Day: April 5, 2023

King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah today received the first regular scheduled direct flight between the Kingdom and Iraq.

Flight No. XY612 of Flynas arrived in Jeddah from the Iraqi city of Erbil this morning with 174 passengers aboard. Flynas will fly directly from Erbil to Jeddah twice weekly, on Wednesdays and on Sundays, and other carriers such as flyadeal and Saudi Airlines are expected to follow suit at the beginning of May.

The resumption of regular flights between the Kingdom and Iraq is the result of the ongoing efforts of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council, and of the support and guidance of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The flights are bound to boost economic ties and investment, improve trade relations, and facilitate the movement of passengers, tourists, pilgrims and Umrah performers between the two brotherly countries.

As part of its national aviation strategy, the General Authority of Civil Aviation seeks to increase air connectivity to 250 destinations, carry 330 million passengers and increase the capacity of air cargo to 4.5 million tonnes by 2030.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh inaugurated the parliamentary digital library.

The library aims to utilize modern digital technologies, and information technology (AI) to enhance the work quality of the Shura Council in various fields.

Al Saleh confirmed that the inauguration of the digital parliamentary library comes within the framework of initiatives and plans for digital transformation to support the legislative

Work of the council.

The digital library includes references, books, literature, and knowledge sources in various fields.

The chairman was briefed on the used technologies and the applicable standards for digital transformation in the work of specialized libraries.

The library offers access to various search tools and electronic sources that help obtain the required information promptly.

Shura Council Chairman Kareema Mohammed Abdullah Al Abbasi said that the library provides four of the most important databases related to the work of the Shura Council.

She said that the digital library relies on managing its resources on a cloud platform that has advanced library services that ensure the greatest benefit for library visitors in person or via the digital network.

The library is a specialized center for information, studies, and research related to legislative work.

It was launched in 2016 and contains more than 7,000 volumes of books, references, and university theses specialized in various branches of legal and political sciences, in addition to specializations related to legislation such as jurisprudence, finances, security sciences, and criminology.

The library also keeps hard copies of the minutes of the Shura Council sessions, to preserve the preparatory work for Bahraini legislation.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi met with Dr. Amer bin Mohammed Al Hajri, Director General of the Executive Bureau of the Labour and Social Affairs Ministers Council.

The secretary-general stressed the Bureau’s role in achieving joint Gulf cooperation in all labor and social affairs fields.

The meeting discussed the efforts to coordinate with GCC ministries to enhance joint Gulf action.

The meeting highlighted the Bureau’s role to serve citizens in the labor and social affairs fileds.

Source: Bahrain News Agency