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Dr Al-Issa said the two of them discussed “shared values and building bridges between civilizations based on effective and sustainable initiatives. I appreciate Pope Francis's kind hospitality and noble sentiments”. [59] Mohammed Al-Issa has been promoting Saudi Arabia's vision of interfaith dialogue.
Ahmed bin Mohammad Al-Issa was announced as the new Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia on 11 December 2015, succeeding to Azzam Al-Dakhil. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] As Minister of Education, he set a high priority on e-learning and more technology in the classroom , and initiated several programs around the kingdom to promote this issue.
King Abdulaziz Historical Center (KAHC) (Arabic: مركز الملك عبدالعزيز التاريخي) is a cross-district heritage complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, covering south of al-Murabba and north of al-Futah.
Hillat al-Qadimah (Arabic: حلة القديمة, lit. 'old quarter'), or in Najdi vernacular pronunciation as al-Gadimah and originally known as Hayy al-Aamir (Arabic: حي عامر), [1] [2] was a quarter and a douar within the city walls in the erstwhile fortress-city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the southeastern corner of the walled town.
Late on 12 May, several vehicles manned by heavily armed assault teams arrived at three Riyadh compounds: The Dorrat Al Jadawel, a compound owned by the London-based MBI International and Partners subsidiary Jadawel International, the Al Hamra Oasis Village, and the Vinnell Corporation Compound, occupied by a Virginia-based defense contractor that was training the Saudi National Guard. [2]
Justice Square (Arabic: ميدان العدل) or Safa Square (Arabic: ساحة الصفاة) [47] is a public space in the erstwhile walled town, located adjacent to the al-Hukm Palace compound and Grand Mosque. It is known as the historic site of public executions, where those sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia are publicly beheaded. [48] [49]
Before the unification of the Republic of Yemen in 1990, the Philippines had diplomatic relations with both North and South Yemen. The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, exercises concurrent jurisdictionover the Republic of Yemen. Mr. Mohammed Saleh Al Jamal is the current Philippine Honorary Consul, a.h., in Sana’a, Yemen. [26]
The Diplomatic Quarter was established on November 25, 1975, through a Council of Ministers resolution during the reign of King Khalid upon the relocation of the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Jeddah to Riyadh. It was the brainchild of Riyadh's then governor Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. [3] It was built between ...