arab Emirates strongly denounced the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia attacks by booby-trapped ferry, which took place in south of the Red Sea, but successfully intercepted by the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces.

The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said that these Houthi militia’s attacks reflect their challenge to the international community and negligence of all international laws and norms.

The ministry reiterated the UAE’s stance and solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against whatever threatens its security and stability and the international navigation and trade as well.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, The Saudi Taakkad App won the prize of the best innovative Arab Project, in recognition of its using smart techniques for energy efficiency service.

Taakkad app was developed by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization, at the Arab Day competition for the energy efficiency.

A ceremony for the prize awarding, was organized and virtually held by the Arab League General Secretariat (the Economic Sector, Energy Administration, the Arab Electricity Ministerial Council’s Secretariat).

Winning the prize culminated the fruitful cooperation and integration with the Saudi Center for the Energy Efficiency, the strategic partnership of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization and reflected the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia endeavor towards the digital shift and taking advantage of the modern techniques in consolidating means to preserve the environment, raising the levels of the energy efficiency and its applications and enabling the consumer to effectively taking part, in the national endeavor to rationalize energy consumption.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Damascus, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad has affirmed that the broad participation of Syrians living abroad in the presidential elections that took place last Thursday demonstrate to the whole world that they stand by their homeland and they are more adhered to it.

In an interview with al-Mayadeen TV channel last night, Mikdad stressed that Syria’s enemies were betting on that the elections won’t be held, but the large influx of Syrians abroad to their country’s embassies in various capitals showed that the Syrians are committed to the objectives that Syria set for itself years ago, in particular the Palestinian cause and the liberation of the occupied Arab territories.

“When Syrians go to polling stations in all provinces next Wednesday, they will demonstrate their commitment to their homeland, the reconstruction, the fight against terrorism and their support to their army till achieving the final victory,” Mikdad said.

He also condemned the attacks against Syrian voters in Lebanon and hoped that the Lebanese state will play its legal role in this regard.

“The voting process would have continued for two, three and four days but those brutal attacks committed against them prevented it,” he clarified.

He pointed out that Syria’s enemies do not want the refugees to return because they want to continue investing in them.

“They expected to exploit the refugees in these elections against their country, but all these satanic dreams have completely failed and have been shattered thanks to the steadfastness of Syria and its people,” he said.

The Foreign and Expatriates Minister added that the terrorist war has been launched against Syria due to its refusal to obey American orders, the “Israeli will” and the servile rulers in some countries in Western Europe, and these are the reasons that led to all the destruction and the foreign support for terrorist groups with the aim of destabilizing Syria and undermining its independent national decision.

Regarding the restoration of normal relations with Arab countries, Mikdad said: “Syria welcomes any initiative in this domain and it supports any efforts exerted to achieve this. We must stand alongside each other and cooperate to the maximum within the framework of developing Arab-Arab relations.”

On the decision of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) against Syria last month, Mikdad noted that the United States has exerted great pressure on the members of the organization, and yet only 87 out of 193 countries voted in favor of the decision, meaning less than half of the member states.

He pointed out that the OPCW is a technical organization in which issues can’t be solved by voting, like the General Assembly of the United Nations, but in the framework of consensuses between countries.

Mikdad said that the escalation by the OPCW took place at this time mainly with the aim of harming the presidential elections and preventing any return by Arab countries to Syria and from Syria to its Arab surroundings, and to continue to support terrorist groups, as these are Western goals, whether they are French, German, American or British.

In another context, Mikdad stressed that Syria has always been with the Palestinian people and has supported their central cause.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Tehran, The Fourth Extraordinary Meeting of Permanent Committee on Palestine at the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States (PUIC) started activities in Tehran on Monday under the title “Jerusalem… A Symbol of Unity and Victory” with the participation of a delegation from the Syrian People’s Assembly.

The meeting, held with the participation of delegations from several Islamic states, discussed means to use the Parliamentary capabilities to support the Palestinian cause and to put an immediate end to the Israeli acts of aggression against the Palestinian people.

The delegation of the People’s Assembly is headed by the Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Mohammad Akram al-Ajlani and it includes Maysa Saleh, Secretary of the Assembly, and Mohammad Yahya Sheikho, Public Relations Official at the Assembly.

The meeting was attended by Syria’s Ambassador in Tehran Dr. Shafiq Dayoub.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Hasaka, The US occupation forces continued on Monday the systematic plundering of the Syrian wealth as a convoy of their trucks laden with stolen Syrian wheat leaved Tal Alou Silo in Hasaka northeastern countryside heading for Iraq.

Local sources told SANA reporter that a convoy that consists of 35 US occupation trucks laden with wheat stolen leaved Tal Alou Silo in al-Ya’arubyia area heading for the Iraqi territory through al-Walid illegitimate crossing.

The sources added that another convey consisting of 11 vehicles loaded with stolen Syrian wheat left the silos of Tal Alou this afternoon through Al-Walid illegitmate crossing towards Iraqi territories .

Last Saturday, a convoy of 15 US occupation trucks laden with stolen wheat headed for Iraq through al-Walid illegitimate crossing.

On Sunday, a convoy of 86 US occupation trucks laden with military and logistic equipment entered the occupation’s bases through al-Walid illegitimate crossing coming from Iraq.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Tehran, People’s Assembly Speaker, Hammoudeh Sabbagh, affirmed on Monday that Palestine will remain the central cause of Syria defending it with all force until establishing an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital.

Sabbagh said in a speech to the the 4th Extraordinary Meeting of Permanent Committee on Palestine at the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)in Tehran, that the Palestinian people live with the bitterness of killing and displacement in one of the worst tragedies of recent history under the Israeli occupation supported by those who claim democracy and defense of human rights and they are far from that.

He added that Palestinian men, youth, children, and women have written, in terms of resistance and legendary in the face of the systematic murder and bloody Zionist crimes, a great example in the heroism in order to achieve victory and liberation, no matter how severe the pain was.

Sabbagh affirmed that Syria was and still is one of the first countries that stood by the Palestinian people, supported its cause and steadfastness, and provided assistance to it in all domains because its cause is a Syrian one, and that our absolute belief in the inevitability of returning the right to its true owners, no matter how long or short the time was.

Speaker of People’s Assembly said that Palestine will remain the central cause of Syria until achieving the hoped-for goal of the establishment of the independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Tehran, Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Shura council, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, affirmed that Syria has always been and will remain in the front line of the resistance axis.

Qalibaf, during a meeting in Tehran on Monday on the sidelines of the 4th Extraordinary Meeting of Permanent Committee on Palestine at the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said that the meeting will have a significant role in supporting the Palestinian people.

He added that Iran will continue supporting Syria as the two countries have always kept deep-rooted and strong ties.

For his part, Deputy Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Muhammad Akram al-Ajlani, head of the Syrian delegation, pointed out to the depth of the Syrian-Iranian relations, saying that the participation in such an important meeting will give positive outcomes to countries of the region.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Beirut, Upon the directives of President Bashar Al-Assad, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Mansour Azzam, conveyed President Al-Assad’s condolences to the family of martyr Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmad, who died in an attack on a bus while heading for the Syrian embassy in Beirut to cast his vote in the Presidential elections.

The martyr’s wife thanked and appreciated President Al-Assad’s initiative, stressing that her husband’s martyrdom is a source of pride for the family.

Martyr Mohsen al-Ahmad has passed away of a heart attack due to the fear after the bus came under the attack at sa’ad Nael town by assailants on Syrian electors who were heading for the Syrian embassy to cast their votes in the presidential elections.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Damascus, Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bashar al-Jaafari, received on Monday a delegation comprising a group of visitors from African, Europe and American nationalities who are on a visit to Syria to keep up and cover the process of presidential elections.

During the meeting, al-Jaafari affirmed that the presidential elections entitlement is an application to the Syrian constitution and an expression of the government’s commitment to carry out the rules of the constitution.

“Despite the attempts of powers that target Syria to confuse the constitutional process, this will not affect the track of this national entitlement,” al-Jaafari added.

For their part, members of the delegation, which also includes Syrian expatriates, stressed confidence and understanding to what is going on in the country, saying that some western states have committed large faults towards Syria.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency