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Crown Prince Orders Formation of Board of Directors of King Saud University

Youssef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan is briefed on the projects at the university during a visit to the institution earlier this year. (SPA)
Youssef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan is briefed on the projects at the university during a visit to the institution earlier this year. (SPA)
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Crown Prince Orders Formation of Board of Directors of King Saud University

Youssef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan is briefed on the projects at the university during a visit to the institution earlier this year. (SPA)
Youssef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan is briefed on the projects at the university during a visit to the institution earlier this year. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, issued on Tuesday a Supreme Order to form the Board of Directors of the King Saud University.

The move is in line with a Royal Order to transform the university into an independent non-profit academic institution under the auspices of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC).

The Supreme Order named Youssef bin Abdullah Al-Bunyan as Chairman of the Board of Directors, with the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development serving as Vice Chairman.

Other members of the board include the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, the Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, the President of King Saud University, the President of the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA), Fahd Bin Abdulmohsen Al-Rasheed, the CEO of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, the Governor of the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha'at), the CEO of Riyadh Non-Profit Foundation, the President of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the CEO of the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA), the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce, the representative of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Salman bin Mutaib Al-Sudairi, Tal bin Hisham Nazer, and Jomana bint Rashid Al-Rashid.

Al-Bunyan praised the Saudi leadership’s support to university education in the Kingdom.

He stressed the board’s keenness on achieving a qualitative shift at the university in terms of quality of education and research in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

RCRC CEO Ibrahim Al-Sultan praised the support shown by the Saudi leadership towards the education sector.

The transformation of the university into an independent non-profit academic institution will allow it to achieve its ambitious goals to become one of the world’s leading universities by 2030, he added.

The university aims to become a pioneering institution, regionally and globally, to help develop the national economy in line with development and growth process underway in the Kingdom.

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Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Defense Cooperation with Malaysian Counterpart

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Defense Cooperation with Malaysian Counterpart

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz reviewed with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin on Sunday prospects of bilateral cooperation in the defense field between their countries.

During a telephone call, the officials discussed efforts made regarding current regional developments and a number of issues of mutual interest.

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Saudi Arabia Participates in G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Ebola Response

G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on accelerating collective action to defeat Ebola. (SPA)
G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on accelerating collective action to defeat Ebola. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Participates in G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Ebola Response

G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on accelerating collective action to defeat Ebola. (SPA)
G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on accelerating collective action to defeat Ebola. (SPA)

Dr. Nouf Alnumair, deputy minister for international cooperation at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health, represented Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on accelerating collective action to defeat Ebola, held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday.

The meeting brought together representatives of G20 countries, invited nations and international organizations, as well as senior officials from affected countries, to discuss strengthening international coordination, accelerating joint efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak, supporting response efforts in affected countries, and bolstering health systems to curb transmission and prevent cross-border spread.

Discussions highlighted the need to unify international efforts to address cross-border health threats, strengthen coordination among governments, international institutions, and health bodies, and accelerate support to affected areas, including surveillance, diagnosis, field response, and capacity building, while enhancing regional and international health preparedness.

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Bin Farhan Discusses Regional and International Developments with Guterres

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (SPA)
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Bin Farhan Discusses Regional and International Developments with Guterres

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st UN General Assembly session. 

The two officials discussed areas of cooperation and regional and international developments of mutual interest. 

During the meeting, Prince Faisal expressed his appreciation to Guterres as he nears the end of his term, commending the efforts he made during his tenure. 

The Saudi Minister also held separate meetings with Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco Alvarez, and Ghanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. 

The meetings focused on key regional and international issues, with the officials exchanging views on current developments and international efforts to address them.