Day: July 9, 2024

Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Tuesday met with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian at Dar al-Fatwa, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary General Judge Mahmoud Makkieh.

The visit, coinciding with the arrival of the new Hijri year, saw both leaders exchanging congratulations and expressing wishes for personal well-being and national tranquility.

On emerging, Prime Minister Mikati said, “We’ve extended our felicitations to His Eminence. Our wishes, shared by every sincere Lebanese, are for personal peace, health, and prosperity. On a broader national scale, our aspirations converge on peace, calm, and reassurance for our country. I found His Eminence consistently emphasizing national unity, highlighting Dar al-Fatwa as a unifying home for all Lebanese, regardless of faith, dedicated to preserving national consensus and Lebanon’s stability and prosperity.”

“Our discussions encompassed matters of communal importance, and we are reassured that our communities are resilient against marginalization. The
y are too significant to be diminished. We remain steadfast in our commitment to serving the country, and God willing, we will continue to fulfill this duty indefinitely,’ Mikati added.

Source: National news agency – Lebanon

Riyadh: Jeddah Season is hosting famous works by the French painter Claude Monet, one of the most important painters throughout history, by holding the interactive exhibition “Imagine Monet.”

The exhibition features more than 200 paintings and offers a unique artistic experience that combines the originality of art and the development of modern technology in an atmosphere that mimics Monet’s paintings.

Impressionism created an aesthetic embodied by focusing on gradations of colour and light through techniques many of the independent artists of the Impressionist period adopted: short, broken brushstrokes that barely convey forms, pure, unblended colours, and an emphasis on the effects of light abolished the boundaries between colour and painting.

Impressionist artists went out to nature rather than working in artistic studios and painted scenes inspired by everyday life and nature’s transformations.

Monet’s importance has emerged in his remarkable ability for artistic renewal, coupled with his constant wor
k that did not stop despite his advanced age, as well as his openness to non-European civilizations and arts, including Middle Eastern and Japanese arts.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Border Guards’ land patrols in the Jazan Region have arrested three Ethiopian nationals for violating the border security regulations by attempting to smuggle (80) kilograms of Khat. Legal measures have been taken against them, and they have been referred to the appropriate authority for further action.

Security authorities call on the public to report any information concerning drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, the Eastern regions, and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They may also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control at 995 or via email at 995@gdnc.gov.sa. All reports will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz received today the Ambassador of the Republic of France to Saudi Arabia, Ludovic Pouille, on the occasion of the end of his tenure as his country’s ambassador to the Kingdom.

During the reception, cordial talks were exchanged and the French Ambassador expressed his thanks and appreciation to Prince Faisal for the cooperation he received that contributed to the success of his work.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The General Administration of Mujahideen patrols in Jazan region have apprehended a citizen who was transporting four Yemeni border security violators in his vehicle. The violators were promptly apprehended, appropriate legal measures were taken against them, and they were referred to the competent authorities. The citizen involved in their transportation has also been referred to the Public Prosecution.

The administration’s official spokesperson emphasized that anyone found facilitating the entry of border security violators into the Kingdom, transporting them within the country, providing them with shelter, or offering any form of assistance or service to them will face severe penalties. These penalties can include up to 15 years of imprisonment, a significant financial fine of up to one million riyals, confiscation of the means of transport and housing used for shelter, and public humiliation.

The spokesperson underscored that this crime is considered a major offence that warrants detention and v
iolates honour and integrity. The public is strongly encouraged to report any violations of residency, labour, and border security regulations by contacting 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and Eastern Regions and 999 and 996 in other regions of the Kingdom.

Source: Saudi Press Agency