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Kabul– King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 650 food baskets to orphans, the needy, and people with special needs in the city of Asadabad in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, benefiting 650 families.
This comes within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian and relief aid, represented by the KSrelief, to enhance food security in needy countries.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah — The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the confidence placed by the two Chambers of the Somali Parliament, the People’s Assembly and the Senate, in Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was elected as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha extended his sincere congratulations to the President elect, wishing him success in his mandate to achieve the aspirations of the Somali people.
The OIC Secretary General also offered his warmest congratulations to the Somali people on the success of this election. He reiterated the OIC support to the Federal Republic of Somalia at this crucial stage and in its quest to promote security, stability and development.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Abu Dhabi, May 15, 2022, SPA — Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, received in the capital, Abu Dhabi, yesterday, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Prince Mansour bin Saud bin Abdulaziz; Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz; Prince Dr. Mansour bin Miteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; Prince Bandar bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz; and Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense, who offered their condolences on the death of late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
They also offered condolences to Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representative of the ruler in Al Dhafra region; Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate; Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Advisor to the President of the State; Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi Emirate and head of Abu Dhabi Executive Office and a number of Sheikhs.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation of Princes also congratulated Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of his election as the UAE President, wishing him every success.
For his part, the UAE President expressed his deep thanks to and appreciation of the delegation of Saudi Princes for their sincere fraternal feelings toward the UAE and its people in their calamity, and thanked them for congratulating him on his election as President of the UAE.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Abha — The Soudah Development, a company of the Public Investment Fund, announced that six newborn Nubian ibexes have been welcomed, after the company launched the ibexes in last December in cooperation with the National Center for Wildlife, as part of efforts exerted to maintain the environment and relocate the endangered species.
Soudah Development has launched 15 endangered ibexes in Soudah area with the aim of relocating endangered wild animals to their indigenous area and protecting the natural environment in the area of the Soudah development projects and parts of Ragal Almaa area.
This initiative contributes to supporting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s environmental efforts, where Soudah Development continues its efforts in preserving biodiversity and restoring environmental balance to instill the concept of environmental sustainability in Soudah, which is home to several beings, including the ibex.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah– The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Jeddah, and concurrently the Special Envoy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the OIC, Dr. Eltje Aderhold underlined her country’s keenness to consolidate partnership and joint dialogue with the OIC on various issues of mutual concern.
The German diplomat’s statement was made during her visit yesterday to the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) where she invited IIFAA to participate in the second round of the strategic dialogue of talks between OIC and Germany, which will be held during the second half of 2022 in Berlin.
For his part, IIFA Secretary-General Dr. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, said the meeting marks the beginning of distinguished relations of cooperation and coordination between IIFA and the authorities supervising religious affairs in Germany, welcoming cooperation and coordination in studying issues related to Islamophobia, extremism, and peaceful coexistence between religions and peoples.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Cheonan– Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS), in cooperation with the Korean National Police University and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), organized today a workshop in the city of Cheonan, South Korea, themed “Methods and Strategies to Confront the Dangers of “Drones” in Important Locations”, to keep pace with technical developments of security dangers and challenges, including dangers of drones.
This comes within the NAUSS’s annual programs aimed at developing international cooperation and strategic partnerships, which aim to transform the interest in combating terrorism into a tangible reality that contributes to strengthening international efforts to address these crimes.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulation to King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway on the anniversary of his country’s Constitution Day.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the King constant good health and happiness and the government and people of the Kingdom of Norway steady progress and prosperity.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Riyadh — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s education has enhanced its pioneering status globally, realizing the 17th rank globally in the field of citation of research outcomes according to the recently launched 2021 SCImago Ranking, compared with the 21st rank in 2020 and the 26th rank in 2018 in the same field. This achievement comes thanks to the support of the wise leadership and the efforts of the Ministry of Education in supporting faculty members and researchers, enhancing the quality of scientific research, and the initiatives and projects that are under the supervision of the ministry with Saudi universities.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advanced in the SCImago Ranking to 22nd globally in the number of research outcomes, while it achieved the 25th rank in 2020 and ranked 32nd in 2018 in the same field.
SCImago Ranking for countries is considered among the most important academic rankings at the international level, where it classifies countries annually and thoroughly since 1996 based on their research outcomes and citation and other relevant sub-indicators.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah — His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of congratulation to King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway on the anniversary of his country’s Constitution Day.
In his cable, HRH the Crown Prince wished the King constant good health and happiness and the government and people of the Kingdom of Norway steady progress and prosperity.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jazan — Jazan Region will host the West Asian Beach Soccer Championship from May 18 to 23, 2022.
As many as 7 teams will participate in the championship, which are UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Palestine and Lebanon, along with the host Saudi team.
It is worth mentioning that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently hosted a number of championships held under the umbrella of the West Asian Football Federation “WAFF”.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Riyadh — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has issued its daily forecast report for the weather in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The report said that the dusty winds will be forecasted to occur on Northern Borders, southern regions and some parts of Makkah and Madinah regions, as Makkah and Madinah regions will witness high temperatures, while partly cloudy sky will be seen on some parts of Tabuk, Northern Borders and Jawf regions, accompanied by low temperatures.
The report showed that the surface wind movement in the Red Sea will be northerly to northwesterly at a speed of 25-45 km/h, on northern and central parts and southwesterly to northwesterly on southern part at a speed of 15-35 km/h, while the surface wind movement in the Arabian Gulf will be westerly to northwesterly, gradually turning to northerly at a speed of 20-40 km/h.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah — The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB Group) will host the “Private Sector Forum” which will be organized by the private sector institutions of the Islamic Development Bank Group and held on June 2-4, 2022, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on the sidelines of the IsDB Board of Governors Annual Meetings.
The main objective of the Forum is to provide a unique platform to network and establish business relations and partnerships with other leading representatives and stakeholders from business community in order to share their related experience, success stories and best practices, while jointly exploring investment and trade opportunities offered by member countries. The forum will also highlight the IsDB Group activities, services and initiatives in member countries. It will also connect business communities in member countries by arranging parallel B2B and B2G scheduled meetings. The Forum will gather more than 2,500 participants from multiple sectors across the globe such as government officials, Chairmen, Presidents & CEOs of local and international companies, multilateral and financial institutions, chambers of commerce and industry, business associations, investment promotion agencies, individual investors, entrepreneurs, hundreds of policies and decision-makers, as well as the Governors of the Islamic Development Bank and other participants from various sectors from all over the world will attend and participate in the forum.
For more information, please visit the event’s website: www.isdbg-psf.org
Source: Saudi Press Agency