Day: September 2, 2022

Jeddah– Jeddah Chamber hosted here yesterday a meeting with Thai businesspeople, in the presence of Vice President of Jeddah Chamber Khalaf Al-Otaibi, Acting Consul General of Thailand Pisoot Suwanrasami, and a number of Saudi businesspeople. More than 80 Thai companies in many fields as well as more than 100 Saudi companies and institutions joined the meeting.

The Saudi businesspeople discussed with their Thai counterparts the trade and economic exchange between the two countries in a number of economic and trade fields.

It is worth mentioning that the volume of trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Thailand amounted to about SAR130 billion during the period (2017-2021). In 2021, it amounted to about SAR 26.8 billion.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah, Sep. 02, 2022, SPA — His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable congratulation to President Nguyen Shan Fokk, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.

In his cable, HRH the Crown Prince expressed sincere felicitations of good health and continuous happiness to the President, wishing the government and friendly people of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam steady progress and prosperity.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah, Sep. 02, 2022, SPA — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to President Nguyen Shan Fokk, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.

In his cable, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed sincere felicitations of good health and continuous happiness to the President, wishing the government and friendly people of Vietnam Socialist Republic steady progress and prosperity.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– His Excellency the Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh, lauded the achievements of the Kingdom in its reform of the educational system. There have been vast improvements in learning outcomes and the readiness of the education system to meet the needs of the labor market and prepare students for future jobs.

In his speech today at the meeting of the G20 Education Ministers, Dr. Al-Sheikh outlined several aspects of the Kingdom’s commitment to education reform. The reforms included improving school readiness by expanding equitable access to high-quality early childhood education. The MOE has been constructing new classrooms, partnering with the private sector, engaging all education stakeholders, and hiring and training early childhood teachers.

Through the development of curricula and study plans, the Minister emphasized the significance of enhancing the basic skills of students. In addition, he stressed the importance of fostering educational alignment with labor market needs by introducing multiple pathways in secondary education that support skill development. He also mentioned the inclusion of practice-based learning opportunities, remedial learning, and a trimester system that accommodates more school days for extra-curricular activities.

The Minister reviewed the Kingdom’s experience in confronting the COVID-19 crisis. To mitigate the pandemic’s effects on education, the Ministry activated modern digital alternatives through platforms, applications, and television channels. He also detailed how these alternatives supported the continuation of the educational process with efficiency for all students.

One of the most important objectives is to prepare future generations of highly skilled, knowledgeable youth to compete globally, Dr. Al-Sheikh explained. He also noted the efforts to educate people with disabilities and create an appropriate educational environment for them. The Minister indicated how the Saudi Vision 2030 sets ambitious and inclusive objectives to support the educational process and provide opportunities to ensure equal and equitable education.

Dr. Al-Sheikh thanked Indonesia for hosting the G20 ministerial meeting and organizing its activities in accordance with globally significant educational priorities. He complimented the efforts made by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology to lead the discussions and share the outcomes of the Education Working Group.

In concluding his speech, the Minister highlighted the significance of education as a major driver of development and a fundamental right. He also stressed the importance of international collaboration to develop modern new global perspectives and policies to ensure a meaningful and sustainable future for all.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

LONDON– Global Markets were mixed on Friday, Reuters reported.

The MSCI world equity index was steady on the day but headed for a 3% drop on the week, which would mark its third straight week of losses.

U.S. S&P futures weakened 0.16% after the S&P 500 index rose 0.3% on Thursday.

European stocks recovered slightly from Thursday’s six-week lows, gaining 0.4%, while Britain’s FTSE rose 0.5%.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.6%, heading for its worst weekly performance since mid-June with a tumble of 3.6%.

Japan’s Nikkei was steady and Chinese blue chips dropped 0.5%.

The dollar hit a fresh 24-year high against the yen at 140.43. The euro rose 0.5% to $0.9995.

Oil prices recovered much of their recent losses.

Brent crude futures rose 2.2% to $94.42 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up by 2.34% to $88.64 a barrel.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Aden– A training course was held yesterday with the participation of 50 health personnel in emergency departments from four major hospitals in Aden, Lahj, Al Dhale, and Hadramout, who were trained on how to treat acute and severe malnutrition, with the support of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO).

The training course aims to qualify health practitioners for treating severe and acute malnutrition patients, provide medical services in health and nutrition in pediatric and emergency departments, identify all cases of children admitted to hospitals, and provide prompt detection of the type of malnutrition and appropriate treatment and referral.

This comes within the framework of the continuous support provided by the Kingdom, represented by the Center, to Yemeni health sector institutions and to provide appropriate rehabilitation for health cadres.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Bali—Saudi Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, has met with the Indonesian Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Nadiem Anwar Makarim, and the Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO, Dr. Stefania Giannini, as part of the agenda of a visit to Indonesia to participate in the meeting of the G20 ministers of education, currently being held in Bali.

The Minister discussed with the Indonesian side ways to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Indonesia in education, and to build a solid and comprehensive partnership to benefit from the development plans and programs implemented by educational institutions in the two countries, as well as to enhance cooperation and partnerships in higher education, scientific research and innovation, and student scholarships and grants.

Dr. Al Al-Sheikh also discussed with the Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO strengthening cooperation mechanisms between the Kingdom and UNESCO in education, and support for future aspects of international cooperation, joint work, and the exchange of expertise, in addition to improving educational systems and developing scientific research, which will contribute to global prosperity.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Madinah– In implementation of the directive of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs, Dr. Khaled Al-Biyari, visited yesterday the Command of Madinah Region and Prince Sultan Armed Forces Hospital within the framework of the “Together” program aiming to achieve best practices in the Ministry’s work environment.

During the visit, he was briefed on the Command of Madinah Region and gave a briefing about the Ministry of Defense development program, clarifying its achievements, progress and the most important achievements in the related initiatives.

Dr. Al-Biyari toured the facilities of Prince Sultan Armed Forces Hospital in Madinah, where he was briefed on the hospital’s equipment, inaugurated a number of electronic services, met with the hospital’s employees, briefed them on the Ministry’s ambitious plans in the field of health services, and listening to their remarks.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Bali, Indonesia– Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha, has held over two days in the Indonesian city of Bali several working meetings with the ministers of digital economy, communications and science and high-level government officials in Indonesia, India, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the United States of America after the conclusion of the G20 digital economy working group..

Eng. Al-Sawaha reviewed the successive achievements of the communications and information technology system in the Kingdom with the support of the wise leadership which qualified it to top many relevant international and global indicators, and made it provide great opportunities for investors in the technology and innovation sectors with a strong digital basis and structure. The meetings also discussed enhancing cooperation and partnership in the areas of digital economy growth, emerging technologies, digital government, technical talent development, innovation promotion, and space technologies.

Source: Saudi Press Agency