Day: January 5, 2023

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Syria participates in funeral ceremony of Former Pope Benedict XVI

Vatican, Representing the Syrian Arab Republic, Ambassador Houssam al-Din Ala participated Thursday in the funeral ceremony of the former Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a grand funeral attended by a number of Presidents and Ambassadors to the Holy See at St. Peter’s Square.

Benedict, the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than hold office for life, died aged 95 on December 31 at a monastery in Vatican City.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

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Saudi Arabia Wins 6 Arab Government Excellence Awards for years 2021-2022

Cairo, Saudi Arabia won six of the Arab Government Excellence Awards ceremony for the years 2021-2022, which was organized today by the Arab Administrative Development Organisation (ARADO), in cooperation with the Government of the United Arab Emirates, at the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and was attended by Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology was granted the Best Arab Ministry Award, while the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development won the Award for the Best Government Project for Community Development for its project “Enhancing the participation of the Saudi workforce in the private sector”.

The Ministry of Interior won the award for the best Arab Smart Government Application for the “Absher” application, while Noura bint Abdullah Al-Zaid from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology won the award for the Best Arab Government Employee, and Moataz bin Hussein bin Abdullah from the Makkah Municipality won the award for the Best Arab Government Employee.

CEO of the Authority for the Care of Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Hisham bin Mohammed Al-Haidari won the Best General Manager of a Body or Institution, concerned with Persons with Disabilities.—SPA

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Arab States Broadcasting Union Holds 2nd Arab Media Conference in Tunisia

Tunis, Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) held here today a press conference revealing the details of the 2nd edition of the Arab Media Conference scheduled for January 13 and 14, under the slogan “Global Digital Hegemony and Arab Ways to Confront It”.

Saudi Arabia is participating in this conference with a delegation from the Saudi Broadcasting Authority, chaired by the President of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and CEO of Saudi Broadcasting Authority, Mohammad bin Fahd Al-Harithi, in addition to many concerned Arab and non-Arab parties, including the Arab League, specialized Arab organizations, Arab Media ministers, regional broadcasting unions and digital media companies, Arab and international experts in media, economics, and sociology.

ASBU Director General Eng. Abdelrahim Suleiman, said in his opening speech at the press conference that the 2nd Arab media Conference will discuss several challenges facing the Arab world and other regions, adding that the emergence of the digital revolution and its expansion and the solutions it provided had profound side effects that have impacted other countries who have not contributed to change and contented themselves with consuming its technologies and reaping its gains.

Eng. Abdelrahim also reviewed the ASBU activities during the past year and the details of the next session of the Arab Radio and Television Festival, which will be hosted by Tunisia from 12 to 14 June.

The two-day conference will discuss axes related to the challenges posed in the Arab world in the cultural, social, and media fields, as well as the digital economy and digital tax, and personal data protection and cybersecurity.

The activities of the Arab Media Conference will also focus on the action plan and the strategy proposed to be followed in the Arab world by presenting several ideas, proposals, and perceptions in digital content, the technological and legislative fields, and the idea of establishing Arab platforms as a safe option for the Arab region to preserve its common values.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Wins Arab Government Excellence Award

Riyadh, The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development won today the Arab Government Excellence Award for a project to enhance the participation of the Saudi workforce in the private sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The handing over ceremony was held at the second session of the Arab League at its headquarters in Cairo, in the presence of several ministers and senior officials from the participating agencies in the Arab countries. This ceremony comes in cooperation with Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), the Arab League and the government of the United Arab Emirates, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.

The ministry received the award by its Undersecretary for Localization Eng. Majid Al-Dhahwi, where the ministry won this award for its efforts and objectives it achieved in the field of job localization in the private sector in accordance with the objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030.

The Arab Government Excellence Award is the first award of its kind in the Arab world and the largest in the field of development, improvement and administrative excellence. It was launched by the government of the UAE in cooperation with the Arab League to contribute to the administrative development and institutional government excellence and celebrate successful administrative and government experiences in the Arab world.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Sabbagh: Syria determined to cooperate with OPCW to close the chemical file

New York, Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh said Syria is determined to cooperate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to close “the Chemical file.”

“Syria has repeatedly condemned the use of chemical weapons by anyone, at any time or in any place, and it affirmed that it has never used any kind of these banned weapons or any toxic substances,” Ambassador Sabbagh said during a session of the UN Security Council on the Chemical file in Syria.

He added that Syria calls on OPCW member countries to deal with that file according to its technical nature, and “to not jump to premature conclusions.”

Sabbagh affirmed that Syria has joined the Chemical Weapons Convention ( CWC ) by freewill in 2013 and it had eliminated all its stockpile in 2014 despite difficult conditions.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

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Russia, Turkey discuss the situation in Syria

Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Thursday with President of Turkish regime Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call, the situation in Syria and Ukraine.

“Prospects for resolving the crisis in Syria were discussed, and a positive evaluation was given to the meeting of the defense ministers of Syria, Turkey and Russia, which was held in Moscow in December 2022, with the participation of the heads of the intelligence apparatus in the three countries”, RT website quoted a statement by the Kremlin as saying.

The statement pointed out that enhancing communication in this tripartite format would contribute to improve the situation in Syria, including restoring its territorial integrity and resolving the problem of refugees and combating the international terrorism.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

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Saudi-Thai Parliamentary Friendship Committee Meets with Its Counterpart of Thai Senate

Riyadh, The Saudi-Thai Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council, headed by member of the council and chair of the committee Osama Al-Rabeeah, in the presence of members of the committee, has virtually met with the Thai-Saudi Friendships Committee of the Thai Senate.

During the meeting, the two sides stressed the significance of strengthening bilateral ties between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and expanding cooperation in various fields, particularly those related to parliamentary relations. They also reviewed a number of topics and issues of mutual interest and discussed ways to activate visits between the two committees to strengthen parliamentary relations between the two countries.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

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Saudi Arabia Gets Elected to Lead Executive Office of Arab Council for Population and Development

Riyadh, During the fourth session of the Arab Council for Population and Development, held in Riyadh in December 2022, that was chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was elected as the President of the Executive Office of the Arab Council for Population and Development for a two-year term.

The Executive Office of the Arab Council for Population and Development offers and follows up on policy proposals and recommendations made in the Council’s sessions.

The Arab Council for Population and Development was launched in Amman, Jordan in 2019. The Council aims at unifying Arab efforts in supporting population and development issues, offering technical assistance to member states to remain aware of regional and international developments, and helping Arab national councils to draw population strategies in line with their national needs.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Bahrain-Saudi solid relations highlighted

Riyadh, Sustainable Development Minister Noor bint Ali Al Khulaif hailed strong fraternal relations binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

She noted growing cooperation between the two countries, supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister and HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

She made the statement as she met Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal bin Fadhel Al Ibrahim to discuss joint cooperation and exchanging expertise, in addition to adopting strategies and initiatives supporting sustainable development goals.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

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HH Shaikh Nasser hails camel’s victory

Manama, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has affirmed that the achievements of Bahrain’s camel sport is the fruitful outcome of the ongoing care of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

In this regard, HH Shaikh Nasser expressed delight at the success of camel “Taghreed” in claiming the first place in the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia in the Haqaiq Bakkar open category. HH also praised the success of “Khateera” in winning second place in the same race.

HH Shaikh Nasser indicated that the victory adds to the successes of Bahrain’s camel sport at external gatherings, and will be a catalyst for attaining more achievements during future competitions.

Taghreed won the race after clocking six minutes and 24 seconds.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

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The Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Moayad Al-Lami: Basra is the city of love, water and palm trees with its honorable people, and they welcome the guests of Iraq

Baghdad, The Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Head of the Union of Arab Journalists, Moayad Al-Lami, said that Basra is the city of love, water and palm trees with its honorable people, and they welcome the guests of Iraq.

Al-Lami said in a tweet on Twitter: “Basra is the city of love, water and palm trees with its honorable people, and they welcome the guests of Iraq, including teams, players, fans and officials from the Gulf countries participating in the 25th Gulf football Cup, which has been made and is being made for the success of this great event.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency