King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has launched the Saudi Noor Voluntary Project to combat blindness and the diseases that cause it in Saidpur, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, in cooperation with the Al-Basar International Foundation.
This campaign comes within the voluntary programs organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) concluded yesterday the Saudi Noor Voluntary Program to combat blindness in Port Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, in cooperation with Al-Basar International Foundation.
From June 1 to 7, the KSrelief voluntary medical team examined 2,433 cases, distributed 1,257 glasses, and dispensed 2,246 prescriptions. It also performed 412 successful surgeries.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
The works of joint Syrian- Italian archaeological mission ended Tuesday for the first season at Amrit site in Tartous province, which included documenting and evaluating the earthquake damage that hit Syria recently and affected the architectural remains at Amrit site, particularly the ground cemetery of Abu Afsa discovered in2003, in addition to carrying out emergency work inside it.
Director of excavation and archaeological studies, Hammam Saad, said in a statement to SANA reporter that the Syrian and Italian sides worked according to a joint plan to rehabilitate the site in future and prepare studies for tourist routes .
” Amrit site was affected by the earthquake, which caused collapses in the ceiling of inner cemetery which fell on tombs inside it and side walls, in addition to some cracks, and the percentage of damage in site is light, in comparison to damage caused to some Syrian archaeological sites, especially the coastal ones, including al-Marqab and Salah al-Din Citadel, in addition to Aleppo Citadel” Saad added .
He said that as result of collapses at the cemetery , the matter required to implement some works of cementing , raising scaffolds , and removing the collapsed rubble, in order to put a complete documentation plan , in preparation for restoration works and completion works of documentation , which will be during the second season of mission next October.
Saad affirmed the importance of mutual cooperation between Syrian and Italian sides because it is the first mission at Amrit site, adding that the reason of forming joint mission in the site is for its significance in order to achieve benefit and establishing development projects
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
In response to the continuous crimes of the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian resistance carried out on Tuesday a heroic operation south of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Four Israeli settlers were wounded.
Palestinian media reported that a young man opened fire on two settlers’ cars near the town of Ya`bad, south of Jenin, wounding four of them. Meanwhile, the occupation forces imposed a siege on the town of Ya`bad and closed a road connecting between it and Mreiha village and a number of sub-roads southwest of the city. The occupation troops stormed into several houses and assaulted Palestinians, as well as arrested two young men in the town of al-Maloul.
Since the beginning this year, the heroic operations, carried out by the Palestinian resistance, led to the killing of 20 Israeli soldiers and settlers while 55 others were injured.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
The Ministry of Tourism announced that the United Kingdom, United States, and Schengen tourism visa holders, as well as permanent residents from any European Union country, can now enjoy streamlined entry to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by applying for an instant eVisa via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Holders of a valid tourism or business visa from the U.S., the UK, or one of the Schengen states have been granted an exception, provided that the visa was used at least once to enter the issuing country.
The abovementioned exception grants the same entry rights to the visa holder’s first-degree relatives, as well as to those who have obtained permanent residence in the U.S., EU, or UK.
Permanent residence holders also grant first-degree relatives access to the Kingdom via an upon-arrival visa at any air, land, and sea ports.
The Ministry of Tourism also pointed out that tourism visas do not grant their holders the right to perform either Hajj nor Umrah during the Hajj season.
The Ministry of Tourism urged those seeking more information about tourism visa regulation or access to a list of nationalities eligible to apply for a visa to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website at www.mofa.gov.sa.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Monday will be hot to very hot daytime with some clouds, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.
Offshore, the weather will be hazy at times with some clouds, the report said, warning of expected strong winds and high sea at north.
Wind inshore will be mainly northwesterly to northeasterly 05 to 15 KT.
Offshore, it will be mainly westerly to northwesterly 05 to 15 KT Gusting to 21 KT at north at times.
Visibility will be 5 to 09 kilometers.
Sea state inshore will be 1 to 2 FT rises to 3 FT at times. Offshore it will be 2 to 4 FT, rises to 6 FT at north at times.
Tide Times and temperatures are as follows: Area High Tide Low Tide Max ———— —————– —————– ———— Messaid : 00:13 – **:** 08:58 – **:** 43 Wakrah : 23:44 – **:** 07:25 – 18:46 44 Doha : 14:12 – 23:25 06:54 – 17:50 44 Al Khor : 12:11 – 21:27 05:54 – 14:49 44 Ruwais : 12:24 – **:** 05:54 – 18:22 36 Dukhan : 04:04 – 16:52 10:35 – 22:52 41 ———————————————————————— Sunrise today : 04:42 LT Sunset today : 18:24 LT —————————————————
Source: Qatar News Agency
Border Guard patrols in Jazan Region’s Al-Harth Governorate have foiled an attempt to smuggle 73 kilograms of khat. The legal action was taken and the confiscated contraband was handed over to the pertinent authority.
Security agencies call on the public to report any information concerning drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the Eastern regions and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom’s regions. They may also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control at 995 or through email: 995@gdnc.gov.sa. All reports will be treated with strict confidentiality.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
With participation of Syria, the Second Ministerial Meeting between Arab Countries and the Pacific Islands Countries kicked off Monday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Delivering a speech during the meeting, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad stressed the importance of cooperation and coordination between countries and regional blocs to face the challenges, whose negative repercussions affect everyone without exception, and require a comprehensive and coordinated response to overcome their negative effects.
Mikdad pointed out that international solidarity and cooperation are of particularly important for developing countries under economic consequences of Covid-19, the effects of climate change, and the food and energy crises that threaten to undermine the achievements of decades of development in these countries and hinder their ability to fulfill the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
He reiterated Syria’s call for donor countries to honor their commitments to support the ability of the most vulnerable developing countries, especially the island states of the Pacific region, to deal with the harmful effects of climate change.
Mikdad also called for providing humanitarian aid away from selectivity and political conditionality and the imposition of illegal and immoral unilateral coercive measures that harm sustainable development plans in the target countries, and threaten their stability and the living and humanitarian conditions of their Peoples
Mikdad stressed the need to develop cooperation between countries of the South, including Arab countries and the Pacific Islands Countries, according to an agenda guided by the principles of national sovereignty of small and large countries, equality between them, non-interference in their internal affairs, and rejection of attempts to use international organizations to target specific countries in service of interventionist agendas sponsored by well-known Western countries.
He also stressed that Syria and other Arab countries actively contributed to supporting the right of peoples to self-determination and independence in various regions and regions.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Ayman Sousan, met Monday Ali Asghar Khaji, Senior Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs, and the accompanying delegation.
During the meeting held on Monday, talks dealt with the agenda of Astana meeting and the quartet meeting of deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey expected to be held next week in the Kazakh capital of Astana.
Points of View were identical regarding relevant issues, particularly stressing adherence to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Within the framework of his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, and his accompanying delegation were briefed on the ongoing preparations at the headquarters of the Syrian Embassy in the capital, Riyadh, for reopening it.
“Minister Mikdad and his accompanying delegation visited the headquarters of the Syrian embassy in Riyadh to inspect the readiness of the building and the ongoing preparations for reopening the embassy, especially in terms of resuming the provision of consular services to the Syrian community in Saudi Arabia as soon as possible,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a tweet on Monday.
Minister Mikdad and his accompanying delegation arrived on Sunday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, where he was received by senior officials at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mikdad is participating in the 2nd ministerial meeting of the Arab states with the countries of the Pacific islands, which began its work yesterday at the level of experts.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency