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Music, performing arts and cuisines from regions across the Kingdom will also be featured on the sidelines of the event. (SPA)
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Music, performing arts and cuisines from regions across the Kingdom will also be featured on the sidelines of the event. (SPA)
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Music, performing arts and cuisines from regions across the Kingdom will also be featured on the sidelines of the event. (SPA)
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Music, performing arts and cuisines from regions across the Kingdom will also be featured on the sidelines of the event. (SPA)
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Updated 10 February 2024
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Saudi pavilion at New Delhi book fair showcases culture, heritage

Music, performing arts and cuisines from regions across the Kingdom will also be featured on the sidelines of the event. (SPA)
  • The commission’s CEO, Mohammed Hasan Alwan, said that Saudi culture and creativity is being showcased to the world, and that through the book fair, the Kingdom seeks to foster dialogue between countries, and highlight its culture
Updated 10 February 2024
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NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia on Saturday inaugurated its pavilion at the New Delhi International Book Fair.

The event, which invited Saudi Arabia as the guest of honor, runs until Feb. 18 at the Pragati Fair Square in the Indian capital.

Several Saudi entities led by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission are taking part in the fair with the aim of highlighting Saudi culture.

The commission’s CEO, Mohammed Hasan Alwan, said that Saudi culture and creativity is being showcased to the world, and that through the book fair, the Kingdom seeks to foster dialogue between countries, and highlight its culture.

Cultural bodies taking part in the Saudi pavilion will encourage creative dialogue among peoples, Alwan said, highlighting the Saudi Ministry of Culture’s goal of boosting cultural exchange as part of the National Strategy for Culture, a scheme for Saudi Vision 2030.

During the fair, seminars and dialogue sessions will be held for Saudi writers to showcase examples of the Kingdom’s talent and culture.

Music, performing arts and cuisines from regions across the Kingdom will also be featured on the sidelines of the event. Rare books and manuscripts in the pavilion will introduce the ancient cultural heritage of the Kingdom to visitors.

 

Topics: Mohammed Hasan Alwan New Delhi International Book Fair

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Head of Saudi FDA signs cooperation deal during China visit

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Updated 31 October 2024
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Head of Saudi FDA signs cooperation deal during China visit

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  • Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey was accompanied by Saudi Ambassador to China Abdulrahman Al-Harbi on a tour of several organizations
  • Delegation also visited the National Institute of Biological Sciences, whose chairman, Dr. Xiaodong Wang, gave a presentation on its research initiatives
Updated 31 October 2024
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RIYADH: The head of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with China’s National Medical Products Administration during a visit to Beijing.

Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey, who will also attend the 8th Shenzhen Food Safety Forum while in China, was accompanied by Saudi Ambassador to China Abdulrahman Al-Harbi on a tour of several organizations, including the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The delegation also met officials from the National Institute for Food and Drug Control to examine their regulatory operations and visited its affiliated bodies, including the Institute for Biological Product Control.

Discussions covered collaborative projects on developing vaccine oversight, biological alternatives, and innovative therapeutic products, such as gene and cellular therapies.

The Saudi delegation also visited the National Institute of Biological Sciences, whose chairman, Dr. Xiaodong Wang, gave a presentation on its research initiatives, drug discovery work and other developments.

Topics: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhey Abdulrahman Al-Harbi China

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Saudi minister promotes education sustainability at G20 meeting in Brazil

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Updated 31 October 2024
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Saudi minister promotes education sustainability at G20 meeting in Brazil

Saudi minister promotes education sustainability at G20 meeting in Brazil
  • Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan: School-community engagement in Saudi Arabia constitutes a fundamental element of our national strategy
  • Saudi Ministry of Education has established a department dedicated to community responsibility and volunteer work
Updated 31 October 2024
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RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Education Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan has emphasized the Kingdom’s commitment to promoting sustainability in education and investment in skills, innovation and entrepreneurship to achieve a sustainable future for citizens and enhance global competitiveness for future generations.

Al-Benyan was speaking during the G20 Education Ministers’ Meeting in Fortaleza in Brazil, where he emphasized the Kingdom’s support of the goals and priorities of the Education Working Group.

He highlighted the importance of cooperation between schools and communities to provide students with experiences and resources that enhance the importance of learning for them.

Al-Benyan said that the engagement of educational institutions with the community enabled educators to meet the diverse needs of students and their families, promote inclusivity, and help students to develop into active citizens.

“School-community engagement in Saudi Arabia constitutes a fundamental element of our national strategy, as the Kingdom’s educational institutions understand the importance of connecting with the community — not just as recipients of volunteer efforts but also as active participants in societal development,” he said.

The Saudi Ministry of Education has established a department dedicated to community responsibility and volunteer work, focusing on integrating sustainable development goals into education and creating initiatives that address local needs.

Al-Benyan said that a new school evaluation index had been developed to assess community engagement effectively, with Vision 2030 setting ambitious targets for the non-profit sector, aiming to reach 10,000 community organizations, contribute more than 5 percent of GDP, and engage one million volunteers.

He added that the Kingdom had seen a more than 150 percent increase in educational non-profit organizations in 2024.

Al-Benyan also discussed two flagship projects aimed at supporting teachers — the National Institute for Professional Education Development and the Teachers Fund. The institute is focused on four key areas: teacher preparation, teacher development, leadership nurturing, and teacher advocacy.

He called for collaborative efforts to develop a new global perspective that ensured a just and sustainable future for all citizens.

Topics: Saudi Ministry of Education (MOE) Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan G20

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First meeting of international alliance for two-state solution continues in Riyadh

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Updated 31 October 2024
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First meeting of international alliance for two-state solution continues in Riyadh

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  • Saudi deputy minister criticizes Israel’s violations of international, humanitarian law
  • Nations must engage in multilateral diplomatic efforts, Abdulrahman Al-Rassi says
Updated 31 October 2024
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RIYADH: International efforts to implement a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict gained momentum on Thursday, as senior diplomats gathered for a second day in Riyadh for the first meeting of a newly formed international alliance.

In his address, Saudi Deputy Minister for Multilateral International Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi stressed the urgency of the initiative amid ongoing violence in Gaza, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

He criticized Israel’s violations of international and humanitarian law and expressed frustration at the international community’s response to the crisis. He noted the UN Security Council’s failure to fulfill its responsibilities and its stance against the Palestinian people’s moral and legal right to self-determination, as well as its failure to initiate a serious process for peace and prevent the expansion of regional conflict.

Al-Rassi stressed the importance of nations engaging in multilateral diplomatic efforts to achieve peace based on the two-state solution and end Israeli occupation. He referenced international law, UN resolutions and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative as fundamental frameworks, emphasizing the so-called land for peace principle that would enable Palestinians to live freely in an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on 1967 borders.

The deputy minister renewed Saudi Arabia’s invitation to peace-loving nations to join the alliance and praised the recent decisions of several countries to recognize Palestine. He urged other countries to similarly cite their support for Palestinian rights and the alliance itself in working to accelerate the implementation of the two-state solution and achieve peace.

Israel’s continued aggression against Palestinians would only expand regional conflict and threaten global stability, Al-Rassi said, and called on permanent Security Council members to use their authority to force Israel to cease its aggression and allow unrestricted humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

The deputy minister strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban UNRWA operations, describing it as a violation of international law and a dangerous precedent that violated UN member states’ Charter obligations and thus undermined the multilateral international system.

“This is the occupying power’s latest action aimed at undermining Palestinian resilience in their homeland and attempting to forcibly displace Palestinians,” he said.

Al-Rassi reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for the UN relief agency and firmly rejected Israel’s systematic targeting of it and other and humanitarian organizations, along with the ongoing endangerment of its workers.

He concluded by expressing his optimism for the initiative and said that the support shown for it at the Riyadh meeting demonstrated a genuine desire for peace and an end to the “brutal war on Gaza and occupied Palestinian territories.”

Topics: War on Gaza Abdulrahman Al-Rassi UNRWA

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Saudi Arabia condemns terror attack on Chadian military base

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Updated 31 October 2024
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  • Attack on military base in Chad’s Lake Chad region left at least 40 soldiers dead
Updated 31 October 2024
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RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack on a military base in Chad’s Lake Chad region, which left at least 40 Chadian soldiers dead.

The Ministry expressed its condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Chad, wishing those injured a swift recovery.

In a statement, the ministry reaffirmed the Kingdom’s opposition to all forms of violence and terrorism, emphasizing Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting international efforts to combat such threats, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The attack took place on Sunday evening on Barkaram Island in the Lake Chad basin area, which has experienced increasing militant activity in recent years.

Although no group has claimed responsibility, Chadian President Mahamat Deby has since launched a counter-mission aimed at tracking down those responsible. 

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4,000-year-old town discovered hidden in Arabian oasis

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  • Then an ancient 14.5 kilometer-long wall was discovered at the site
  • When Al-Natah was built, cities were flourishing in the Levant region along the Mediterranean Sea from present-day Syria to Jordan
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Paris: The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in an oasis in modern-day Saudi Arabia reveals how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said on Wednesday.
The remains of the town, dubbed Al-Natah, were long concealed by the walled oasis of Khaybar, a green and fertile speck surrounded by desert in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.
Then an ancient 14.5 kilometer-long wall was discovered at the site, according to research led by French archaeologist Guillaume Charloux published earlier this year.
For a new study published in the journal PLOS One, a French-Saudi team of researchers have provided “proof that these ramparts are organized around a habitat,” Charloux told AFP.
The large town, which was home to up to 500 residents, was built around 2,400 BC during the early Bronze Age, the researchers said.
It was abandoned around a thousand years later. “No one knows why,” Charloux said.
When Al-Natah was built, cities were flourishing in the Levant region along the Mediterranean Sea from present-day Syria to Jordan.
Northwest Arabia at the time was thought to have been barren desert, crossed by pastoral nomads and dotted with burial sites.
That was until 15 years ago, when archaeologists discovered ramparts dating back to the Bronze Age in the oasis of Tayma, to Khaybar’s north.
This “first essential discovery” led scientists to look closer at these oases, Charloux said.
Black volcanic rocks called basalt concealed the walls of Al-Natah so well that it “protected the site from illegal excavations,” Charloux said.
But observing the site from above revealed potential paths and the foundations of houses, suggesting where the archaeologists needed to dig.
They discovered foundations “strong enough to easily support at least one- or two-story” homes, Charloux said, emphasising that there was much more work to be done to understand the site.
But their preliminary findings paint a picture of a 2.6-hectare town with around 50 houses perched on a hill, equipped with a wall of its own.
Tombs inside a necropolis there contained metal weapons like axes and daggers as well as stones such as agate, indicating a relatively advanced society for so long ago.
Pieces of pottery “suggest a relatively egalitarian society,” the study said. They are “very pretty but very simple ceramics,” added Charloux.
The size of the ramparts — which could reach around five meters (16 feet) high — suggests that Al-Natah was the seat of some kind of powerful local authority.
These discoveries reveal a process of “slow urbanism” during the transition between nomadic and more settled village life, the study said.
For example, fortified oases could have been in contact with each other in an area still largely populated by pastoral nomadic groups. Such exchanges could have even laid the foundations for the “incense route” which saw spices, frankincense and myrrh traded from southern Arabia to the Mediterranean.
Al-Natah was still small compared to cities in Mesopotamia or Egypt during the period.
But in these vast expanses of desert, it appears there was “another path toward urbanization” than such city-states, one “more modest, much slower, and quite specific to the northwest of Arabia,” Charloux said.

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