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Riyadh: The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned the Israeli occupation's shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, where displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip were sheltering. In a statement by the General Secretariat of the League, MWL Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, on behalf of the MWL and its global academies, entities, and councils, denounced these horrific and continuing barbaric crimes against civilians and civilian facilities. He emphasized that these actions represent a blatant violation of all international and humanitarian laws and norms. He stressed the urgent need for the international community to respond to this catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories by putting an end to systematic crimes against innocent civilians. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, serving as a shelter for thousands of displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp located within the Gaza Strip. The airstrike resulted in the tragic loss of life and injuries, with the majority of victims being children and women. In a statement released today, the parliament emphasized that the recurring targeting of schools and refugee shelters, along with the perpetration of horrific massacres by the Israeli occupation, constitutes an ongoing genocidal war and ethnic cleansing campaign against the Palestinian people. Such actions flagrantly violate numerous international resolutions and laws, particularly international humanitarian law. The parliament calls upon the international community, the UN Security Council and influential nations to exert substantial pressure on the Israeli occupation, demanding an immediate cessation of its genocida l war and brutal massacres against innocent Palestinian civilians. Furthermore, the parliament urged the swift accountability of those responsible for these heinous massacres and crimes as war criminals. Additionally, urgent measures must be taken to facilitate the entry of humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip, providing essential relief from the dire conditions and famine gripping the region. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) has launched several summer programs to nurture gifted students and enrich their scientific and linguistic knowledge. The programs include the Mawhiba Academic Enrichment Program, Mawhiba Research Enrichment Program, Mawhiba Universal Enrichment Program, and Mawhiba Ambassadors Program. Some 13,000 students, including 450 students from Syria, Jordan, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Yemen, Egypt, and South Africa, will participate in these programs, which start today and continue for three, four, and six weeks. The programs provide students with intensive research, scientific, and technical materials to help them acquire essential skills and achieve their future aspirations. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Deanship of Student Affairs at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University is hosting the Mawhiba Universal Enrichment Program, affiliated with the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, with the participation of 279 talented students. The program started yesterday at the College of Science on the university campus and will continue for three weeks during the summer. It aims to enrich students' scientific and linguistic knowledge, help them identify their future scientific fields, provide them with the experience of completing tasks and projects at a university level, highlight national talents, and prepare students to support the Kingdom's transition to a knowledge-based society. Also, it seeks to enhance students' communication with international universities, open promising horizons for them to continue their studies, and develop their personal skills. The program includes four tracks: medical, biological, and chemical sciences; physics, geology, and spac e sciences; engineering sciences; and computer and applied mathematics sciences. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: Riyadh-based Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office the patent of an invention by the Department of Biology, College of Science, utilizing X-ray film. The patent was recognized based on the biological materials and the methodology used in the research. The environment-friendly invention entails the manufacture of biodegradable organic nano-biofilms that would replace the synthetic membranes currently used in laboratories, surgery, biomedicine, bioengineering and dentistry. The registration follows the patent filing and registration program initiative launched by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Manama, The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) held a graduation ceremony for one of the specialised officers’ courses.

Major-General Ibrahim Ghanim Al Fadhala, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations at the BDF.

The Assistant Chief of Staff handed out certificates to the graduates and prizes to the outstanding.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Jeddah, The University of Jeddah has taken part in a translation competition organized by the King Abdulaziz Public Library branch at Beijing University. The competition was between Arab and Chinese universities.

Shouq Fawwaz Al-Thubaiti, a student from the Department of Chinese Language in the Languages and Translation Faculty at the University of Jeddah, secured third place in the Chinese to Arabic translation category. She competed against 640 participants from various Arab universities.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, The Minister of Education, Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, met today at the ministry's headquarters in Riyadh with the Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Dr. Sergey Kravtsov, to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the fields of education and discuss educational opportunities between the Kingdom and the Russian Federation.

The meeting reviewed sharing experiences in training, early childhood, e-learning, and distance education, as well as ways to teach gifted students, and designing curriculums.

The two sides talked about working together to support the human capacity development program, which is one of the cornerstones of the Kingdom's Vision 2030. The program aims to improve students' knowledge and skills, prepare them for the labour market of the future, and help Saudi students who want to study in the Russian Federation.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Manama, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Education Minister, received Alastair Long, UK Ambassador to Bahrain.

The two sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in public, technical and higher education.

The minister expressed thanks to the British Embassy for supporting the Education Ministry’s programmes related to teaching the English language by training teachers on their teaching methods and strategies, affirming the Ministry’s keenness to broaden such cooperation.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Zaid Alajlan, a Saudi lecturer at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, won the 2023 Kenneth M. Haber Award from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, the United States.

The award is granted to students who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in both academic and research fields.

Alajlan, a research assistant at Case Western Reserve University, thanked the wise Saudi leadership for the support provided to students within The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Scholarship Program, highlighting the successive academic and research achievements of Saudi students within the program.

He also praised the role of the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission to the United States (SACM) in following up and addressing difficulties.

Alajlan holds a solid record of achievements, previously winning the university’s Roy Harley Prize in 2022, which is awarded to promising and distinguished postgraduate students.

Alajlan was involved in teaching practical lectures at the university during his undergraduate studies and has served as the president of the Graduate Civil Engineering Student Association since 2022.

Furthermore, Alajlan has made several research contributions to scientific journals and conferences.

Alajlan’s doctoral research at the university, part of which is backed by his department, focuses on environmental sustainability, specifically the development and enhancement of soil properties through the integration of beneficial bacteria and fungi.

Another aspect of his research involves using remote sensing through satellites to track soil erosion areas.

Source: Saudi Press Agency