RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will participate in a G-20 summit in Argentina at the end of the month, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday.
The crown prince will head to the G-20 summit as part of a foreign trip, Al-Arabiya quoted Al-Falih as saying in a press conference.
The summit will take place in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30 to Dec. 1.
Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are among the summit’s participants.
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Crown prince to attend G-20 summit in Argentina: Energy Minister
Crown prince to attend G-20 summit in Argentina: Energy Minister
- The summit will take place in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30 to Dec. 1
- Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping among attendees
Tuwaiq Academy opens registration for cybersecurity bootcamp
- Scheduled to begin on Feb. 16, 2025, the five-month bootcamp will be held at the academy’s headquarters in Riyadh
- The program aims to cultivate exceptional national talent in diverse cybersecurity domains
RIYADH: Tuwaiq Academy has opened registration for the Tuwaiq Cybersecurity Bootcamp, a program offering employment opportunities to top-performing participants.
Scheduled to begin on Feb. 16, 2025, the five-month bootcamp will be held at the academy’s headquarters in Riyadh.
The program aims to cultivate exceptional national talent in diverse cybersecurity domains, providing participants with the opportunity to earn professional certifications in collaboration with OffSec.
The Tuwaiq Cybersecurity Bootcamp provides participants with the opportunity to earn the Security Operations Center-200 professional certification, which equips them with critical skills for SOC operations, including advanced system defense techniques and strategies to mitigate cyber threats.
The program also offers a chance to obtain the PEN-200 professional certification, focused on building expertise in advanced penetration testing.
The academy has opened registration for the Tuwaiq Cybersecurity Bootcamp, along with over 150 professional camps and programs, available through its website: https://tuwaiq.edu.sa
Tuwaiq Academy CEO Abdulaziz Al-Hammadi highlighted the academy’s dedication to cultivating outstanding national talent in cybersecurity.
This commitment is reflected in its professional boot camps and programs conducted in collaboration with leading international organizations.
Additionally, the academy partners with government and private sector entities to create job opportunities for its graduates. Ninety percent of participants in previous Tuwaiq Cybersecurity Bootcamp were employed within three months of graduation.
Tuwaiq Academy is the first specialized institution dedicated to cultivating national talent in advanced technology.
Through partnerships with global companies such as Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Amazon, the academy offers a range of professional boot camps.
The initiative is designed to bridge the gap between the rapid evolution of modern technologies and the needs of the labor market.
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.
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