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Doha: HE Minister of State for Energy Affairs Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi met in Doha on Monday with HE Director of the National Energy (NEA) Administration of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Jianhua.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations, cooperation in the field of energy between Qatar and China, and ways to enhance them.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Riyadh, Four key sessions were part of the Health Tourism Future Forum held here between April 28 and 30.

Sponsored by the Ministry of Health and co-organized by the Health Tourism Club and the Health Tourism Association in partnership with the Global Healthcare Travel Council, the forum delves into strategies to position Saudi Arabia as a global health tourism hub.

The opening day explored a range of topics, including Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the country’s potential to become a health tourism destination, emerging trends in global health tourism and patient expectations, best practices and growth strategies for medical tourism, and leveraging technology to enhance the patient experience.

The forum aims to increase the Kingdom’s role in regional and global health tourism, ultimately establishing it as a leading destination in the Middle East and beyond.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, Prince Saud bin Turki bin Faisal, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, attended the first annual meeting of the Saudi Leadership Society Council (SLS) on behalf of Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz. The meeting, hosted by the Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation (Misk), celebrated the graduates of the “Leaders 2030” program and the Misk Fellowship program. It was attended by several princes, ministers, and members of the Board of Directors of Misk.

The first annual meeting of SLS included the graduation of leaders from the third and fourth batches of the “Leaders 2030” program and the announcement of their joining the council. The council aims to form an exceptional community comprising the elite of ambitious leaders, harnessing the diversity of its members to enhance cooperation, achieve growth, and create mutual impact. Additionally, it seeks to encourage its members to become leaders in positive change, reflecting on realizing
progress and leadership of the Kingdom, enhancing its global status, directing efforts towards achieving the Saudi Vision 2030, and opening new horizons for sustainable growth and positive impact.

SLS seeks to provide an empowering and dynamic environment to enhance the impact of future leaders’ participation in several key objectives derived from the Saudi Vision 2030, thus playing an important role in shaping influential leaders in the future.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jericho – Together – Hussein Hamayel, Governor of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, emphasized the role of civil defense and integrated teamwork that contributes to reducing losses and protecting citizens and property.

This came during the governor’s reception with the Director General of Civil Defense, Major General Al-Abd Ibrahim Al-Khalil, on Monday, at the governorate headquarters, in the presence of local authorities, businessmen, establishment owners, and representatives of the industrial zone.

Hamayel added that the governorate and various security agencies and civil and civil institutions worked and are working in cooperation with the Civil Defense Directorate in emergency circumstances. This was demonstrated during the fire in the industrial zone several days ago, as everyone worked to support civil defense efforts.

In turn, Major General Al-Abd spoke about the readiness of the Civil Defense in the West Bank governorates and its readiness for any emergency, pointing to the constant endeavor to develo
p the capabilities of the Civil Defense with the aim of reducing risks, enhancing community awareness, and raising the level of citizens’ dealings with fire emergencies and other emergency circumstances.

Major General Al-Abd stressed that the Civil Defense Foundation is the institution for all Palestinians that protects and preserves the health and safety of our people

The meeting with local authorities discussed the need to tighten the procedures of the Public Safety Committee to protect the lives and property of citizens.

At the end of the meeting, the Governor and Major General Al-Abd, in the name of President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), thanked the businessman, Mr. Eid Al-Muslimani, who donated two civil defense vehicles at his own expense.

Source: Maan News Agency

Gaza – together – in light of the most difficult circumstances that are going on in the Gaza Strip, the loss of the normal course of daily life, and the ongoing aggression against the Strip, which has cast a bad shadow on all aspects of life, which begin from the loss of the right to life to the loss of the right to housing, food, security and safety.

More than two million and 200 thousand Gazans are living in catastrophic conditions and a constant threat, in addition to a real famine caused by the Israeli occupation in its recent war on the Gaza Strip, in light of extremely difficult humanitarian conditions and an ambiguous political horizon. Today, the responsibility is on humanity within Palestine and the entire world to stop the war first and protect lives. Palestinians from death in its various forms, due to diseases, hunger and thirst.

International and humanitarian organizations sought to launch a number of kitchen and hospice initiatives in an attempt to reduce the enormous food need experienced by
the residents of the Gaza Strip. These initiatives worked in light of the limited basic materials for cooking, under the strict occupation restrictions, and in introducing food aid.

These kitchens and hospices are considered one of the main places that citizens in Gaza resort to to obtain their daily meals. The role of international humanitarian organizations has emerged during the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, especially the World Food Organization, the Central Food Kitchen, and many other institutions that have worked through international support. The role of the Palestinian private sector was clearly demonstrated in this file through the ‘Gaza Pride Kitchens’ established by the Palestinian Telecommunications Company and PADICO, which worked to provide thousands of hot meals daily, prepared from what is available from the local market in Gaza, where they are served to citizens in the center and north of the Strip.

In the same context, many academics and economic experts believe that the Palestinia
n private sector’s tendency to focus its social responsibility on meeting the needs of the residents of the Gaza Strip; It is an urgent moral necessity in responding to the country’s crises, and perhaps the experience of communications and PADICO is an example of what Palestinian institutions can provide to Gaza in this humanitarian catastrophe.

Source: Maan News Agency

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) emphasized the importance of the strategic and growing partnership between the Council and the United States aimed at enhancing peace, security, stability, integration, and economic prosperity in the region.

GCC Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al Budaiwi said in a statement today that the joint ministerial meeting of the GCC-US strategic partnership, held in Riyadh under the chairmanship of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, President of the current session of the Ministerial Council, discussed all international and regional issues of mutual interest. He affirmed the Gulf States’ stance on the necessity of achieving an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza, halting all Israeli military operations, ensuring the protection of civilians in accordance with international humanitarian law, and lifting all restrictions hindering the entry of humanitarian aid and essential needs into the sector.

At the s
ame time, he reiterated the strong rejection of any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land, as well as escalating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, including settlement expansion, land confiscation, military operations against Palestinians, settler attacks, and the siege of places of worship for Muslims and Christians.

He reiterated the GCC’s steadfast support for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state based on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. He called on the international community to take irreversible steps to implement the two-state solution, recognize the State of Palestine, and enable the Palestinian people to exercise their basic and legitimate rights in accordance with United Nations resolutions and international law. He stressed the UN Security Council’s responsibility for maintaining in
ternational peace and security, particularly in this highly sensitive region, to prevent the crisis from escalating further, which would have severe consequences if its scope were to expand.

Source: Qatar News Agency