Day: November 14, 2021

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رئيس وزراء سانت كيتس ونيفيس ينطلق لتعزيز الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار في دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة

لندن, 14 نوفمبر / تشرين ثاني 2021 /PRNewswire/ — دفعت عمليات الإغلاق التي لا نهاية لها وقيود السفر وتعليق التأشيرات المؤقتة من قبل العديد من البلدان خلال الوباء الفرد ذوي القيمة الصافية العالية (HNWIs) على وجه الخصوص إلى البحث عن جنسية بديلة. بسبب هذه الزيادة في الطلب، وصل رئيس وزراء سانت كيتس ونيفيس، الدكتور تيموثي هاريس، إلى دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة. سيقوم رئيس الوزراء بالترويج لبرنامج الدولة للحصول على الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار (CBI) والدخول في اجتماعات لتعزيز العلاقات الثنائية بين البلدين خلال فترة إقامته.

يساعد برنامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار، مع تزايد الشكوك حول ضوابط رأس المال والضرائب المرتفعة والاضطراب السياسي، المستثمرين ورواد الأعمال في الشرق الأوسط على ضمان الأمن والتنقل لأنفسهم ولعائلاتهم. سانت كيتس ونيفيس St Kitts and Nevis ظلت الوجهة الأولى لراغبي برنامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار بين عملاء الشرق الأوسط لعدة عقود. وقد تأسس برنامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار في سانت كيتس ونيفيس عام 1984، وهو الخيار الأطول أمداً في السوق ومع ما يقرب من أربعة عقود من الخبرة.

 وبحسب إحدى نشرات فاينانشال تايمز، فإن برنامج سانت كيتس ونيفيس يحتل المرتبة الأولى لعام 2021 كأفضل برامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار. كما أن سانت كيتس ونيفيس معروفة بامتلاكهم أكثر العروض شمولاً في منطقة البحر الكاريبي للوجهات بدون تأشيرة وتأشيرة عند الوصول. وفي الوقت الحالي، يمكن لمواطني سانت كيتس ونيفيس السفر إلى أكثر من 160 دولة ومنطقة عبر سبع قارات دون قيود على الأعمال الورقية الشاملة قبل المغادرة.

 كما أنه من المتوقع حضور رئيس الوزراء هاريس احتفال العيد الوطني لسانت كيتس ونيفيس في دبي في 16 نوفمبر 2021. وعلاوة على ذلك، سيشارك وفده، الذي يضم ليس خان، الرئيس التنفيذي لوحدة الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار في الدولة، وجوستين هاولي، سفير الدولة لدى الإمارات العربية المتحدة، في العديد من الاجتماعات الثنائية والتفاعل مع مواطني الاتحاد المقيمين في المنطقة.

 صرح ليس خان، الرئيس التنفيذي لوحدة الحصول على الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار في سانت كيتس ونيفيس، “لقد أدى حدوث كوفيد-19 منذ ما يقرب من عامين إلى مجموعة من الاتجاهات العالمية، بعضها متوقع وبعضها غير متوقع، حيث أعاد الناس تقييم خطط حياتهم بشكل جذري. كما أن أحد الاتجاهات الرئيسية التي شهدت ارتفاعًا هو استكشاف الأفراد لخيارات الحصول على جنسية ثانية في جميع أنحاء العالم. ومن أجل تسهيل عملية البحث عن الأمن بشكل أفضل لإخواننا وأخواتنا في الشرق الأوسط، فإن وحدة الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار في سانت كيتس ونيفيس لديها عرض لفترة محدودة على برنامج الجنسية عن طريق الاستثمار من فئة البلاتينية القياسية”.

يمكّن العرض المؤقت، الذي ينتهي في نهاية عام 2021، العائلات التي يصل عدد أفرادها حتى أربعة أفراد من الحصول على الجنسية مقابل 150,000 دولار أمريكي بدلاً من 195,000 دولار أمريكي. كما يمكن فقط للمتقدمين الذين يجتازون إجراءات العناية الواجبة الصارمة الاستثمار والتأهل للحصول على الجنسية. ويمكن للمستثمرين ضم مجموعة واسعة من المعالين من أفراد الأسرة كجزء من عملية التقديم الخاصة بهم.

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Saudi Arabia official visit to France Strengthens Cultural Ties

– Official cultural visit by Saudi Arabia to France features a series of successful strategic engagements, including meetings with the French Minister of Culture and the Director-General of UNESCO

– His Highness Prince Badr addressed the UNESCO General Conference

– A new agreement signed with UNESCO further recognizes the cultural significance of ancient AlUla, building on existing cooperation between France and Saudi Arabia to enhance the destination.

PARIS, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — During a week-long visit to France, His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud, Saudi Minister of Culture, met with his counterpart Roselyne Bachelot, French Minister of Culture, Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, and several other French cultural leaders and institutions.

Saudi Arabia official visit to France Strengthens Cultural Ties

Prince Badr addressed the UNESCO General Conference: “We congratulate UNESCO on its seventy-fifth anniversary, which the Kingdom has been a part of since the beginning as a founder member. Saudi Arabia is committed to working with UNESCO, and its members, in the efforts to unleash the power of culture.”

The day prior UNESCO and the Royal Commission for AlUla signed an agreement that will help preserve the globally significant area, enabling it to become a destination for heritage, nature, arts, and culture. It builds on an existing partnership, through which over 100 French archaeologists and experts are currently working onsite.

France and Saudi have a long history of ongoing cultural exchange. For example, fifty years ago King Khalid helped establish the Arab World Institute in Paris. In 2018, HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud made an official visit to France, meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, where a significant cultural agreement between the two countries was signed.

The Kingdom is hosting a vibrant cultural program of over 100 cultural events, initiatives, and engagements during the coming months, including Saudi Arabia’s first art biennale, Ad-Diriyah Biennale, and first major international film festival, the Red Sea International Film Festival, which will feature French classics.

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DGDA, Prince Sultan University Sign MoU on Academic, Science Cooperation, National Talent Development

Riyadh, The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prince Sultan University (PSU).

According to the MoU, the two sides will cooperate on the advancement of all academic, training and cultural fields, hiring of national professionals, and holding science conferences and job fairs. They will also coordinate, prepare for, and implement projects, initiatives and events, especially those related to hiring, learning, statistics, scientific and academic arenas, events, and exhibitions and conferences as well as volunteer and training programs.

The MoU was signed at the DGDA’s headquarters by Chief Executive Officer of the DGDA Jerry Inzerillo and President of Prince Sultan University Dr. Ahmed Bin Saleh Al-Yamani.

Expressing his delight about the opportunity to work with PSU, Inzerillo said that the MoU will help the DGDA to recruit bright young cadres

from among the university’s graduates to work on its various projects. It will also facilitate training and skill building opportunities, introduce graduates to national job opportunities, and utilize the university’s wealth of knowledge

and expertise in statistics, studies, and academic and scientific research. The two sides will work together on exhibitions, conferences, and events that cover common themes. All of these benefits will contribute to the objectives of Vision 2030 that pertain to localizing jobs and knowledge.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Saudi Foreign Minister: Close round of talks with Iran

Baghdad Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said that talks between his country and Iran will continue with the aim of normalizing relations cut between the two countries for 6 years.

In an interview with France 24, he expected a fifth round of talks soon, adding that the four rounds of talks with Iran were exploratory and not essential.

The Saudi Minister added that Riyadh has serious reservations about negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file.

The two sides’ talks in Iraq began months ago, and they have so far held 4 rounds of negotiations.

Last week, Iran called on Saudi Arabia to show more seriousness in their negotiations on regional issues.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that holding a new round of negotiations with Saudi Arabia is contingent on Riyadh showing more seriousness.

At the same time, he acknowledged that contacts between Iran and Saudi Arabia are continuing.

He added, “So far, we have held 4 frank and transparent rounds of dialogue, and holding a new round of negotiations is dependent on Riyadh showing more seriousness.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Kuwait Amir accepts government’s resignation

Kuwait, Kuwaiti Amir, His Highness Shaikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, today accepted the resignation of His Highness the Prime Minister Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and his government.

According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), His Highness the Amir, in an Amiri Order, instructed the government to act as care-taker until the formation of a new cabinet.

Source: Bahrain News Agency.

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State TV: 2 Quakes Strike in Southern Iran, Killing at Least One

DUBAI — Two strong earthquakes struck southern Iran near the port of Bandar Abbas on Sunday, prompting residents to flee their homes and killing at least one person, state TV reported.

The quakes measured 6.3 and 6.4 magnitude, jolting the province of Hormozgan, state TV said, and the tremors were felt across the gulf in Dubai.

“One person died after an electricity pole fell on him,” Iranian state TV said, citing local officials.

Iran is crisscrossed by major geological fault lines and has suffered several devastating earthquakes in recent years.

Iran’s deadliest quake was a 7.4-magnitude tremor that struck in 1990 killing 40,000 people in the north of the country.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre put the magnitude of one of the quakes at 6.5 at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

“The quake was felt in several southern Iranian cities in Hormozgan province,” an official told state TV, adding that rescue teams had been sent to the area.

State TV showed residents in Bandar Abbas fleeing their homes in panic. Iran’s state news agency IRNA said there was no structural damage to homes in the area.

The quakes were also felt across the Persian Gulf in Dubai, according to some residents.

“It was felt in northern and eastern side of the United Arab Emirates without any effect,” the UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology said in a tweet.

Source: Voice of America

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Health Ministry Spokesman Reports 30 New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 73 Recoveries in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali, in a press conference today, reported 30 new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 549,222, including 2,135 active cases. Of these, there are 52 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable, he added.

Dr. Al-Abdulaali said that 73 new recoveries have been recorded, bringing the total recoveries to 538,274 cases. Also, 2 new deaths have been reported, bringing the total deaths to 8,813, said the health ministry spokesman.

The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that have been administered reached more than 46,000,000 doses, Dr. Al-Abdulaali said.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Saudi Minister of Commerce Meets Irish Deputy Prime Minister in Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Foreign Trade Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, met with Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, as a part of the Deputy Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, Dr. Al-Qasabi stressed the importance of strengthening economic ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ireland, benefiting from trade opportunities in light of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, promoting partnership in all fields and raising the level of bilateral commercial.

He also welcomed the visits of businesspeople to get acquainted with promising opportunities in vital sectors, expressing Saudi Arabia’s interest in cooperating with Irish companies, stimulating entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises, investing in technology, information technology, smart industries, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as partnering together to make huge Saudi projects successful.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Commerce Dr. Iman Al-Mutairi; and Governor of the General Authority of Foreign Trade Abdulrahman bin Ahmed Al-Harbi, and a number of officials.

Source: Saudi Press Agency