Day: July 3, 2024

Al-Baha, The rainy weather in Al-Baha Region today attracted residents and visitors to parks and gardens to enjoy and spend time in beautiful nature.

A photographer from the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) captured scenes of the rainy weather, the atmosphere between rainy and cloudy in Al-Baha, and the residents and visitors of the region going out to watch the valleys flow, enjoy the pleasant atmosphere, and the blowing of gentle breezes that cast shadows of joy and draw smiles on the faces of adults and children.

These days, the region has donned its most beautiful clothes, as its green mountains are covered in a beautiful mixture of sounds, colors, and sweet smells, harmonizing to draw smiles and happiness on the faces of its visitors amid the celebrations and festivals that cover the parks and forests of the region, in light of the increasing number of visitors to it daily from inside and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Madrid, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived in the Spanish capital, Madrid, to attend the annual meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) at the council’s invitation.

During the meeting, the minister will discuss with ECFR members recent developments in the regional and international arenas, focusing on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the ongoing efforts to address it.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Amman, Saudi ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi today received Advisor at the Royal Court and King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, along with his accompanying delegation, at Queen Alia International Airport.

Dr. Al-Rabeeah is visiting Jordan to be briefed on the center’s projects and programs there.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Saudi-Venezuelan Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council, led by council member and Committee Chairman Ibrahim bin Mahmoud Al-Nahas, has met with the Venezuelan Ambassador to the Kingdom, David Velasquez Caraballo, at the Shura Council headquarters in Riyadh.

During the meeting, they discussed enhancing relations between the Kingdom and Venezuela across all sectors. They also explored ways to boost cooperation between the two sides in the parliamentary field through joint friendship committees and exchanging visits at various levels.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Madinah, The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has documented several scenes of pilgrims leaving Madinah.

Specifically, SPA documented the services provided by field teams and relevant agencies moments before pilgrims leave Madinah for their home countries, after they finished their Hajj and visited the Prophet’s Mosque amid tremendous efforts of the Kingdom’s leadership and integrated services to facilitate their Hajj and ensure they enjoy complete atmosphere of security, peace and tranquility while performing their rituals.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Hatay, Turkiye, Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah has inaugurated the “Saudi Sama’a” Volunteer Program for Cochlear Implantation and Hearing Rehabilitation in the Turkish province of Hatay.

Al Rabeeah launched the program’s first, second, and third phases to support individuals affected by the earthquake in Syria and Trkiye. The launch took place in the presence of Hatay Governor Mustafa Masatli and several officials.

The program is the largest volunteer humanitarian event worldwide for cochlear implantation and auditory rehabilitation.

Throughout the program’s phases, 120 cochlear implantations will be performed, and 375 hearing aids will be distributed to children from Syria and Trkiye who were affected by the earthquake in Hatay. A total of 495 children will benefit from these procedures.

Moreover, 24 volunteer programs in the field of cochlear implantation will be implemented, benefiting 940 indivi
duals at various stages of the project. These programs include intensive rehabilitation for hearing-impaired individuals following their surgical procedures.

The initiative is part of the relief programs implemented by Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to provide assistance to individuals in need and those affected worldwide.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Ministry of Commerce released its quarterly bulletin covering the business sector, providing an overview of its performance and developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

According to the Commerce Ministry, the total number of issued commercial registrations in the second quarter of this year increased by 78% compared to the same quarter of last year. During the past three months, 121,000 commercial registrations were issued, bringing the total number of commercial registrations to more than 1,518,000 in all regions of the Kingdom.

The “youth” category, both male and female, accounted for 38% of the total existing commercial registrations for establishments in the Kingdom.

The quarterly bulletin addressed the development in promising sectors in the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and highlighted the growth of commercial registrations in sectors such as container handling services, logistics services, land passenger transport, arts and entertainment, cloud computing, electronic games, and others. Thi
s offers opportunities for local and foreign business sectors to develop businesses and expand partnerships.

The bulletin also shed light on e-commerce commercial registrations, which represent an important pillar of the national economy, as they grew by 17%, exceeding 40,000 registrations by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

The Ministry of Commerce’s quarterly bulletin for the business sector can be viewed at https://mc.gov.sa/en.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Saudi Water Authority (SWA) — represented by its research arm, the Water Technologies Innovation Institute and Research Advancement (WTIIRA) — started using advanced technology to maximize the use of cement plant by-products (fly ash) and desalination wastewater. The goal is to produce high-purity (vaterite) calcium carbonate at 97% purity. The project, the first of its kind in the world, contributes to environmental preservation, promotes the circular economy concept, and aligns with the goals of the Saudi Green Initiative by reducing carbon emissions.

The calcium carbonate extraction project is a key element of the “zero brine return” technology, which is part of SWA’s strategy to maximize the use of brine wastewater in the production systems of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), SWA’s operational arm. The process involves integrating the harmful by-products of cement factories with brine wastewater, leading to environmental innovation and the development of technologies that su
pport a sustainable economy.

The project is the result of a research partnership between the SWA’s WTIIRA, the South Korean Taekyung Group, and Korea National University. The partnership involved close cooperation in engineering design, research, and feasibility studies. The pilot unit was manufactured in South Korea in 2023 and underwent intensive operational tests for six months, confirming its optimal performance.

SWA aims to add up to SAR 1.5 billion annually to the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 through the extraction of precious metals and salts from brine wastewater and the production of high-quality desalinated water suitable for drinking. It also involves extracting high-purity bromine, sodium chloride, potassium, magnesium, and calcium sulfate at different stages. These products are used in the oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, construction, food, and chemical industries.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Damascus, Temperatures will rise to become from 1 to 4 degrees above average, as the country is affected by the Indian seasonal low air pressure accompanied by southwesterly currents in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Meteorology department expected in its Thursday bulletin that the weather will be hot and clear in general, while it will be partly cloudy in the coastal area.

The winds will be westerly with a low to a moderate speed with active gusts and the sea waves will be low in amplitude.

The expected temperatures in some major Syrian cities will be as follows: Damascus 35/22, Daraa 30/18, Homs 32/20, Hasaka 38/21, Tartous 33/24, Aleppo 33/23, Idleb 32/21, Deir Ezzor 38/25.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Tashkent, A delegation from the Shura Council’s Saudi-Uzbek Parliamentary Friendship Committee discussed enhancing cooperation with Uzbekistan’s Oliy Majlis (Parliament).

Led by Shura Council member and Committee Chairman Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Jarbaa, the delegation made an official visit to Uzbekistan.

It met with Uzbek Oliy Majlis First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber Akmal Saidov and the Uzbek parliamentary delegation of the Uzbek-Saudi friendship committee.

During the meeting, the delegations discussed relations between Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, means of enhancing parliamentary cooperation, and other topics of mutual concern.

Source: Saudi Press Agency