POLITICS

Princess Seetah award honors pioneers in social work

Princess Seetah award honors pioneers in social work

RIYADH: Eight community partnership leaders have received the 11th Princess Seetah bint Abdulaziz Award for Excellence in Social Work. Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi announced the winners of the prestigious Saudi accolade in Riyadh on Tuesday. Established in 2012 by royal decree, the Princess Seetah bint Abdulaziz Foundation for Excellence in […]

Egyptian FM raises concerns over Red Sea tensions in talks with Iranian counterpart

Egyptian FM raises concerns over Red Sea tensions in talks with Iranian counterpart

DUBAI: Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, voiced concerns regarding the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, directly impacting Egypt, during discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Amir Abdolahian, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Tuesday.  Shoukry emphasized the unprecedented threat the tensions posed to international shipping traffic. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the […]

UAE floating hospital begins operations at Al-Arish to treat Palestinian patients

UAE floating hospital begins operations at Al-Arish to treat Palestinian patients

AL-ARISH: A floating hospital provided by the UAE, anchored in Egypt’s Port city of Al-Arish, commenced operations on Sunday to provide treatment for injured Palestinians. The initiative is a part of the UAE’s “Gallant Knight 3” humanitarian operation. The 100-bed hospital has operating rooms, an intensive care unit, radiology section, laboratory and pharmacy, state news […]

Saudi interior minister meets with Tunisian counterpart

Saudi interior minister meets with Tunisian counterpart

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdulaziz met on Sunday in Tunis with the Interior Minister of Tunisia, Kamal Feki. During the meeting, a number of topics of common interest were discussed, in addition to reviewing the agenda of the 41st session of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers, scheduled for Tunis on […]

Saudi Arabia and UN host workshop on state of environment in Kingdom

Saudi Arabia and UN host workshop on state of environment in Kingdom

RIYADH: A two-day national consultative workshop for a report on the state of the environment in the Saudi Arabia, and likely future developments, concluded on Thursday. The event in Riyadh was organized by the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and the UN. The participants included the Kingdom’s undersecretary for environmental affairs, Osama Faqiha, […]

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