ATHENS: The assistance recently provided to Greek authorities by the drug-enforcement agency of Saudi Arabia (GNDC/SA), which led to the discovery of a huge shipment of processed cannabis at Greece’s main port of Piraeus, marks a new chapter in expanding bilateral cooperation between Athens and Riyadh.
The two countries have shown willingness to boost their defense ties, but this specific case shows that cooperation on intelligence issues can be critical.
“The help provided by Saudi Arabia to Greek authorities in seizing tons of cannabis exhibits the potential in exchanging intelligence information for common purposes,” George Tzogopoulos, senior fellow at the Institute of European and International Studies and research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, told Arab News.
JEDDAH: Saudi Industrial Services Company (SISCO), a strategic investor in the Kingdom’s ports and terminals, on Sunday reported that revenue in Q1 2021 rose 51.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SR253.6 million ($67.63 million), while net income grew 21.4 percent to SR32.3 million over the same period.
Revenue from the ports and terminals segment increased by 70.8 percent YoY in the first three months of 2021 to reach SR211.5 million, while the logistics division saw revenue rise 24.4 percent to SR24 million.
The surge in revenue for the ports and terminals business was due to increased efficiencies, but also as a result of the 65.7 percent rise in container volumes compared with Q1 2020.
This is a revelatory revisionist biography of Alexander Graham Bell renowned inventor of the telephone and hated enemy of the deaf community.
Bell has long been a polarizing figure, admired as the brilliant inventor of the telephone and other extraordinary devices, but also despised as the leading exponent of oralism, the movement that pressured deaf people to learn speech and, more important, not to learn sign language.
The Invention of Miracles “tells the dual stories of Bell’s remarkable, world-changing invention and his dangerous ethnocide of deaf culture and language. It also charts the rise of deaf activism and tells the triumphant tale of a community reclaiming a once-forbidden language,” said a review on goodreads.com.
Ramadan atmosphere returns with Madinah’s Quba Front
The area is called Rouh Quba because when the carnival was created it brought life to the area, so many people visited and all age groups played. It’s so much fun for all of them”
Updated 01 May 2021
May 01, 2021 23:10
JEDDAH: A pedestrian walkway in Madinah connecting the Prophet’s Mosque and Quba Mosque is bringing families together to enjoy the Ramadan atmosphere.
After a year of very limited public events due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions, people across the Kingdom have been excited to experience the holy month while being out and about and with their loved ones.
CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced that 30 tons of medical supplies have been sent to India to support its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, under the orders of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Khalid Mujahid, the ministry spokesperson, said that the shipment included 300 oxygen cylinders, 20 ventilators, 100 medical beds, 20 electrocardiographs, 30 defibrillators, 50 infusion pumps and 50 infusion syringes.
Mujahid said this shipment would be sent in cooperation with the Egyptian Armed Forces.
Mujahid affirmed Egypt’s keenness to help other countries in times of crisis, as Egypt has sent medical and preventive aid to China and Italy, as well as to a number of Arab and African countries.