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Riyadh: The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned the Israeli occupation’s shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, where displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip were sheltering.

In a statement by the General Secretariat of the League, MWL Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, on behalf of the MWL and its global academies, entities, and councils, denounced these horrific and continuing barbaric crimes against civilians and civilian facilities. He emphasized that these actions represent a blatant violation of all international and humanitarian laws and norms. He stressed the urgent need for the international community to respond to this catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories by putting an end to systematic crimes against innocent civilians.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation’s shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, serving as a shelter for thousands of displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp located within the Gaza Strip. The airstrike resulted in the tragic loss of life and injuries, with the majority of victims being children and women.

In a statement released today, the parliament emphasized that the recurring targeting of schools and refugee shelters, along with the perpetration of horrific massacres by the Israeli occupation, constitutes an ongoing genocidal war and ethnic cleansing campaign against the Palestinian people. Such actions flagrantly violate numerous international resolutions and laws, particularly international humanitarian law.

The parliament calls upon the international community, the UN Security Council and influential nations to exert substantial pressure on the Israeli occupation, demanding an immediate cessation of its genocida
l war and brutal massacres against innocent Palestinian civilians.

Furthermore, the parliament urged the swift accountability of those responsible for these heinous massacres and crimes as war criminals. Additionally, urgent measures must be taken to facilitate the entry of humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip, providing essential relief from the dire conditions and famine gripping the region.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) has launched several summer programs to nurture gifted students and enrich their scientific and linguistic knowledge.

The programs include the Mawhiba Academic Enrichment Program, Mawhiba Research Enrichment Program, Mawhiba Universal Enrichment Program, and Mawhiba Ambassadors Program.

Some 13,000 students, including 450 students from Syria, Jordan, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Yemen, Egypt, and South Africa, will participate in these programs, which start today and continue for three, four, and six weeks.

The programs provide students with intensive research, scientific, and technical materials to help them acquire essential skills and achieve their future aspirations.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Deanship of Student Affairs at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University is hosting the Mawhiba Universal Enrichment Program, affiliated with the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, with the participation of 279 talented students.

The program started yesterday at the College of Science on the university campus and will continue for three weeks during the summer. It aims to enrich students’ scientific and linguistic knowledge, help them identify their future scientific fields, provide them with the experience of completing tasks and projects at a university level, highlight national talents, and prepare students to support the Kingdom’s transition to a knowledge-based society.

Also, it seeks to enhance students’ communication with international universities, open promising horizons for them to continue their studies, and develop their personal skills.

The program includes four tracks: medical, biological, and chemical sciences; physics, geology, and spac
e sciences; engineering sciences; and computer and applied mathematics sciences.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: Riyadh-based Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office the patent of an invention by the Department of Biology, College of Science, utilizing X-ray film.

The patent was recognized based on the biological materials and the methodology used in the research.

The environment-friendly invention entails the manufacture of biodegradable organic nano-biofilms that would replace the synthetic membranes currently used in laboratories, surgery, biomedicine, bioengineering and dentistry.

The registration follows the patent filing and registration program initiative launched by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Manama, Arab ministers responsible for the telecommunications and information technology (ICT) sector today convened in Bahrain at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Development Forum for the Arab Region (RDF-ARB).

The two-day forum is organised by ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) for Arab States and hosted by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.

In his speech, Mohammed bin Thamer Al Kaabi, the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications said the forum is one of the outcomes of Bahrain’s cooperation with the ITU, aiming to build a sustainable digital economy through digitisation, enhance security and privacy, develop digital infrastructure for smart cities and communities and develop capacity building in digital innovation and entrepreneurship.

He said that the ministry supported global partnership seeking to consolidate the role of communications and information technology in economic development, noting its effective contribution to driving the growth of other sectors.

Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, the Director of BDT expressed his thanks to Bahrain for hosting the forum, highlighting its significance as a platform for cooperation and digital transformation, contributing to sustainable development goals (SDGs) through the Kigali Action Plan and regional initiatives.

The forum discussed the ITU outcomes and regional initiatives for the Arab region, as well as the needs of member states. It also reviewed partner pledges within the Digital Alliance, which has collected over 800 pledges thus far.

The forum includes a special session for the Arab Network of Women (NoW), showcasing ITU’s work and promoting networking opportunities for women in the communications sector.

The Minister met with his Somalia and Sudanese counterparts and discussed opportunities and support mechanisms in ICT fields.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Al-Ahsa, The Food Security and Environmental Sustainability hackathon started yesterday at the King Faisal University in Al-Ahsa as part of the second International Conference on Food Security and Environmental Sustainability.

The three-day event will bring together a group of innovators, developers and experts in food security, environmental sustainability and artificial intelligence to create digital solutions and develop applications that help achieve a better future for food security and environmental sustainability.

On its first day, the hackathon presented to participants a number of programs, including “Innovation in Food Security and Environmental Sustainability” and “Supply Chains in Food Security” workshops, in addition to offering tours with expert guides in food security, environmental sustainability, and artificial intelligence, to answer the participants’ relevant questions.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Doha, HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Qatar University (QU), chaired the first meeting of QU Board of Trustees for the academic year 2023-2024, held at the Amiri Diwan on Monday morning.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Board of Trustees reviewed the accomplished decisions and recommendations taken in the third meeting for the academic year 2022-2023; then discussed the topics listed on its agenda and took appropriate decision thereon, including the approval of the university calendar 2023-2027 proposal.

The Board was briefed on the University’s efforts in preparing the Qatar University Strategy 2023-2027.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Cairo, The Education Ministry has participated in the Regional Dialogue Forum on “The Future of Education and Education on Human Rights: for a new social contract”.

The forum was organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in Cairo, Egypt, with the participation of 22 Arab countries.

The event, which was held within the framework of the keenness to hold regional consultations to discuss the and education in the field of human rights, coincides with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. It aimed to highlighting the best practices in education in the field of human rights.

Fatima Adel Sanad, specialist at the Education for Citizenship Unit in the Education Ministry’s Curriculum Development and Policies Directorate, presented a work paper on the kingdom’s experience in education for citizenship and spreading the culture of human rights through the educational system.

She highlighted the interest of the kingdom’s leadership in this field, as reflected in the national laws and legislation. She also reviewed the new and developed curricula that were introduced in schools.

She also shed light on the school project to promote citizenship and human rights, and made some recommendations regarding the future of education on human rights in the Arab region, based on Bahrain’s experience.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 3,600 school bags in the districts of Wabri, Hamrweyn, Hamar Jajab, and Shingani in the Banadir district of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The distribution has benefited 3,600 individuals as part of a project aimed at securing and distributing educational bags equipped with stationery for students in the Federal Republic of Somalia.

This initiative is part of the humanitarian assistance provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief. The goal is to support the educational sector in countries in need, enhance the educational environment, and provide essential study supplies for male and female students.

Source: Saudi Press Agency