اليوم: 30 أغسطس، 2023

RIYADH: Adel Al-Jubier, Saudi state minister and climate envoy, met separately on Tuesday with Slovenia’s state secretary for political and multilateral affairs, economic diplomacy and development cooperation Samuel Zbogar and finance minister Klemen Bostjancic.

The meetings, which were held on the sidelines of of the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation, in addition to the most prominent topics on the conference agenda.

Al-Jubier also met with Bojan Kumer, minister of the environment, climate and energy.

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have arrested four individuals in separate drug busts.

A Pakistani national was apprehended in Tabuk for dealing methamphetamine, while 3 Saudi citizens were detained for dealing amphetamine, officials said on Tuesday.

The perpetrators were arrested and legal proceedings were begun against them.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency signed a $6.8 million agreement with the World Food Program to help meet the nutritional needs of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

Assistant Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Ahmed Al-Bayez and WFP GCC representative Mageed Yahia signed the deal via video conference.

KSrelief will provide a grant to the WFP to distribute food aid to 54,000 Syrian refugees at Zaatari camp through monthly electronic vouchers to be used in shops and bakeries at the camp.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Transport Saleh Al-Jasser met on Tuesday with LOT Polish Airlines Chief Executive Michal Fijol.

The pair discussed the status of operating direct flights between the Kingdom and Poland.

Al-Jasser was on an official visit to European country, where he met Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and other Polish officials.

RIYADH: Bandar Al-Khorayef, Saudi Arabia’s industry minister, has visited Aselsan defense electronics and Turkish Aerospace factories in Ankara.

Al-Khorayef was briefed on the factories’ technologies used in defense and aerospace industries, production lines, and the work mechanisms. 

The minister discussed with factories‘ officials boosting cooperation with the Kingdom and exchanging expertise in the industrial sector.