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Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan receives his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Mohamad Hussein ahead of the Saudi-Iraq joint committee meeting on Thursday.
Saudi, Iraqi FMs chair the fourth meeting of joint political, security and military committee
JEDDAH — Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Mohamad Hussein chaired the fourth meeting of the Saudi-Iraqi Political, Security and Military Committee in Jeddah on Thursday as part of the work of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council.The two sides discussed deeply rooted Saudi-Iraqi relations and the means to enhance them in all fields.They discussed ways to strengthen coordination between the two countries in the political, security, and military fields.The meeting also reviewed the topics on the committee’s agenda, which were in continuation of the previous meetings.Several Saudi and Iraqi officials attended the meeting. — SPA
May 19, 2023

Saudi, Iraqi FMs chair the fourth meeting of joint political, security and military committee

The 118th Session of the Executive Council of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was held in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic.
Saudi Arabia chairs UNWTO council meeting in Dominican Republic
PUNTA CANA — Saudi Arabia chaired the 118th Session of the Executive Council of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic.The Kingdom was elected as chair of the 34-member Executive Council of the UNWTO for 2023 during the 117th session of the council. It is the first Gulf country to hold the position.The Minister of Tourism and chairman of the current council, Ahmed Al-Khateeb, explained that the Kingdom, through its strategic partnership with the UNWTO, is working on coordinating international efforts to strengthen the tourism sector based on sustainability and equal opportunity for all member states.Al-Khateeb also noted that the significance of the council lies in unifying visions and efforts of the organization and member states to achieve...
May 19, 2023

Saudi Arabia chairs UNWTO council meeting in Dominican Republic

Nigerian twins Hassana and Hasina were separated after a 14-hour surgery.
Nigerian conjoined twins successfully separated after 14-hour surgery
RIYADH — A Saudi specialized surgical team managed to separate Nigerian conjoined twins Hassana and Hasina, who were attached at the lower chest and abdomen and shared liver, bile ducts and intestines, after a complex surgery that lasted over 14 hours. The operation was conducted in eight phases, with the participation of a 36-member team of surgeons and 85 members of the multidisciplinary medical team.Head of the medical team Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, who is Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), explained that the operation was performed under the directives of the Saudi leadership. It is the 56th opration as part of the Saudi program for the separation of conjoined twins, he added.The Saudi program over the...
May 19, 2023

Nigerian conjoined twins successfully separated after 14-hour surgery

Dr. Waleed Al-Habib, head of the Saudi Heart Association, addressing a press conference in Riyadh.
45% of deaths in Saudi Arabia caused by heart diseases: Expert
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Dr. Waleed Al-Habib, head of the Saudi Heart Association, said that 45 percent of deaths in the Kingdom are caused by heart diseases, primarily atherosclerosis and heart attacks.Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, he said that more than 30 percent of the Saudi population is at risk of heart diseases. “Saudi Arabia is considered as one of the countries with the highest risk of heart disease, which is the first cause of death in the Kingdom. This necessitated the Saudi Health Council to launch new standards to bring down cases of heart diseases,” he said.Dr. Al-Habib, a consultant cardiologist, pointed out that high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, diabetes and lack of physical activity are major causes of heart disease. “Deaths due to heart attacks are not...
May 18, 2023

45% of deaths in Saudi Arabia caused by heart diseases: Expert

KAUST is bringing Marine Technology Society Section to the Middle East
THUWAL — King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Marine Technology Society (MTS) announced the Red Sea Section, the first MTS Section in the Middle East. Founded on January 9, 2023, and located at KAUST, the Red Sea Section connects stakeholders in marine science and technology from overseas and in the Kingdom.The world is shifting toward a blue economy, which describes efforts to use the ocean sustainably for economic growth and higher quality of life. Along those lines, this decade is the United Nations’ Decade of Ocean Science, which aims to develop new technologies for sustainable ocean discovery and environmental monitoring. Answering this global call to action, Saudi Arabia has pledged an unprecedented commitment to ocean science research, seeking to...
May 18, 2023

KAUST is bringing Marine Technology Society Section to the Middle East

Upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was received by Prince Badr bin Sultan, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region.
Syria's Bashar Al-Assad arrives in Jeddah to attend Arab Summit
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad landed in Jeddah on Thursday to participate in the 32nd Arab Summit.Upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Al-Assad was received by Prince Badr bin Sultan, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region. Al-Assad’s visit was in response to an invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to attend the Arab League summit. This was the first visit of Al-Assad to Saudi Arabia in 12 years. The 32nd ordinary summit of the Arab League differs from summits of previous years as it is the first to be attended by Syria after the country’s membership was suspended in 2011. In a statement on its Twitter account, the Syrian Presidency announced on Thursday that President Al-Assad is heading to Jeddah to...
May 18, 2023

Syria's Bashar Al-Assad arrives in Jeddah to attend Arab Summit

Arab foreign ministers continued the preparatory meeting for the second day on Thursday.
Sudan and Syria on top of summit agenda as Arab leaders gather in Jeddah
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — Pinning hope on Arab aspirations of greater unity and integration for the resolution of major crises in the region, Arab heads of state and government started arriving in Jeddah on Thursday to attend the 32nd ordinary session of the Arab League Council.The crisis in Sudan, the Israeli-Palestine conflict, and Syria are on top of the agenda of Friday's summit, which is also witnessing Syria’s return to the 22-member bloc after a hiatus of 12 years.The leaders who arrived in Jeddah on Thursday included Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Paletinian President Mahmoud Abbas, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, and Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi.The Syrian...
May 18, 2023

Sudan and Syria on top of summit agenda as Arab leaders gather in Jeddah

The court employees were caught on camera receiving bribe.
2 Jeddah General Court employees arrested for bribery
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — Anti-Corruption Authorities have arrested two employees in the General Court in Jeddah for receiving bribes from a citizen.The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority said Ayman Abdulrazaq Salwati, a 6th-grade employee at the court, received SR250,000 out of a promised SR500,000 as a bribe from a citizen in exchange for illegally bringing a case into the Court of Appeals and seeking to overturn an existing ruling in the case between the citizen and one of the investment companies in Jeddah. The ruling stated that he be fined SR7,317,000.Meanwhile, Ali Mohammed Aldougi, a 9th-grade employee at the same court, received SR125,000, which was his share of the bribe for his role in the case.The Authority published a video, which showed the two employees receiving...
May 18, 2023

2 Jeddah General Court employees arrested for bribery

NIgerian twins Hassana and Hasina
14-hour surgery to separate Nigerian conjoined twins underway in Riyadh
RIYADH — A surgical team, led by Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, began a surgery to separate Nigerian conjoined twins Hassana and Hasina, children of Omar Rayano, here Thursday morning.The surgery is being carried out with the participation of 35 consultants, specialists, nursing and technical personnel at King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children at King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh.Dr. Al Rabeeah explained that the surgery, which is being carried out under the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, is expected to be performed through eight stages and will take about 14 hours.The twins were born in Kaduna, Nigeria on...
May 18, 2023

14-hour surgery to separate Nigerian conjoined twins underway in Riyadh

President Mahmoud Abbas is received by Prince Badr bin Sultan at King Abdul Aziz Airport in Jeddah
Abbas, El-Sisi arrive in Jeddah to participate in Arab summit
JEDDAH — President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine arrived in Jeddah on Thursday to participate in the 32nd regular session of the Arab League Council.President Abbas was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Deputy Governor of Makkah Prince Badr bin Sultan, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit and a number of senior officials.Earlier, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt arrived in Jeddah to participate in the summit-level session of the Arab League Council.President El-Sisi was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Prince Badr bin Sultan, Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Osama bin Ahmed Naqli and a number of senior officials. — SPA
May 18, 2023

Abbas, El-Sisi arrive in Jeddah to participate in Arab summit

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