Category: Sports

Abu Dhabi, Aug 19, 2022, SPA — The Saudi national team’s player for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Competition, Abdul-Elah Mir Alem, won the gold medal in the World Youth Championships held in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, after defeating the American player Isaac Esparza in the weight-less 62 kg competitions.

The player expressed his happiness for achieving the first Saudi gold medal at the world level in the various MMA, weighing less than 62 kg, pointing out that this achievement came within a tournament that brought together an elite group of players who competed strongly to achieve gold.

For his part, the head of the Saudi Federation of MMA and chair of the Saudi delegation, Abdulaziz Julaidan, expressed his happiness at achieving this achievement, congratulating the country for this excellence and achievement, which was achieved as a result of the great support for sports and athletes, stressing the importance of ongoing work to achieve more medals and achievements for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Cairo– The Saudi bowling team (men) won today the silver medal in the Tenth Arab Bowling Championships, being hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt during the period from 11 to 19 August, 2022.

It is worth mentioning that the teams of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, UAE, Oman, Yemen, and Egypt are participating in the Tenth Arab Championship for Men and the Sixth for Women.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– In line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which seeks to transform the mining sector into the third pillar of the national industries, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) announced that 13 bidders have qualified for the second stage of the Umm Ad Damar exploration site licensing round, the second of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Umm Ad Damar is an early exploration site that is part of the mineral-rich Arabian Shield, and covers more than 40 square km. The Umm Ad Damar deposit which includes copper, zinc, gold, and silver, lies 300km north east of Jeddah and 25km northwest of Mahd Adh Dhahab town, on the Jeddah geological terrane in the Jabal Saiyd mineralized belt within the Mahad formation.

On July 17th, a diverse pool of highly experienced and competent candidates, both local and international, submitted qualification questionnaires with the aim of proceeding to the second stage of the licensing round.

The Ministry has qualified 13 bidders from this pool to the proposal stage: Abdul Rahman Saad AlRashid & Sons Co. (ARTAR), African Rainbow Minerals, Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company (AMAK), Alara Saudi Ventures PTY LTD, Barrick Gold T 7 Limited, Consortium between Moxico Resources PLC and Ajlan & bros mining company, ERG Arabia LLC, Norin Mining Ltd, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden), UDS Golden Group, Vedanta Limited, Yancoal Australia Ltd. and Yilmaden Holding.

Qualified bidders will receive an Information Memorandum, which sets out the requirements to follow when submitting their proposals for the site exploration license. Qualified bidders are given until the beginning of October 2022 to complete and submit their proposals.

Proposal submissions will be assessed based on a number of criteria, including technical, financial, environmental, and social management plans. Qualified bidders can now access the data room, which includes an Independent Technical Report and additional data such as the 3D model.

The qualified bidders will also be invited to a workshop which will be organized by the Ministry in August to learn more about the next stages of the licensing round process and visit the site in person, should they wish to do so. This shall be followed by a multi-round auction to select the preferred bidder.

Considering the emphasis Saudi Arabia is placing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) as it seeks to lead and transform the region’s mining sector, bidders will need to demonstrate how they will uphold these principles in terms of providing a social plan that demonstrates the bidders’ positive contribution and commitment to the surrounding communities.

The current Umm Ad Damar licensing round is a key milestone for the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) and supports its objectives of enabling the growth of the mining industry in Saudi Arabia and diversifying the economy towards a sustainable future. The Kingdom’s second mineral tender for Umm ad Damar is a continuation of a successful and new chapter in the journey towards a robust Saudi Mining sector.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Abha, Aug 4, 2022, SPA — Egypt’s U20 football national team succeeded to win its Algerian rival 3/1 in their semi-final match held here late Tuesday to qualify for 2022 U-20 Arab Cup Finals.

The Egyptian team managed to end the first half advancing 2/0 before the Algerian team returned to the atmosphere of the match in the 69 minute of the second half to score a goal reducing the result to 2/1

Yet, the Egyptians succeeded in the 79 minutes to add a decisive third goal to ensure their qualify for the final match of 2022 U-20 Arab Cup against their Saudi counterpart on Sunday, the 7th of August.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The Saudi Bodybuilding Team will participate in the Arab Bodybuilding Championship 2022, which will be held during the period from 28 to 31 July, 2022, in Alexandria, the Arab Republic of Egypt.

As many as eight players will represent the Saudi Bodybuilding Team in the championship.

The championship will be concluded on 31 July, 2022, with a closing ceremony and awarding of the winners

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Hodeida– King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued the implementation of the water supply and environmental sanitation project for the camps of the displaced people at Hodeida Governorate, Yemen.

During the period from 6 to 12 July 2022, 367,500 liters of non-drinking water and 367,500 liters of drinking water were pumped, and 28 shifts dedicated to removing waste from the camps of the displaced were carried out, benefiting 9,800 individuals.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh — Represented by King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for the Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) and the Ministry of Education, the Saudi national team for Mathematics has collected six international prizes, two silver and four bronze, in the International Mathematics Olympiad 2022 held in Norway from July 6 – 16, it was reported here today.

The Saudi team is making its debut in the 170-time contest in which 589 female and male students from 106 countries took part this time.

The achievement pushed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 16 places up to the 22nd rank this year.

The Acting Secretary General of Mawhiba Dr. Amal Al-Hazzaa forwarded congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince on this scientific achievement.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Abha, Saudi Arabia, July 14, 2022, SPA — National teams taking part in Arab Soccer Cup Championship U20, organized by the Arab Football Federation and hosted by the Saudi Football Federation, which is scheduled to be held from July 20 through August 6, 2022, started to arrive in Abha, Saudi Arabia, venue of the finals.

Iraqi team was the first of arrivees last Tuesday, joining the Saudi host team which is already camping there. Sudanese and Libyan teams arrived this evening while the teams of Morocco, Palestine and Mauritania are scheduled to reach this resort city on Sunday. On Monday, teams of Egypt, Oman, Jordan and UAE are set to be in Abha while the Tunisian team lands on July 20, the opening of the event, organizers said.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab States, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, has valued the great and appreciated efforts made by the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to serve the holy sites, pilgrims and Umrah performers.

He praised the care accorded by the King and HRH Crown Prince for the service of the Two Holy Mosques, pilgrims and visitors to the Prophet’s Holy Mosque, and the sincere efforts made by the Kingdom to organize the Hajj season every year.

Dr. Al-Hajraf affirmed that serving the Two Holy Mosques is a great honor and responsibility that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undertaken since the era of the late founder King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman, his sons, the Kings, until the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

He extended his best congratulations to the King, HRH Crown Prince, the wise government and the Saudi people on the occasion of the blessed Eid Al-Adha and the Kingdom’s success in implementing the Hajj plans for the year 1443 and raising the level of services provided for pilgrims year after year to enable them to perform Hajj rituals in an atmosphere full of tranquility, faith and safety.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Minister of Transport and Logistics, Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, has inspected the electric scooter being used for the first time in this year’s Hajj season. The Minister was briefed on the workflow of this device and the method of training pilgrims to use them.

It is noteworthy that the scooter is one of the modern modes of transport that the transport and logistics system seeks to expand in various modes of transport to serve pilgrims. The scooter aims to shorten the travel time between the holy sites. The distance it travels between Arafat and Muzdalifah is 15 minutes, compared to an hour walking on foot. Its suitability for use in the coming years will be assessed.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Makkah,The President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais inaugurated here today the blessed Zamzam campaign to the pilgrims in the Arafat area, implemented by the presidency in cooperation with the Watering Committee in the Principality of Makkah Region, in order to provide blessed Zamzam water to pilgrims, during their performance of Hajj rituals in Arafat.

Al-Sudais stressed that the Presidency has given great care to serving pilgrims, harnessed the capabilities and provided all the necessary needs so that the pilgrims could perform their rituals in ease and tranquility.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, June 04, 2022, SPA –The National U-20 Team lost to Panama U-23 team 4-2 in the match on Saturday evening at Later de Tenge stadium, as part of Maurice Revello International Championship (Toulon Championship), which comes within preparations for Asian Cup qualifiers U-20 2023 in Uzbekistan.

The national team has one match left to determine the positions, as the team to play with it will be decided on Monday, and the match will be held next Wednesday.

Source: Saudi Press Agency