Day: May 7, 2023

Syrian boxer Ahmed Ghossoun, qualified to16th round of the World Boxing Championship held in Tashkent.Ghossoun qualified for the coming round of the championship after he beat a Chinese boxer with points ,in the 75 kg competition as result of a strong match in the 32nd round.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

A number of Palestinians were injured on Sunday as the occupation forces stormed Bayt Ta’mar town, east of Bethlehem in the West Bank.“The occupation forces, accompanied by military vehicles and a bulldozer, stormed the village, cordoned off Tahadi 5 School, closed the area completely, and opened fire and poison gas bombs at the Palestinians, which led to the injury of a number of them, before demolishing the school and seizing its contents,” Bassam Jabr, the Director of Education in Bethlehem, told WAFA news agency.He pointed out that the school houses about 60 students from the first to the fourth grade, and it was demolished in 2017 before it was rebuilt in the same year.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah participated today in the consultative meeting of the foreign ministers of the League of Arab States at its headquarters in Cairo.During the meeting, the ministers consulted and exchanged views on many issues of concern to the Arab region, in addition to discussing ways to enhance joint Arab action and find urgent solutions to the challenges facing the Arab region and its people.The importance of enhancing joint coordination among the member states of the Arab League in order to achieve more security, stability and prosperity for the Arab countries and achieve the goals of sustainable development for countries and peoples was also discussed throughout the meetingThe Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Aff...

Saudi Stock Exchange's main index ended trading higher today, gaining 137.88 points to close at 11,256.65 points.The total value of trading reported was SAR 4.9 billion, while the total number of shares traded was 184 million.The Saudi Parallel Market Index (NOMU) ended the day by gaining 198.80 points to close at 21,094.37 points, with a valuation of SAR 24 million and an overall tally of more than 420,000 stocks.Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Attorney General of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah Al-Mujib, held a meeting today with the Attorney General of the Somali Republic, Sulayman Mohamed Mohamoud, and his accompanying delegation at his office.During the meeting, they discussed several issues of common interest and explored ways to enhance cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Somalia in the field of justice, as well as ways to develop it across all areas.The Somali Attorney General was also introduced to the Saudi Public Prosecution, including its technical advancements in dealing with legal procedures, indicators of technical penal performance, and the qualitative initiatives that distinguish it in the KingdomSource: Saudi Press Agency

The Saudi Amateur Radio Society has announced the completion of preparations for launching the largest radio telescope in the Middle East. The telescope, which has a diameter of 20 meters, is located in the city of Hail, Saudi Arabia, and all relevant work has been completed. It is now undergoing calibration and testing before being linked to the society's radio telescope system.The national project was created at the Mashar Park astronomical observatory site in Hail, which is over 3,000 years old and serves as a reference point for Saudi universities and researchers in the field. His Highness Prince Bader bin Fahad bin Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society, stated that this Middle Eastern project was established in cooperation with the society's strategic partner, the Hail M...