MAKKAH: Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, inaugurated on Wednesday development projects in the municipal and service sectors in Rabigh governorate worth more than SR1.2 billion.
He also inaugurated investment and industrial projects worth more than SR100 billion as well as a number of development projects in the province.
Prince Khaled has also called on the government and private sectors in Rabigh province to hold a meeting to discuss ways of cooperation between the two sides to maintain and achieve development.
He also asserted in a press statement that, “Your country is fine and the development plans have yielded its profits. Now we started to harvest the results and have already began to pass into the first world through such projects.”
The prince said that moving to the first world is not a dream but a reality.
“We reap the fruits today, project after project, site after site, under this wise leadership, which secured first security and stability for the Saudi citizen, and helped secure our success and adherence to Islamic principles and values despite all the skepticism and fierce media, cultural, political attacks and others.”
Prince Khaled has also launched municipality and other service projects including electricity and water.
He also inaugurated projects in King Abdulaziz University branch in Rabigh, which contains 44 classrooms, 15 laboratories and nearly 2,000 students.
Prince Khaled also launched during his visit to King Abdullah Economic City, the third session of “Tomouh” (Ambition) program, organized by the King Abdullah Economic City in collaboration with King Abdulaziz University.
It aims to train 1,000 young men and women for the work market.
King Abdullah Economic City seeks to become the most exclusive emerging entertainment destination the on the Red Sea, to contribute to support the tourism and entertainment sector in the Kingdom, which would contribute to achieve the desired economic and social development. This sector will provide many career opportunities for the Saudi males and females.
He also inaugurated three projects for the development of the tourism sector; Juman Park, Marina and Yacht Club and Al-Blysan entertainment club.
Three tourist and recreational projects have been launched in the economic city, in addition to the announcement of seven future projects in cooperation with a number of partners and will be opened during 2017.
The projects are an academy for the education of the culinary arts, the Juman Carnival, floating Water Park, Hotel beach apartments, high-end desert camps, air balloon and the center of exhibitions and conferences.
Makkah governor inaugurates projects in Rabigh
Makkah governor inaugurates projects in Rabigh
Parliamentary Foreign Vice-Minister Matsumoto to visit Saudi Arabia, Jordan
TOKYO: Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Matsumoto Hisashi will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Jordan from Jan. 11 to 15, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
During the visit, Matsumoto is scheduled to exchange views with government officials of Saudi Arabia and Jordan on bilateral relations as well as regional and international situations.
Matsumoto is scheduled to arrive in Riyadh on Jan. 12, according to the ministry.
A version of this article appeared on Arab News Japan.
Thousands in Lebanon benefit from KSrelief healthcare services
RIYADH: A project by Saudi aid agency KSrelief to improve healthcare services for Syrian refugees and their host community in Bebnine, Akkar Governorate, has continued in Lebanon.
Some 2,689 patients were seen at the Akkar-Bebnine Health Care Center in December with 6,194 services provided under pharmacy, laboratory, nursing, community and psychological health programs.
Of the total number of patients, 68 percent were women and 51 percent were refugees, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief continues aid work in new year
- The work reflects Saudi Arabia's ongoing commitment through KSrelief to help those most in need
RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has continued its humanitarian work at the start of 2025, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently.
In Syria, 892 families received food aid and health kits in the Afrin and Aleppo governorates of the war-torn country, benefiting 5,352 individuals.
The agency also distributed bags of flour, winter kits, and personal-care bags to 211 families in Syria’s Al-Rastan area, benefitting 968 individuals.
In Syria’s Rural Damascus governorate, KSrelief distributed bags of flour, food aid, personal-care bags, and shelter kits to 164 families.
In Pakistan, there were 2,821 food parcels, benefiting 18,638 people, distributed in the Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan areas of Punjab province, and the Hingol area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
KSrelief also distributed 1,082 clothing vouchers to families in Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan’s Amman, Zarqa and Balqa governorates.
Saudi Museum of Contemporary Art to host ‘Manga Hokusai Manga’ exhibition
- Exhibition is homage to renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai
The much-anticipated “Manga Hokusai Manga” exhibition will be held at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art in JAX Diriyah from Jan. 15 to Feb. 8.
Held in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation, the exhibition, ratified by the Kingdom’s Museums Commission, will showcase the works of the renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
It will highlight the history and evolution of manga, and provide a perspective on how Hokusai’s classical illustrations have influenced modern visual arts, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently.
Hokusai published his first collection of art in 1814, featuring sketches of “daily life, landscapes and whimsical creatures,” according to a post on X by the museum.
The Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art aims to foster cultural exchange between local and international creators.
Kingdom readies itself for 3 days of rain and high winds
- Warning of high waves along the Kingdom’s coastlines
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is bracing itself for rainfall across most parts of the Kingdom over the next three days after the National Center for Meteorology issues warnings on Thursday.
In a weather bulletin, the NCM warned of downpours accompanied by winds of up to 60 kph, and the possibility of torrential rain and hail. High waves are expected along the nation’s coastlines.
The regions of Al-Jouf, the Northern Borders, and Hail will have rainy conditions on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, rain is expected in the Tabuk and Madinah regions; on Saturday and Sunday in the Eastern Province, Asir and Jazan; and on Saturday in Qassim.
For the Riyadh and Al-Baha regions, rain is expected from Friday to Sunday.
The NCM urged the public to stay updated on the weather conditions in the Kingdom by checking the daily reports on its website, the Anwaa application, or its social media accounts.
