Month: May 2023

Minister of Human Rights Ali al-Dailami on Wednesday briefed on the progress of work in the Ministry’s office in Hodeida province.

Al-Dailami inspected the status of the office, especially after it moved to one of the buildings and headquarters of the government complex in the province.

He pointed out the importance of concerted efforts carried out by the relevant authorities in cooperating with the Human Rights Office in Hodeida in order to enhance its activity in documenting human rights data, especially the crimes and damages of aggression.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has participated in the “Asia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Senior Officials Dialogue” organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Republic of the Philippines.

Discussions centered around achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) goals for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration, recruitment legislation, legislative reforms in the GCC member states, and cooperation between labor-exporting countries and GCC labor markets.

Deputy Minister for Inspection and Work Environment Development at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development Sattam bin Amer AlHarbi stressed the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to promote and protect human rights, including those related to labor.

The minister highlighted the most prominent policies and legislative reforms launched in recent years that contributed to the promotion of labor rights, most notably the “Improving Contractual Relationship” initiative that resulted in the cancellation of the kafala (sponsorship) system.

AlHarbi also mentioned the “Wages Protection Program” initiative and “Contract Documentation”, which uphold the most important labor rights.

He pointed to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development efforts to combat human trafficking, efforts that complement national efforts to combat forced labor and human trafficking in the labor market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He stressed that the Kingdom is continuously working on these programs and initiatives to improve working conditions for all workers in the Kingdom, including expatriates, which align with the SDGs, the Saudi Vision 2030, and the goals of the GCM for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration.

GCM is the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the UN and comprehensively covering all dimensions of international migration.

On December 10, 2018, GCM was adopted at an Intergovernmental Conference on Migration in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) said the spacecraft carrying Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Alqarni, and the crew of the “Ax-2” mission to Earth has returned, marking the end of the two Saudi astronauts’ distinguished scientific experiments aboard the International Space Station.

The two astronauts have successfully contributed to scientific research that benefits humanity, utilizing the promising opportunities provided by space exploration and its many related industries, and boosted Saudi-manned flight capabilities.

According to SSC, the spacecraft carrying Barnawi and Alqarni safely landed in the Atlantic Ocean.

The spacecraft’s entry into the Earth atmosphere caused the landing to slow considerably. Large airbags and umbrellas were also employed to slow it down. When the capsule touched down in the water, SpaceX boats were at hand to retrieve the astronauts.

The two Saudi astronauts conducted 14 scientific experiments in space before returning to Earth.

This pioneering mission is a significant accomplishment for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; it contributed to the country’s technological and scientific advancement in the field of space.

The “Ax-2” mission was launched from Florida on May 21. The spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station about 16 hours after launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Malaysia, Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir, on Tuesday visited the hall of Makkah Road Initiative at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the presence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Mesaad Ibrahim Al-Sulaim.

Abdul Kadir checked on the preparedness of the hall to serve the pilgrims in Malaysia and facilitate their travel procedures to the Kingdom to perform Hajj.

The foreign minister hailed the initiative as a creative idea and approach by the Saudi government to facilitate and accelerate the travel procedures for pilgrims from their countries to the Kingdom, voicing his appreciation and gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The initiative, which the Ministry of Interior launched within the Pilgrim Experience Program, one of the programs of Saudi Vision 2030, aims to complete the travel procedures for the beneficiary pilgrims in their countries, starting with issuing the visa electronically and taking the vital characteristics, passing through the completion of passport procedures at the airport of the country of departure after verifying health requirements, and coding and sorting luggage according to transportation and accommodation arrangements in the Kingdom.

Source: Saudi Press Agency