G20 Riyadh /g20-riyadh en Saudi W20 to officially hand over presidency to Italy /node/1775496/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2020-12-11 01:52</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: The Saudi presidency of the Women 20 (W20) engagement group of the G20 is to be officially handed over to Italy for 2021.<br /> The W20 brings together a transnational network of delegates representing nongovernmental women’s organizations, civil society, female entrepreneurs, businesses, and think tanks across G20 member states.<br /> It works to ensure that gender considerations are mainstreamed into G20 discussions and translated into the annual G20 Leaders’ Declaration.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/12/11/2380471-532990182.jpg" width="1000" height="530" alt="The W20 troika will gather virtually on Saturday to mark the successful culmination of the Kingdom’s W20 presidency and officially transfer the leadership role to the Italians. (Social media)" title="The W20 troika will gather virtually on Saturday to mark the successful culmination of the Kingdom’s W20 presidency and officially transfer the leadership role to the Italians. (Social media)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/women-20-w20">Women 20 (W20)</a></div></div></div> Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:58:25 +0000 Mahad 1775496 at Ƶ ‘safest among G20 countries,’ indicators say /node/1771526/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2020-12-02 17:50</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: Ƶ has topped the list as the most secure country according to international indicators related to security, outperforming the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.</p> <p> The results were revealed through five security indicators included in the Global Competitiveness Report 2019,and the Sustainable Development Goals Index 2020.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/12/02/2369936-1617061447.png" width="815" height="456" alt="Ƶ’s progress has led to the Kingdom ranking first among G20 nations for safety, outperforming the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), international safety indicators have shown. (Shutterstock/File Photo)" title="Ƶ’s progress has led to the Kingdom ranking first among G20 nations for safety, outperforming the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), international safety indicators have shown. (Shutterstock/File Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div></div></div> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:58:03 +0000 daniel.fountain 1771526 at Prominent communications executive hails Ƶ’s ‘admirable’ Hajj and G20 amid COVID-19 /node/1770571/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/tarek-ali-ahmad">TAREK ALI AHMAD</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-30 17:38</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: According to one of the UK’s most prominent communications executives, Muddassar Ahmed, Ƶ has “not only done an admirable job but has set a precedent for other nations to follow” with regard to its handling of Hajj amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.</p> <p> “The Kingdom’s decision to suspend the Hajj pilgrimage during the pandemic was a brave one, all the more so because it is a religious occasion that hundreds of thousands of people spend their lives preparing for,” Ahmed, the founder of Unitas Communications, told Arab News.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/30/2367651-651491005.jpg" width="1600" height="1093" alt="" title="Muddassar Ahmed, one of the UK’s most prominent communications executives, has praised Ƶ for its handling of G20 and Hajj during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/media">media</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/hajj">hajj</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/hajj-2020">Hajj 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/coronavirus-1">Coronavirus</a></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:48:16 +0000 daniel.fountain 1770571 at G20 envoys laud Saudi presidency /node/1767336/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/224691">Rashid Hassan</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-23 23:23</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: The ambassadors from the G20 states on Monday praised the Saudi presidency for undertaking such a huge task under extraordinary circumstances and providing a clear direction for tackling the coronavirus crisis.</p> <p class="rtejustify"> After the Riyadh Summit concluded on Sunday, King Salman formally handed over the rotating presidency to Italy, which will hold the 2021 summit.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2359001-51659729.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="This handout photo provided by G20 Riyadh Summit, shows Saudi King Salman, center, and the rest of world leaders during a virtual G20 summit hosted by Ƶ and held over video conference amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in Riyadh, Ƶ, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/2020-g20-summit">2020 G20 Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div></div></div> Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:27:28 +0000 malawi 1767336 at Global economy benefits from multilateral cooperation /node/1767341 <div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/default_images/place-holder1_1.jpg" width="480" height="315" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-23 23:26</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> If ever there was a need for global cooperation and multilateral approaches, it is now, after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic threatened lives and livelihoods the world over and wiped $12 trillion off the global economy.<br /> To that end, the G20 Summit was really important, because the organization represents economic muscle and can have real impact. It is composed of the world’s most powerful economies — comprising 90 percent of global GDP (over 75 percent of global GDP if intra-EU trade is excluded) and two-thirds of the world’s population.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-name field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/authors/cornelia-meyer">Cornelia Meyer</a></div></div></div> Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:40:00 +0000 Sajjadkk 1767341 at Saudi crown prince suggests two G20 extraordinary leaders’ summits take place yearly /node/1766991/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/lojien-ben-gaasem">Lojien Ben Gaasem</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-23 05:02</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH:  Ƶ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recommended that going forward, the Group of Twenty (G20) organization should hold two annual summits, a virtual one in the middle of the year, and a physical summit at the end.</p> <p> Minutes before the closing remarks of the Kingdom’s G20 presidency, the crown prince said: “I would like to thank all of our ministers and officials for their active participation during many meetings, and the succession of this year’s programs despite the difficult circumstances.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2358121-177965183.jpg" width="1000" height="769" alt="" title="Ƶ will continue to answer the global call to address modern challenges, together with G20 members, says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/2020-g20-summit">2020 G20 Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/vision-2030">Vision 2030</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/coronavirus-1">Coronavirus</a></div></div></div> Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:16:53 +0000 romulo 1766991 at Saudi presidency focuses on global long-term issues beyond the pandemic /node/1766901/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/cornelia-meyer">Cornelia Meyer</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-23 01:03</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: The second day of the G20 summit focused on education and safeguarding the planet — issues critical to humanity — which could easily have been forgotten in the middle of a health and economic crisis.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357921-1715447996.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="King Salman explained the concept of the circular carbon economy, which aims to reduce, reuse, recycle and remove carbon from industrial processes and energy production. (Photo/Social media)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/2020-g20-summit">2020 G20 Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 23:30:19 +0000 malawi 1766901 at King Salman’s G20 speech a roadmap for economic sustainability /node/1766956 <div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/default_images/place-holder1_1.jpg" width="480" height="315" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-23 01:50</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> King Salman’s speech at the G20 was a global document of reassurance. His speech ended with a sentence restoring hope to all people of the world. This came amid the fragile global economic situation and health crises that need reassurance.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-name field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/authors/faisal-faeq">Faisal Faeq</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:54:12 +0000 Sajjadkk 1766956 at Saudi presidency drives ‘ambitious approach to CCE’ /node/1766926/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2020-11-23 01:27</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> RIYADH: The Saudi G20 presidency is driving an ambitious approach to circular carbon economy (CCE), to manage greenhouse emissions across the world and industries to protect the planet, King Salman said.<br /> He was addressing Safeguarding the Planet, a side event on the second day of the leaders’ summit.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357991-2084282691.jpg" width="900" height="530" alt="" title="Media watches Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz&#039;s virtual speech live at the media centre during an opening session of the 15th annual G20 Leaders&#039; Summit in Riyadh, Ƶ November 21, 2020. (REUTERS)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/2020-g20-summit">2020 G20 Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 22:33:41 +0000 malawi 1766926 at Ƶ hands over G20 presidency to Italy as Riyadh summit concludes /node/1766871/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/lojien-ben-gaasem">Lojien Ben Gaasem</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2020-11-22 23:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Following the successful completion of the G20 Summit in Riyadh on Sunday, Italy assumed the forum’s annual rotating presidency from Ƶ during a ceremonial handover.</p> <p> The two-day summit, the 15th meeting of the forum, brought together leaders of economies that account for about 85 percent of global gross domestic product to discuss the most challenging socioeconomic issues.</p> <p> Ƶ’s King Salman formally handed over the G20 presidency to Italy, which will chair next year’s leaders’ summit.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357806-962715614.jpg" width="1000" height="521" alt="" title="In his closing remarks to the G20 Riyadh summit, King Salman said although it was the first time Ƶ had held the presidency, it was able “to rise to the challenge” amid the pandemic. (Arab News photo by Basheer Saleh) " /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357786-1803481706.jpg" width="1000" height="744" alt="" title="In his closing remarks to the G20 Riyadh summit, King Salman said although it was the first time Ƶ had held the presidency, it was able “to rise to the challenge” amid the pandemic. (Arab News photo by Basheer Saleh) " /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357791-38507253.jpg" width="1000" height="521" alt="" title="In his closing remarks to the G20 Riyadh summit, King Salman said although it was the first time Ƶ had held the presidency, it was able “to rise to the challenge” amid the pandemic. (Arab News photo by Basheer Saleh) " /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357796-305681377.jpg" width="1000" height="646" alt="" title="In his closing remarks to the G20 Riyadh summit, King Salman said although it was the first time Ƶ had held the presidency, it was able “to rise to the challenge” amid the pandemic. (Arab News photo by Basheer Saleh) " /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/23/2357801-2120793793.jpg" width="1000" height="666" alt="" title=" Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attending the virtual summit. (Twitter photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/2020-g20-summit">2020 G20 Summit</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/editor%E2%80%99s-choice">Editor’s Choice</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:30:46 +0000 romulo 1766871 at Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: Ƶ devoted G20 presidency to stronger, more sustainable world /node/1766811/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2020-11-22 21:42</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Ƶ has devoted its G20 presidency to building a stronger, more robust and sustainable world, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Sunday.<br /> Speaking on the final day of the G20 Summit hosted in Riyadh, the crown prince said the Kingdom would continue to support international efforts to provide vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, in a “fair and affordable manner.”<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357766-1647855231.png" width="1328" height="866" alt="" title="Ƶ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers the closing remarks at 15th G20 Summit on Nov. 22, 2020 in Riyadh, Ƶ. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357671-919510892.jpg" width="707" height="600" alt="" title="Ƶ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers the closing remarks at 15th G20 Summit on Nov. 22, 2020 in Riyadh, Ƶ. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357686-2109902863.jpg" width="753" height="600" alt="" title="Ƶ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers the closing remarks at 15th G20 Summit on Nov. 22, 2020 in Riyadh, Ƶ. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357681-2063739442.jpg" width="822" height="600" alt="" title="Ƶ’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers the closing remarks at 15th G20 Summit on Nov. 22, 2020 in Riyadh, Ƶ. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mohammed-bin-salman">Mohammed bin Salman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/2020-g20-summit">2020 G20 Summit</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/king-salman">King Salman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/coronavirus-1">Coronavirus</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/covid-19">COVID-19</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:11:41 +0000 sarah.glubb 1766811 at G20 Riyadh final statement: Leaders promise fair global COVID-19 vaccine distribution /node/1766781/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2020-11-22 20:23</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: G20 leaders on Sunday promised to “spare no effort” to ensure the fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and medicines around the world.</p> <iframe height="600" src="http://docs.google.com/gview?url=/sites/default/files/userimages/1035771/g20_riyadh_summit_leaders_declaration_en_0.pdf&amp;embedded=true" width="100%"></iframe> <p> The pledge came in the final statement as the G20 Summit in Riyadh, chaired by Ƶ, came to a close.</p> <p> The leaders said they would support developing countries whose economies have been ravaged by the crisis.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357596-1122285959.jpg" width="1000" height="750" alt="" title=" &quot;Family Photo&quot; for annual G20 Summit World Leaders is projected onto Salwa Palace in At-Turaif. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:32:16 +0000 jonathan.lessware 1766781 at Ƶ’s King Salman: G20 sends global message of hope and reassurance /node/1766766/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/255531">Zaynab Khojji</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2020-11-22 18:15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: G20 countries have succeeded in sending a message of hope and reassurance to their citizens and the global community, King Salman said on Sunday.<br /> In his closing remarks at the end of the two-day summit hosted virtually in Riyadh due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the king announced that the members of the 20 largest economies of the world had adopted the final communique. <br /> “We have succeeded in sending out a message of hope and reassurance to our citizens and all people around the world through the final communique of this leaders’ summit,” the king said.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357586-1420520207.png" width="1250" height="700" alt="" title="Ƶ’s King Salman delivers his final remarks at the 15th annual G20 Leaders&#039; Summit in Riyadh on November 22, 2020. (@g20org)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/king-salman">King Salman</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase update"> Update </span> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:37:45 +0000 zaynab.khojji 1766766 at King Salman tells G20: Preserving planet of utmost importance to Ƶ /node/1766751/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/one-carlo-diaz">ONE CARLO DIAZ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2020-11-22 18:09</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: The preservation of the planet and the environment are of the utmost importance to Ƶ, King Salman said on Sunday at a side event on the last day of the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Riyadh.</p> <p> The Saudi king spoke in a virtual message about the Kingdom and the G20’s commitment towards safeguarding the planet, including an ambitious approach to circular carbon economy (CCE) or the “reduce, reuse, recycle, and remove” concept.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357511-1568565461.jpeg" width="2500" height="1861" alt="" title="King Salman spoke about the G20’s commitment towards safeguarding the planet. (G20)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20">G20</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/king-salman">King Salman</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:20:46 +0000 jonathan.lessware 1766751 at Distance learning is here to stay, Saudi education minister says /node/1766716/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/one-carlos-diaz">One Carlos Diaz</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2020-11-22 17:08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtejustify"> DUBAI: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed the education industry online, with countries scrambling to implement distance learning initiatives.</p> <p class="rtejustify"> But as the world moves closer to ending the pandemic, will education go back to its traditional setup? Saudi Minister of Education Hamad Al-Sheikh doesn’t think so.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020/11/22/2357411-1867622055.png" width="640" height="362" alt="" title="Saudi Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh speaks at the media briefing on The Education Continuity in Times of Crises at the International Media Center in Riyadh. (Ashar q Al-Awsat)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/g20-riyadh">G20 Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/g20-saudi-arabia-2020">G20 Ƶ 2020</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/education">Education</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/online">online</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/coronavirus-1">Coronavirus</a></div></div></div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:11:12 +0000 shounaz.mekky 1766716 at