Day: November 3, 2022

Riyadh, The Saudi-German Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council, chaired by the Shura Council Member and Chairman of the Committee Hazza Al-Qahtani, met here today with a German parliamentary delegation chaired by Chairman of the German Parliamentary Friendship Committee with the Arab States of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Christoph Ploss, and a number of German parliament members who are currently visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Qahtani hoped that these meetings would contribute to strengthening and developing parliamentary relations between the Shura Council and the German Parliament, in order to achieve the common interests of the two countries.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed a joint implementation program with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for a project to provide non-food items to migrants in the Republic of Djibouti.

The program was signed here today by Assistant General Supervisor of the KSrelief for Operations and Programs Eng. Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, and by Director of IOM Office in Djibouti Stephanie Davio.

Through the project, 9,700 bags of non-food items containing clothes and hygiene items will be secured and distributed, benefiting 9,700 migrants in Djibouti, through the support provided by the KSrelief to the IOM.

This comes within the humanitarian efforts provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the KSrelief, for refugees and the needy people in various parts of the world to contribute to alleviating their suffering and improving their livelihoods.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Energy, held a virtual meeting with Minister for Environment and Climate Action of the Portuguese Republic, Duarte Cordeiro.

The two Ministers emphasized the importance of supporting the stability of global energy markets by encouraging dialogue and collaboration between producing and consuming countries and highlighted the need to ensure the security of energy supply.

Both sides have confirmed the desire to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries by signing a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of energy in the near future.

During the call, it was noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of Portugal’s crude oil suppliers and a trusted partner, both Ministers stressed the importance of cooperating in many energy related fields such clean hydrogen, renewable energy (and integrating electricity from renewables in the grid), power trade and international interconnection and power system reliability and security.

The Ministers considered that energy transition is key to address both the energy and climate challenges, a topic that will be further explored during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, The second edition of the Translation Forum, organized by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission, kicked off today and will run for two days at the Ministry of Education in Riyadh, under the title “Translating the Future.. Translation and Technology”, with the participation of experts in translation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and from around the world.

The forum will discuss the translation industry in light of modern technologies and trends through nine dialogue sessions, ten workshops, and three interactive training workshops.

The forum will conclude its activities on Friday, November 4, with a closing ceremony that will witness announcing the winners of the “Translation Hackathon”, which was organized by the Commission from 8-11 October 2022 in Riyadh.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Sydney, In a meeting organized under the umbrella of “Invest Saudi”, the Saudi delegation, participating in the official visit to Australia, reviewed the investment opportunities in the mining sector in Sydney, Australia, with the aim of highlighting the infrastructure of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; to be the first global destination for investment in the mining sector.

This came during the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s participation in the International Mining and Resource Conference and Exhibition (IMARC).

The meeting was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources; the Ministry of Investment; the Saudi Geological Survey; the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program “Ndaleb” and the Saudi Industrial Development Fund “SIDF”.

It was also attended by a number of Australian investors, businessmen, those interested in the mining sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the company officials who attended the International Mining and Resource Conference and Exhibition (IMARC).

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Baghdad The Coordination Framework announced its full support for the Prime Minister in combating corruption and providing services.

A statement by the framework stated that the Coordination Framework held its regular meeting today, Thursday, in the presence of the Prime Minister, to discuss the latest political developments in the country.

The coordinating framework expressed its full support to the Prime Minister in combating corruption and providing services.

The attendees praised the government’s orientation to the service aspect that the citizen needs and the correct start in implementing the ministerial curriculum of the national service government.

The coordinating framework stressed the need for cohesion of the efforts of all Iraqi forces in order to lift the injustice of the Iraqi people and change the living situation of all the Iraqi people and the disadvantaged classes in particular, and to develop the service reality for them and all the people.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Riyadh, The Saudi Ministry of Culture has concluded a training course on the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) as part of a series of courses within its “Experts Program”, a joint program between the Ministry of Culture and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM).

The Creative Cities training was provided by urban and strategic regional planner, Vittorio Salmoni, the expert who worked on adding the city of Fabriano, Italy, to UNESCO’s network of Creative Cities.

Trainees were introduced to the UCCN program and the various categories that encompass the Creative Cities Network ecosystem, including crafts and traditional arts, design and film, culinary arts, literature, media arts and music. Supplemented by global and Saudi-specific case studies, the course was bolstered with an explanation of the Creative City Network registration process, providing an in-depth overview of Al-Ahsa’s experience in becoming a Creative City in crafts and traditional arts, in parallel with an exploration of the city of Buraidah’s registration as a Creative City in the culinary arts.

The Experts Program aims to train a select group of experts from Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries to support the implementation of five international cultural heritage Conventions and two cultural programs. In particular, the training focuses on the preparation of nomination files, periodic monitoring reports, related policies and action plans.

The capacity-building workshop was attended by 24 participants and hosted several leading experts and specialists in the field: Cristiano Casa, Eduardo Sego Solis, Federica Forte, Giuseppe Piagini, Ibrahim Al-Shabith, Luca Paraldi, Majid Al-Muhanna, Manfredi Mangano, Rainer Kern, and Suleiman Al-Qafari.

Source: Saudi Press Agenc

Baghdad The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, called on the Iraqi political forces to embrace new negotiations with the Sadrist movement.

This came during Nechirvan Barzani’s speech, at the ceremony of the 14th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

The 14th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party started today, Thursday, in Dohuk, which will last for three days.

The party’s fourteenth congress re-elected Masoud Barzani as head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, was also elected as first deputy head of the party, and Masrour Barzani as second deputy head of the party.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency