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BAKU: Saudi Ambassador to Azerbaijan Essam bin Saleh Al-Jutaili received Mammad Musayev, president of Azerbaijan’s National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations, the Saudi Embassy reported on X on Friday.
In another meeting, he also spoke to the executive director of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency, Yusuf Abdullayev.
During the meetings, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and other topics of common interest.
LONDON: The Saudi Embassy in London said on Monday that it was coordinating with British authorities to discover the full circumstances of an incident in the English city of Cambridge in which a Saudi citizen was fatally stabbed.
Officers responding to reports of violence in the Mill Park area of the city shortly before midnight on Friday found 20-year-old Mohammed Al-Qasim with serious injuries. He died at the scene soon after.
Local police arrested two men from Cambridge on Sunday in connection with his death: a 21-year-old man on suspicion of murder, and a 50-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender. Both remain in police custody, Cambridgeshire Police confirmed.
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The incident is being treated as an “unprovoked attack,” police said on Monday. Al-Qasim was studying at a language school in the city on a 10-week placement, they added.
The Saudi embassy said it was following up on an assault on a Saudi citizen that led to his death, and continues to liaise with UK agencies to discover the full circumstances surrounding the incident and to facilitate the repatriation of the victim’s body to Ƶ.
“The embassy and all its staff extend their sincere condolences and sympathy to the family of the deceased,” it added.
RIYADH: The Maritime Safety Awareness Exhibition, which is organized by the General Directorate of Border Guard, is taking place in the Eastern Province to promote safe maritime practices and issue warnings against swimming in unauthorized areas.
Running through to Thursday at the Mall of Dhahran, the exhibition highlights key beach safety regulations, penalties for violating rules, and guidance on safe behavior at sea. It also showcases the directorate’s search-and-rescue efforts.
Visitors are reminded to check the weather, be cautious during changes of conditions, and ensure vessels are seaworthy before heading out, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The directorate urges all beachgoers to follow safety instructions and swim only in designated areas, the SPA added.
Border Guard teams in Haql recently rescued three people from the water, while teams in Jeddah assisted nine citizens and an Indian resident after their vessel broke down.
In an emergency the public should call 911 in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, and 994 elsewhere in the Kingdom.
RIYADH: The Green Qassim Land Initiative has made a significant leap in afforestation, planting a total of 7,521,316 trees across cities, governorates, and villages during its 15th phase.
This effort is part of an integrated plan to enhance vegetation cover, combat desertification, and improve quality of life, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
Launched in 2016 with support from Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud and oversight by Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, the initiative has grown steadily each year.
Salman Al-Swainah, director general of the ministry’s Qassim branch, called it one of the Kingdom’s most prominent environmental initiatives due to its tangible results.
The initiative runs in two annual phases — March and October — to ensure optimal climatic conditions for tree growth and sustainability, the SPA reported.
Al-Swainah highlighted that the initiative’s success stems from strong cooperation among government agencies, the private sector, environmental groups, and volunteers, reflecting rising societal awareness of afforestation’s importance for ecological balance.
Recently, the initiative received regional and international recognition at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals held at the UN headquarters in New York.
This recognition came during a presentation by Saudi Green Building Forum Secretary-General Faisal Al-Fadl at a regional session chaired by the UN Economic and Social Council.
Al-Fadl described the initiative as an integrated national model balancing environmental, economic, and social dimensions, according to the SPA.
He noted it has become a regional role model, planting millions of trees, creating hundreds of green jobs, and driving sustainable urban transformation.
The Green Qassim Land Initiative is a key environmental effort supporting the Kingdom’s broader strategy to expand vegetation, combat climate change, and achieve sustainability.
It also raises community awareness and promotes environmental volunteering, aligning with the Saudi Green Initiative and Quality of Life programs under Vision 2030.
Additionally, the initiative supports goals related to rural employment, clean water, sustainable cities, and responsible consumption and production.
RIYADH: A team of Ƶ students have completed the challenging second round of the International Nuclear Science Olympiad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The students conducted theoretical and practical tests, each over five hours, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently. The event began on July 30 and ends on Aug. 6.
These included an applied simulation which tested the analytical and creative skills of the students in the field of nuclear science, the SPA added.
The team of four students are awaiting the results of their tests, which pitted them against 52 students from 13 countries.
The Saudi students were selected for the competition after intensive training and qualification stages organized by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity.
The selection was completed in partnership with the Ministry of Education, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, and King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy.
This year’s team are: Hassan Ali Al-Awad from Al-Ahsa, Azzam Khaled Al-Omari from Jeddah, Al-Baraa Saeed Awaji from Madinah, and Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Othman from Jubail.
This is their second Olympiad, having won one silver and three bronze medals at the inaugural event last year.
The International Nuclear Science Olympiad, which was set up by the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2024, is a global scientific platform.
The event aims to promote the peaceful and safe use of nuclear technologies, and motivate young people to specialize and innovate in the field.
RIYADH: Ƶ’s low-cost airline, flynas, has launched direct flights between Riyadh and Moscow to boost tourism between the two nations.
The first flight, welcomed on Aug. 1, was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Russia and Belarus Abdulrahman Al-Ahmed, flynas CEO Bandar Al-Mohanna, and Russian Deputy Transport Minister Vladimir Poteshkin.
The launch, in collaboration with the Saudi Tourism Authority, adds Moscow to flynas’ expanding network, supporting the Kingdom’s tourism and aviation goals.
Flights will operate three times a week — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — between Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.
According to flynas, the new route offers Russian travelers a chance to explore Ƶ’s rich heritage and key destinations such as Diriyah, AlUla and the Red Sea.
