Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority Hosts British Universities, Signs Three MoUs

SAGIA specialists hold presentations in London about the Authority's opportunities for investors to do business in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
SAGIA specialists hold presentations in London about the Authority's opportunities for investors to do business in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority Hosts British Universities, Signs Three MoUs

SAGIA specialists hold presentations in London about the Authority's opportunities for investors to do business in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
SAGIA specialists hold presentations in London about the Authority's opportunities for investors to do business in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), in cooperation with the British SI-UK, hosted on Sunday the Saudi-British Higher education meeting.

The forum saw the presence of more than 100 representatives of the government and private sectors from the Saudi and British sides.

It aims to discuss opportunities in the education sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and maximizing the contribution of the private sector in the development of the education sector.

During the meeting, three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed, the Saudi Press Agnecy reported.

The first MoU was signed between SAGIA and SI-UK to ensure collaborative work with British educational institutions.

The second MoU was signed between SAGIA and the Saudi Council of Engineers to develop educational investments and to attract foreign educational institutions which are specialized in engineering.

The third MoU was signed between the Saudi Council of Engineers and SI-UK to support Saudi engineering students in Britain.



Santorini’s Earthquake Swarm Is Declining Gradually as Thousands Return to the Greek Island 

A drone view of the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 20, 2025. (Reuters)
A drone view of the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 20, 2025. (Reuters)
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Santorini’s Earthquake Swarm Is Declining Gradually as Thousands Return to the Greek Island 

A drone view of the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 20, 2025. (Reuters)
A drone view of the village of Oia, as the seismic activity continues, on the island of Santorini, Greece, February 20, 2025. (Reuters)

An earthquake swarm near the island of Santorini is gradually declining a month after it began, Greek scientists monitoring the phenomenon said Monday.

The undersea shocks — sometimes recorded only minutes apart — led thousands of residents and workers to flee the famed clifftop towns of Santorini as well as the nearby islands of Ios, Amorgos and Anafi.

Schools remain closed on those islands for a fourth week and many other restrictions are still in effect. But scientists said they were encouraged by the decline of the earthquake swarm.

“Seismic activity continues to show a gradual decline, both in terms of the daily number of recorded earthquakes and maximum magnitudes,” the Interdisciplinary Committee for Risk and Crisis Management at the University of Athens said.

“The activity remains concentrated in the same focal area ... with no new micro-seismic surges observed since Feb. 15,” it said.

The committee said it recorded more than 20,000 earthquakes of magnitude 1 or higher between Jan. 26 and Feb. 22.

The multiple earthquakes, attributed to natural tectonic processes as well as magma movements below the seabed, have measured up to magnitude 5.3 but have caused only minor damage.

Santorini Mayor Nikos Zorzos on Monday said several thousand people had returned to the island since late last week, and called on government authorities to provide additional assistance in dealing with risks — including controlling rockfalls and the installation and repair of hillslope fencing.