In his address to the ongoing 12th G20 Summit, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has put forward two suggestions on what member countries could do together, the media reported on Sunday. The first suggestion is to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccines, Xinhua news agency quoted The Straits Times report as saying. Lee
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the opening remarks of the 2020 G20 Summit said: “We have a duty to rise to the challenge together during this summit and give a strong message of hope and reassurance to our peoples through adopting policies to mitigate this crisis.” Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
The White House announced that US President Donald Trump will participate in the virtual G20 Summit on Saturday and Sunday, as global leaders were trying to stem the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Although the White House confirmed the President’s participation on both days of the Summit, information about which events he would attend was not immediately
More than 1,500 mosques are due to reopen Sunday in the holy city of Mecca amid strict health precautions after three-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, a media report said. Late last month, mosques reopened across Saudi Arabia, except in Mecca, for congregation prayers as part of a phased plan for
Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi is a world-renowned name that transcends the borders and generations through the gem-like words of ecstasy. As a compelling figure of every culture, Rumi and his poems of love and joy are still alive. “Is solitude more precious than/Fathomless company?/ Is power over a nation/Better than to be free?/If confined in your
Saudi Arabia registered one death due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus and six new cases of infection, according to a statement issued by the Saudi health ministry. The death and new cases recorded on Friday were from the capital which has been witnessing a rise in the spread of the virus in
With the Saudi Arabian authorities set to implement a new law on minimum qualifications for nurses working in government and private sectors, the Kerala government will make suitable interventions, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said. “We are aware of the proposed changes and we will do our best to help our nurses. We are going to
The India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission, that concluded its eleventh meeting in Neew Delhi , focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation, knowledge exchange and business ties between both nations, the finance ministry said in a statement. As many as 22 Indian ministries were represented at the talks, the statement said, reflecting both countries desire to both deepen and
Friends and foes mixed up: Arab balance of power being shaped …writes Saeed Naqvi “As flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods; they kill us for their sport.” King Lear This could well be a powerful chorus, the primeval cry from the Arab street as the Americans erect a new balance of power in West
At $22.6 bn, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is richest Arab Forbes Middle East has released the names of the 100 richest Arab personalities in the world, the first position going to Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud with an estimated fortune of $22.6 billion. While Joseph Safra occupies second spot
