Category: General

Lahj, The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) yesterday handed over five alternative classrooms to the Department of Education in Mudaraba and Ras Al-Ara directorates in Lahj Governorate as part of the second phase of the back-to-school project in Yemen.

The director of KSrelief’s branch in Aden, Saleh Al-Thebiani, disclosed that the centre aims to support the education process in impoverished villages and remote rural regions through contributions to such initiatives.

The director of the Education Department in the Mudaraba and Ras Al-Ara directorates, Khaldoun Zain Mohammed, affirmed that alternative classes, providing a conducive environment for children’s education, will be utilized to expand educational opportunities for children in three areas of the district: Wadi Markha, Al-Sadaf, and Azafa, as well as their neighbouring regions.

This initiative is part of a series of educational programs funded by the Kingdom via KSrelief, its humanitarian arm, to improve the country’s educat
ional system in Yemen.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Tabuk, Red Sea Global (RSG) has issued a press release announcing cooperation with Oracle, a company specialized in hospitality, to introduce its technology solutions, including OPERA Cloud Central Hospitality platform, in the Kingdom for the first time.

Through this cooperation, RSG said it will establish premier luxury resorts such as Thuwal Private Retreat, Shebara, and Desert Rock, which are set to become the first resorts in the Kingdom to leverage Oracle’s advanced cloud hospitality technology solutions.

Group CEO at Red Sea Global John Pagano said: “The Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud Central platform truly is best in class, but until now, it has not been accessible to the Saudi Arabian industry. Oracle was eager to be part of the exciting transformation happening in the Kingdom, especially in the hospitality industry. With their expertise and support, we now have the technology in place to deliver exceptional guest experiences, responding to our discerning visitors’ needs before they know what they w
ant.”

Executive Vice President and General Manager at Oracle Hospitality Alex Alt said: “Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s most exciting hospitality market stories today, and by pioneering a regenerative approach to tourism, Red Sea Global is at the heart of that transformation. Now, Oracle will also be a part of shaping the sector’s future in the region.”

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Detachments of the Diyala Crime Control Department arrested / 3 / persons accused of committing theft crimes.

A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that the detachments of the Diyala Crime Control Department arrested 3 persons accused of theft crimes in Al-Muqdadiya and Al-Wajhiya, northeast of Baquba, and Mandali, east of Baqubah.

He added that legal measures were taken against the accused and they were placed in detention in accordance with Article 446 of the Iraqi Penal Code.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Rafha, The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority marked yesterday the International Day of Plant Health, observed every year on May 12.

This year, it was held under the slogan “Protecting plants, protecting life”, and aimed to improve plant health globally, raise people’s awareness, and make them take action to maintain the health of plants and protect the environment.

Plants have a great role in life, stressed the authority, as they are an essential source of food for humans and animals, and give beauty and richness to the environment, so their health must be maintained and their sustainability ensured.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Kuwait, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, said Kuwait is a beacon of humanitarian work as well as a vital and unique partner of the United Nations due to its extensive efforts proliferating peace in the region.

In an interview with KUNA, Guterres highlighted the Kuwaiti-UN cooperation, commending Kuwait for its numerous humanitarian stances.

Guterres expressed his appreciation to Kuwait for donating $30 million to UNRWA, the backbone UN entity aiding the Palestinian people.

Gaza – Together – The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that the occupation committed 7 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 57 deaths and 82 injuries to hospitals during the past 24 hours.

She pointed out that the toll of the Israeli aggression had risen to 35,091 martyrs and 78,827 injuries since the seventh of last October.

Israeli aircraft continue to bomb various areas of the Gaza Strip on the 220th day of the war, leaving dozens of martyrs and wounded.

Source: Maan News Agency

The Islamic Resistance announced Monday that at 10:35 am, its fighters hit and destroyed an Israeli enemy Merkava tank in the Yiftah barracks with a guided missile, killing and wounding its crew.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Al-Mahra, The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) team paid an inspection visit to the oxygen gas cylinder filling plant at Qishn General Hospital in Yemen’s Al-Mahra Governorate, funded by the enter in cooperation with the UN World Health Organization.

During the tour, the team was briefed on the state-of-the-art machinery and controls at the facility. The tour took them through the steps used by the main pressure systems and how they work, as well as the pipes that link the different medical and industrial units. The plant can produce 22,630 oxygen cylinders, or 905,200 liters of oxygen per year, which is great news for Qishn, Sayhut, Messila, and Haswain districts in Mahra Governorate.

The funding falls within the framework of the center’s humanitarian and relief operations, which aim to assist the Yemeni healthcare sector and acquire essential medical supplies and equipment for healthcare institutions around Yemen.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Directorate of Intelligence and Security arrested a terrorist and two drug traffickers in three governorates.

A statement by the directorate stated that its detachments arrested three wanted persons on charges of terrorism and drug trafficking in the governorates of Diyala, Babylon, and Diwaniyah, whom arrest warrants issued against them in accordance with the provisions of the two articles (1/4 terrorism, 28 drugs), and legal measures were taken against them.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Madinah: Governor of Madinah Region Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz received today in his office Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to Saudi Arabia Akram Karimi.

The Tajik ambassador commended the Kingdom’s efforts in providing care and support to the pilgrims who have started to arrive in the Kingdom, and praised the authorities responsible for managing pilgrims’ affairs in Madinah, highlighting the special care given to Tajik pilgrims.

The governor stressed that the Kingdom places great importance on caring for pilgrims, following the leadership’s directives to serve pilgrims and enable them to pray in a serene atmosphere.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Makkah: The Wofoud Al-Haram Association in Makkah, in collaboration with the Maldives Ministry of Islamic Affairs, recently hosted a delegation from the Maldives whose visit was part of the Wofoud program, which strives to offer a unique experience to guests performing Umrah rituals.

The Wofoud program, in collaboration with the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, offers a variety of programs, activities, and events to enrich the visitors’ religious knowledge and fulfill their cultural and religious aspirations.

The program also includes courses for the delegates, in partnership with the Grand Mosque Institute, and connecting the delegations to Maqra’ al-Haramayn (a program for teaching the Quran) to recite the Quran before the Grand Mosque’s imams. The program also entails tours of historical landmarks.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

A woman was Monday dawn killed, and others were injured, in a bombing by Israeli occupation warplanes on a house in Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, as the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip enters its 220th day.

Local sources said that the occupation warplanes targeted a house in Shuja’iya neighborhood, killing a woman and wounding 10 others.

They added that a number of citizens were injured in the occupation artillery shelling that targeted various areas in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, as the occupation warplanes bombed crowded residential areas in Block 2 and Block 4 of the camp.

The occupation forces broke into the center of Jabalia camp, heavily shot at shelter centers in the camp, as the occupation troops forced hundreds of citizens to leave the shelter centers.

The occupation forces targeted ambulances trying to move inside the camp to reach the wounded.

The Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, by land, sea and air, continues since October 7, 2023, whic
h has so far resulted in the killing of 35,034 Palestinians, the majority of whom were children and women, and injuring 78,755 others, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble, in an infinite toll.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon