Saudi authorities shift schools in Riyadh to remote learning for week: AFP
Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP. “We have just been informed by Saudi authorities that schools must remain closed all week,” read two separate messages seen by AFP. There was no official reason […]
KSrelief, UNHCR launch major shelter initiative for returning Syrian families
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has signed a joint executive program with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide vital shelter and winter assistance for Syrian families returning to their home country, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has reported. The agreement was signed Friday on the sidelines of […]
Saudi FM warns the world to take Gulf security seriously
The world is facing “unprecedented challenges,” Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday, as he condemned “flagrant” Iranian and Houthi attacks on his country and warned the world to take Gulf security seriously. Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s address came amid a period of significant regional turbulence, with months of bruising conflict […]