Day: April 16, 2023

FUJAIRAH, 15th April, 2023 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, Saturday received Ramadan greetings from H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. Sheikh Hamad also exchanged the holy month greetings with a host of Ramadan well-wishers, including sheikhs, state officials and heads of local government departments, as well as dignitaries, Emiratis and members of the Arab and foreign communities in the UAE who prayed to Allah Almighty to revisit the fasting month with more goodness, progress, security, safety and prosperity for the UAE and its people. The reception was attended by several top officials of the Emirate of Fujairah. Hatem Mohamed

Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)

Experts and specialists have stressed the importance of accelerating the transition towards a green economy, and adopting environmentally-friendly investments, in line with the global trend to reduce the negative impacts of climate change, contribute to reaching the desired economic growth, and provide sustainable job opportunities. In interviews with the Jordan News Agency (Petra), they said that enabling Jordan to create its competitiveness in green economy requires having appropriate legislative frameworks, encouraging local development and innovation of green products and solutions for all sectors, and training and entrepreneurship. This is in addition to building an effective regulatory framework and good governance that encourages the private sector to invest in this field. Abdullah Badir, a member of the Jordan Green Building Council, indicated that the green economy is an economic model that allows for economic growth in a socially comprehensive manner that complies with environmental standards and in a way that reduces carbon emissions and pollution, ensures efficient resource use and prevents biodiversity loss. Pointing to the World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Report on Jordan, Badir said that investment in clean and renewable energy and energy efficiency will provide a large number of jobs between 2020-2050. The National Green Growth Plan, launched by the Ministry of Environment and the Global Green Growth Institute, listed many projects in six main sectors, including water, energy, agriculture, waste management, transport and tourism, he added. In Turn, Hamza Al-Olayani, a specialist in energy affairs and the Government Investment Management Company’s member of the board of directors, said that Jordan has launched 86 green growth projects to protect the environment, directly or indirectly, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to confront climate change, through a package of supportive laws, regulations and guidelines. He also noted that the Cabinet approved the national policy for climate change for 2022-2050, which was prepared by a national committee to reach net zero carbon emissions on or before 2050. Jordan has doubled down on its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 31 percent by 2030, by increasing projects in the fields of renewable energy, energy efficiency, transitioning to electric transport and public transportation, exerting efforts to establish an integrated system for waste management, and approving national action plans for the country’s green growth for the six key sectors, he also indicated.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Al-Oudah Mosque, which underwent three renovations, the latest of which was a decade and a half ago, is one of the oldest historical mosques in Riyadh and one of the heritage buildings in Al-Diriyah Governorate, which made Prince Mohammed bin Salman project to develop historic mosques, in its second phase, includes the mosque, with the aim of restoring it to its original form and content, preserving its history and highlighting its distinctive urban heritage.

The Project will renovate the mosque as per the Najd pattern, which uses mud construction techniques and natural materials and is known for its ability to cope with the local environment and the hot desert climate.

According to the project data, the area of Al-Oudah Mosque, which was a mud mosque, will increase from 794 square meters to 1,369.82 square meters, and its capacity will increase from 510 worshippers to 992.

Al-Oudah Mosque is one of 30 mosques that will be renovated under the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project’s second phase, covering all 13 regions of the Kingdom. The project will renovate six mosques in Riyadh, five mosques in Makkah, four mosques in Madinah, three mosques in Asir, two mosques in each of the Eastern Region, Al-Jouf, and Jazan, and one mosque in each of the Northern Borders Region, Tabuk, Al-Baha, Najran, Hail, and Qassim

Source: Saudi Press Agency

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 174 tons and 395 kg of food baskets to Syrian and Palestinian refugees in several Lebanese regions

This comes within the framework of the humanitarian and relief projects being provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief for refugees and the neediest people in Lebanon.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed a prisoner exchange operation between the Yemeni government and the Houthis.

In these days of the blessed month of Ramadan, the OIC Secretary General, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, welcomed this significant humanitarian initiative, saying it would give returning detainees, their families in particular, and the Yemeni people in general, hope.

He also expressed appreciation for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg’s efforts in this operation, hailing the mediation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Omani authorities. He expressed the hope that the operation of exchanging prisoners and detainees would help to give the peace efforts in Yemen a new impetus.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 19 tons and 950 kilograms of food baskets to the neediest families in the Waakem region of Dakar, benefiting 285 families as part of the 2023 food basket project in the Republic of Senegal.

This comes as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s relief and humanitarian efforts through its KSrelief arm to support people in need and countries worldwide.

Source: Saudi Press Agency