TABUK: In line with the Saudi Vision 2030, the Red Sea Development Co. will plant more than 15 million shrubs and trees in its Red Sea Project.
Raed Al-Baseet, head of corporate environment and sustainability, said the plants and saplings will be provided through the company’s nursery.
He said the company also seeks to increase the percentage of seaweeds to help absorb carbon dioxide. Al-Baseet told the Saudi Press Agency that the company aimed to increase mangroves and coral reefs.
He said that ensuring a sustainable environment was at the core of the company’s policies.
He said: “We know … that this area will become a destination for renewable tourism. To ensure achieving ecological diversity and balance, which we aspire to realize by 2040, we have conducted surveys taking into consideration the long-term environmental impacts of the operational actions of the scheme.”
LONDON: British-Muslim anti-hate organization Tell MAMA has told Arab News that the Conservatives need to do more to “stamp out” hate after publication on Tuesday of a report on Islamophobia in the party. The report, compiled by former equality and human rights commissioner Prof.
Biden will manage Palestinian-Israeli conflict without resolving it
Osama Al-Sharif
May 25, 2021 23:05
Antony Blinken is welcomed by Israeli FM Gabi Ashkenazi and US Chargé d’Affaires Jonathan Shrier, Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, May 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Facing his first international crisis, US President Joe Biden sought to prevent Israel from facing reprimand at the UN Security Council, opting instead to publicly support its right to self-defense, while privately exerting pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wrap up the military operation in Gaza. After an 11-day showdown between Israel and armed Palestinian factions in Gaza, Biden succeeded in convincing Netanyahu to observe a ceasefire, apparently negotiated by Egypt, which came into effect on Friday. Hamas and Islamic Jihad also agreed to what appears to have been an unconditional truce.
DUBAI: Despite TikTok’s growing popularity, creators on the app have complained of bullying and harassment leading to the platform launching anti-bullying measures, including a prevention guide.
Tara Wadhwa, director of policy for TikTok US, said: “Our goal is to promote a positive environment where people support and lift each other up.”
To help tackle the issue, TikTok recently introduced measures giving creators more control, and prompting users posting negative comments.
Creators can now delete multiple comments at once or report them for potentially violating community guidelines. Accounts that post bullying or other negative comments can also be blocked in bulk.
by Michael London | 05/25/2021 1:25 PM
President Biden will meet with Russian President Putin in Geneva, Switzerland, in three weeks while the president is in Europe for the G7 and NATO summits in the U.K. and Brussels.
Next month, U.S. President Joe Biden will meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Biden’s first meeting with Putin as president. The summit in Geneva will be taking place in the early months of the Biden presidency when complex relations between the U.S. and Russia are increasing.
This summit is being tacked on as an afterthought to President Biden’s first foreign trip next month, including a visit to the United Kingdom to meet with members of the Group of Seven (G-7) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).