DUBAI: As Saudi Arabia aims for its ambitious Vision 2030, one member of the royal family has taken it on herself to encourage and cultivate a generation of young, local designers.
Through her own love for jewelry design, Princess Nourah Al-Faisal has created Adhlal, a platform to help young Saudis get on in the industry while remaining inside the Kingdom.
“I’ve always loved design in all its forms,” Princess Nourah told Arab News. “I grew up in that atmosphere. We have a lot of artists and creatives in the family and it was always in the air we breathed.”
Initially, architecture was her passion and jewelry designing was more of a hobby. Given the dearth of opportunities in Saudi Arabia in the late 1990s and difficulties in traveling for education at the time, she chose to study English literature at King Saud University, as reading was her second love. The idea then was to become a writer or perhaps to work in education.
The Middle East and North Africa is home to about 578 million people, a population expected to grow to about 750 million by 2050. A quarter of them are currently food insecure, and 7 percent go to bed every night undernourished or hungry mainly in conflict zones, rural areas and highly congested urban districts where the poor congregate. Countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Saudi
DUBAI: UAE health authorities on Saturday reported 1,596 new coronavirus infections and four deaths related to COVID-19.
The total number of recorded cases in the UAE is now at 554,516, of which 534,481 patients have fully recovered, and 1,648 deaths since the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention also said it conducted 224,887 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours part of the UAE government’s campaign for an early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment.
Health officials earlier reported that 122,001 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered overnight, bringing the total to 11,944,055 doses or equivalent to a vaccine distribution rate of 120.76 doses per 100 people.
Aramco’s bid to protect biodiversity of KSA’s land, seas, coastlines
Chris Boland
May 22, 2021 00:16
Mangroves are recognized as among the most efficient natural climate solutions for reducing CO₂. (Saudi Aramco photo)
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Saturday, May 22 has been designated UN International Day for Biological Diversity with the aim of increasing understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.
And Saudi Arabia, with its surprising diversity of wild animals and plants, will be celebrating the event which this year is running under the theme, “We’re part of the solution.”
The Kingdom boasts 499 species of bird, 117 different mammals, 107 kinds of reptile, 266 coral reef varieties, 1,230 types of fish, eight classifications of amphibian, and more than 2,400 flowering plant species.
Ghanem wore many hats he was an actor, entertainer and most importantly a comedian.
His career spanned six decades, and his many roles made him a household name.
He will be remembered above all for his role as the beloved Fatota, a short man in a bright green oversized suit and large yellow shoes who hosted Ramadan riddles (Fawazeer) for the first time in 1982.
Ghanem first gained popularity in the 1960s as a member of the standup comedy trio Tholathy Adwa’a El-Masrah (Stage Lights Trio) with comedians George Sidhom and El Deif Ahmed.
One of Ghanem’s most notable roles was playing Masoud in the Hassan Abd Al-Salam-directed 1978 drama “Al-Motazawegoon” (The Married Couples) alongside fellow Stage Lights Trio member Sidhom.