Day: April 9, 2023

The Parliamentary Finance Committee set today, Sunday, the date for the final vote on the 2023 budget, and while it indicated that the price of a barrel of oil in the budget is good, it confirmed that there is no increase in the prices of gasoline and kerosene on the product internally.

Committee member Mueen Al-Kadhemi said in a televised statement, “The Finance Committee is serious about moving towards discussing and approving the budget, and the official sessions have begun and will continue to come out with conviction and a joint report submitted to Parliament for the purpose of the second reading,” noting that “the second reading will be completed immediately after Eid Al-Fitr.”

He added, “There is a remaining amount of emergency support allocated to the governorates, and it is possible to transfer funds allocated to ministries to the governorates,” noting that “the objection to shares in the budget can be resolved through dialogue.”

He stressed, “There is no objection to the price of a barrel of oil in the budget, which is $70, because it is good and reliable,” explaining that “there is no increase in the prices of gasoline and kerosene produced internally, and there is a serious tendency to benefit from associated and free gas.”

He pointed out that “the final vote on the 2023 budget will take place during the month of May.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Saudi Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, met today in his office at the embassy with the Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Khaled Toukan, and the President of the Union of Arab Geologists and President of Jordanian Geologists, Eng. Khaled Al-Shawabkeh.

During the meeting, they discussed means of cooperation between the two kingdoms in the field of atomic energy and geology, as well as programs for preparing national cadres in this field.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued today a royal order appointing Prince Fahd bin Saad bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud as Governor of Al-Diriyah at the excellent rank.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Canopies cover a vast area of the courtyards of the Prophet’s Holy Mosque, forming a spectacular geometric design in which esthetics and creativity blend to suit the greatness of the place to which Muslims from all around the world come to pray and perform rituals in comfort and serenity.

During Ramadan, large numbers of visitors can be seen in the Prophet’s Mosque, sitting in the mosque’s courtyards, enjoying the shade beneath the canopies, especially before the time of prayer, spending time in the company of their children and relatives, and immortalising these special moments.

The shading project at the Prophet’s Mosque entails 250 mobile canopies installed throughout the yards around the mosque in all directions. It is one of the Kingdom’s great endeavours that shows care for guests and visitors to the mosque. The aim of the project is to secure the comfort and tranquility of worshippers, who are thus protected from the heat of the sun and do not run the risk of slipping and falling during rainfall.

The canopies are equipped with 436 spray fans, which help lower the temperature, and with more than 1,000 lighting units. One canopy alone can provide shelter to over 900 worshippers; all of them can shelter more than 228,000 worshippers.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Agency of the General Presidency for the Affairs of Prophet’s Mosque has maximised its preparations and increased security, health, emergency and voluntary agencies’ efforts to provide services that help Mosque visitors and worshippers perform their rituals easily and efficiently.

During the first 15 days of Ramadan, the presidency provided services to more than 15.7 million worshippers and facilitated and organised the entry to the Noble Rawdah of over 103 million visitors.

As a part of the services that were provided to the visitors, more than one million Zamzam holy water bottles were dispersed, 208 million litres of Zamzam water were consumed, and more than 270,000 Zamzam water containers were refilled. Also, over 25,000 prayer mats of various sizes were distributed.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, represented by the Third Saudi Expansion Agency, said the third expansion of the Grand Mosque is ready to receive worshipers during the last 10 days of Ramadan; the extension was executed to offer an integrated system of field, engineering, and technical services. It also serves worshippers according to operational plans, with the support of engineers, technicians and supervisors who work around the clock to ensure the comfort and safety of the visitors to the Grand Mosque.

All floors of the expansion building were prepared, alongside the yards, and cleaning operations were intensified. With regard to the engineering and technical aspects, elevators and escalators were checked, and the air conditioning system is prepared. The internal and external lighting and sound systems were also inspected and operated.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) handed over on Friday a total of 29,412 rice bags, weighing 735,300 kilograms, to the Republic of Liberia as per efforts to enhance food security in the West African country.

The food assistance was handed over to Liberian Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah in Monrovia, in his capacity as representative of Liberia’s government, to be distributed by the National Disaster Management Agency among 88236 beneficiaries in the presence of the Saudi Deputy Ambassador to Ivory Coast Mohammed Al-Mubarak, Liberian Internal Affairs Minister, Varney Sirleaf, and other officials.

Kemayah voiced gratitude for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s assistance to the needy segments in his country, extending the Liberian president’s greetings to the Saudi leadership.

This comes within the Kingdom’s humanitarian and relief efforts through KSrelief to support food security in fraternal and friendly countries worldwide.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 20 tons and 847 kg of food baskets to 500 families in Indonesia’s Java province, assisting 2024 people.

This initiative is part of Ramadan food basket distribution project to distribute 6,687 Ramadan food baskets from which 33,435 people across Indonesia will benefit.

Source: Saudi Press Agency