Day: August 29, 2022

Jeddah– His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of condolence and sympathy to President Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on the victims of floods that swept a number of regions in his country, killing and injuring scores of people.

In his cable, HRH Crown Prince expressed profound sorrow and sincere sympathy to the President and families of the deceased, wishing the deceased Allah Almighty’s forgiveness, and the injured a speedy recovery.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah at the headquarters of KSrelief in Riyadh today met with Pakistani Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Khurram Rathore.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interests related to humanitarian and relief affairs.

Rathore expressed his admiration of the role of KSrelief in the humanitarian field and its intensified endeavors to help peoples and needy countries around the world.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah, Aug. 28, 2022, SPA — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of condolence and sympathy to President Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on the victims of floods that swept a number of regions in his country, killing and injuring scores of people.

In his cable, the King expressed profound sorrow and sincere sympathy to the President of Pakistan, families of the deceased and the friendly people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, wishing the deceased Allah Almighty’s mercy and forgiveness, their relatives every patience, and the injured a speedy recovery and appealing to Allah Almighty to preserve the President and people of Pakistan against any harm.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Madinah– Since the start of the Umrah season, Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah has received more than 100,000 Umrah performers from several nationalities until yesterday.

According to statistics issued by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, 268,529 Umrah performers have arrived through air crossings since the start of Umrah season. Moreover, nine land crossings have received 29,689 Umrah performers.

A total of 5,452 Umrah performers have arrived in Madinah, bringing the total number to 101,109, while 22,509 left Al-Madinah to their countries.

The statistics also revealed the nationalities of Umrah performers arriving in Madinah, showing that Indonesians are top with 127,789, followed by 90,253 Umrah performers from the Republic of Pakistan, 54,287 from India, 36,457 from Iraq, 22,224 from Yemen, and 12,959 from Jordan, in addition to other numbers of Umrah performers of various nationalities.

Stakeholders in Madinah provide all their potential and field personnel around the clock to keep pace with welcoming Umrah performers. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque also exerts great efforts in developing the services provided to Umrah performers and visitors of the Prophet’s Mosque.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– A number of International falconers expressed their happiness to attend the International Auction of Falcon Farms, which provides an opportunity for them to meet the Saudi falconers, noting that this international auction is a window with economic prospects to display their falcons to all falconers in the region.

It is worth mentioning that the International Auction of Falcon Farms, which is being organized by the Saudi Falcons Club at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh until 3 September, 2022, has allocated an entire area with platforms for the farms participating in the auction to display their falcons.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Beijing– More than 100,000 people have been moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that was devastated by a heatwave and drought for most of the summer, the Associated Press reported.

Heavy rain was forecast for parts of Sichuan province and Chongqing city through at least Tuesday. Chongqing, a megacity built in a hilly area and that also oversees the surrounding mountains and countryside, issued a flash flood warning for both days.

The Sichuan emergency management administration said Monday that 119,000 people have been evacuated. One village under the jurisdiction of Guangyuan city recorded 18.8 centimeters (7.4 inches) of rain, state broadcaster CCTV said. The city was one of two in Sichuan most affected by the drought.

A national level IV emergency response for floods, the lowest in a four-tier system, is in effect in Sichuan, Chongqing and neighboring Gansu and Shaanxi provinces to the north. The hard, sunbaked soil left by the heatwave increases the risk of natural disasters when it rains, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The shift in the weather brought some relief from the heat, and full power was restored to factories in Sichuan after two weeks of restrictions stemming from reduced hydropower output.

The rain should help farmers whose rice, spicy Sichuan peppers and other crops were withering during an extended drought that reduced community reservoirs to mostly cracked earth.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, should immediately open vital roads in and around Taizz, Yemen’s third-largest city, and restore freedom of movement for all civilians to prevent further deterioration of the already grave humanitarian crisis in Taizz, sixteen human rights groups said today.

Source: Amnesty International

Riyadh– Saudi Stock Exchange’s main index ended trading higher here today, gaining 4.55 points to close at 12,530.66 points.

The total value of the trading reported was SAR 6.9 billion, while the toll of shares traded was over 161 million, divided into over 383,000 deals.

The Saudi Parallel Market Index (NOMU) ended the day losing 252.74 points, to close at 21,510.28 points, with a valuation of SAR 44.6 million and an overall tally of more than 935,000 stocks traded and divided into as many as 3,105 deals.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Foreign Trade Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi met here yesterday with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand Jurin Laksanawisit.

This meeting was held during the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand and a Thai delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which included more than 190 participants, including government officials and businessmen.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen the friendship ties between the two countries at the governmental and private levels in the commercial and investment fields, including the sectors of agriculture, industry, tourism, food industries, and entrepreneurship for small and medium enterprises. They also discussed the possibility of signing a free trade agreement between the GCC countries and the Kingdom of Thailand.

Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi held a dinner banquet in honor of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand and his accompanying delegation of senior officials and businessmen.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb; Minister of Investment Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih; Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi; Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef; Governor of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) Dr. Saad bin Othman Al-Qasabi; CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Ajlan bin Mohammed Al-Ajlan.

It is worth mentioning that more than 200 representatives of Saudi and Thai companies participated in the Saudi-Thai Business Forum, which was held here today. The forum aims to encourage the commercial partnership between the business sectors of the two countries, sign bilateral partnership agreements, and discuss prospects for cooperation in various economic sectors.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Paris– King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met here today with French President Emmanuel Macron.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries at all levels, as well as a number of regional and international issues of common concern.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The Federation of Saudi Chambers announced today the establishment of a joint Saudi-Thai Business Council.

The announcement came during the activities of the Saudi-Thai Business Forum, which was organized by the Federation of Saudi Chambers, with the participation of more than 350 senior officials and business leaders from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Thailand, and in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand Jurin Laksanawisit, who is visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to discuss prospects for economic cooperation between the two friendly countries.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Thailand delivered a speech in which he highlighted the discussions he held with the Saudi officials, which resulted in signing 3 important agreements in the free trade field, facilitation of commercial procedures, and the establishment of a joint Saudi-Thai business council, which is expected to be completed soon, thus contributing to advancing the economic relations to broader horizons.

He also praised the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, expressing the aspiration of the Thai government and its business sector to actively participate in the projects and investment opportunities presented by the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. He indicated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could be a major energy supplier to Thailand, and Thailand could be a primary source of the Kingdom’s food security, calling on Saudi business owners to invest in Thailand, in various economic sectors, take advantage of the opportunities, the investment environment and the facilities it provides to the foreign investors.

It is worth mentioning that the Saudi-Thai Business Forum witnessed holding bilateral meetings between representatives of the Saudi and Thai companies to discuss cooperation partnerships and stimulate private sector investments between the two countries in various fields. The forum also witnessed signing 5 agreements between Saudi and Thai entities and companies.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Doha– The general index of the Qatar Stock Exchange ended trading lower today, losing 58.66 points, or 0.43%, to reach 13,626.99 points.

During today’s session, 177,302,026 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 557,423,595.981, through 16193 deals in all sectors.

The shares of 19 companies rose, while the prices of 22 other companies declined, and 4 companies maintained their previous closing price.

Source: Saudi Press Agency