Day: November 9, 2022

Baghdad The Kurdistan Regional Government announced the formation of a ministerial delegation to negotiate with the central government in Baghdad.

The regional government stated in a statement, that it met today and decided to form a ministerial delegation consisting of the ministers of finance, planning and natural resources, to negotiate with Baghdad.

It explained: “The most important paragraphs of negotiation with the federal government will be the dialogue on constitutional rights, the ministerial program for the current government that the Iraqi parliament voted on, Article 140, the region’s share of the budget, the oil and gas file, the region’s participation in federal institutions, and the file and rights of the Peshmerga as well as draft laws (the Federal Court, the Federal Council, oil and gas).

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Dubai, Syria will participate tomorrow at the Arab Reading Challenge (ARC), and competes, through the 7 -year-old girl Sham al- Bakour, with 18 other participants representing 18 Arab countries,

Child al- Bakour, from Aleppo , has already won the title of Syrian champion within competitions related to the ARC which will be held Thursday by the United Arab Emirates within its 6th edition this year.

Al-Bakkour’s participation received widespread media attention for being the youngest contestant in the Challenge.

ARC is the largest-ever Arab literacy initiative launched by UAE to encourage students to read, it challenges students to read as many books as possible (over 50) in one academic year.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Sharm El Sheikh, The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) is participating in the second edition of the Saudi Green Initiative Forum and Exhibition, held in Sharm El-Sheikh in conjunction with the UN Climate Summit COP27.The NCVC’s participation in the Saudi Green Initiative Forum and Exhibition, held under the slogan “From Ambition to Action”, stems from its pioneering role in implementing the initiative of planting 10 billion trees in Saudi Arabia, which was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, last year, within the framework of the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI), which targets improving the life quality and preserving the environment for future generations in the Kingdom.

During the SGI, the Vegetation Center shares its role as a main reference leading the initiatives and efforts of the public and private sectors in the field of afforestation, by providing knowledge, in-depth expertise and best technological and technical practices used in the development of vegetation cover and combating desertification.Through its participation at the exhibition launched in conjunction with the COP 27 and held at the sideline of SGI, NCVC allows visitors to discover the seven NCVC-led initiatives, notably the 10-billion tree initiative, over visual and interactive media, in addition to a prototype of the Wadi Lajab project located in Jazan. Meanwhile, Dr. Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Abdullah, CEO of the National Center for the Development of Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification, will be a key panelist at a panel discussion titled “Greening the Desert: Technology-powered Development of Vegetation Cover” that will be held on the first day of the SGI Forum on November 11.

The panel will address the importance of technological solutions such as artificial intelligence and machine solutions in afforestation processes.The NCVC has launched seven initiatives to enhance green cover in Saudi Arabia, including the initiative of 10-billion tree-planting, management and sustainable development of forests, preserving and restoring vegetation cover in rangeland, developing vegetation cover, wildlife, and infrastructure for 50 national parks, planting 7 million trees in Royal Reserves, and involving the public and private sectors in the development of vegetation cover and combating desertification through planting 58 million trees in the locations owned by these entities. The NCVC works to develop, protect and preserve vegetation sites, rehabilitate degraded ones, and restore biodiversity in natural environments, in addition to its role in supervising and investing in rangeland, forests, and national parks; to achieve the center’s vision of creating a flourishing and diverse vegetation cover that promotes environmental sustainability and contributes to the quality of life.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Manama, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, following the passing of the mother of His Royal Highness Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister sent a similar cable to His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Manama, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received here today the Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF), Lieutenant General HRH Prince Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al-Saudi, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dheyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 2022 Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS 2022).

The BDF chief welcomed the Saudi delegation, lauding the depth of the solid relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and praising the keenness of the leaders of the two countries to constantly develop bilateral ties.

He wished RSAF commander and his accompanying delegation a happy stay in the kingdom to attend the sixth edition of BIAS, which, he said, provides a good opportunity to be informed about the latest technology in the field of aviation, as well as to exchange expertise.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Iran has warned Britain it will “pay” for what it labelled its actions to destabilise the Islamic republic in the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, state media reported today.

Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib also accused Iran’s major regional rival Saudi Arabia of financing media outlets behind the wave of unrest, now in its eighth week, state news agency IRNA reported.

Iran says Britain harbours hostile Persian-language media reporting on the protests sparked by the death of Amini, 22, following her arrest by the morality police for an alleged breach of Iran’s dress code for women.

“In recent events, the involvement of the British in the propaganda, and the Saudi regime in the financing, was more than obvious,” the minister was quoted as saying.

“Unlike Britain, we will never support terrorist acts and insecurity in other countries, but we will have no obligation to prevent the emergence of insecurity in these countries,” he said.

“Thus the United Kingdom will pay for its actions to make Iran insecure.”

Khatib said the London-based, Persian-language TV channel Iran International had been declared a “terrorist organisation” whose “agents will be prosecuted by the intelligence ministry”.

Dozens of people, mainly demonstrators but also members of the security forces, have been killed in the wave of protests, which Iranian authorities call “riots”, and in the state’s crackdown on them.

Iran’s foreign ministry early last month summoned the UK ambassador to protest “the interference of the British Foreign Office in the internal affairs of Iran, by resorting to false and provocative interpretations”.

Source: National News Agency