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Saudi Arabia Organizes Global Cybersecurity Forum in February

General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Organizes Global Cybersecurity Forum in February

General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority will host the Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh in 2022 under the title "Rethinking the Global Cyber Order."

Under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the forum will be held on February 1 and 2.

It will host prominent speakers to address the meeting, which will be attended by key decision and policymakers, executives, and experts representing a range of international companies, organizations, government sectors, and NGOs. The forum will also host top tech companies.

The forum aims to push knowledge boundaries on core cybersecurity topics, boost investment, build on existing foundations for global cooperation in cyberspace, and enhance socioeconomic change.

It covers a range of important topics relating to cybersecurity, as discussions and sessions will cover sub-themes including the evolving international order in cyberspace, current and future cybersecurity threats, and emerging technologies to combat them, human dimensions of cybersecurity in the future, leveraging market forces and economic incentives and strengthening human-centric cybersecurity.

The first edition of the forum was held virtually in February 2020, during the Kingdom's presidency of G20.

During the forum, it was announced that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, adopted two international initiatives: "The Child Protection in cyberspace" and the "Women's Empowerment in Cybersecurity."

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Egyptian Government Approves Formation of Higher Coordination Council with Saudi Arabia

The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Egyptian Government Approves Formation of Higher Coordination Council with Saudi Arabia

The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The formation of the Higher Coordination Council reflects the level of partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In an effort to strengthen the partnership between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian government approved on Wednesday the establishment of a higher joint coordination council.

On September 10, 2024, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty held a joint news conference with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, during which he announced that the two countries were in the final stages of launching the Egyptian-Saudi Higher Coordination Council, chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

He emphasized that the council would serve as a comprehensive framework for deepening bilateral relations and fostering collaboration in politics, economics, trade, development, and investment, aligning with the interests of both nations’ peoples.

In its Wednesday session, Egypt’s Cabinet approved the decision to establish the council. According to a government statement, the body will seek to “intensify communication and enhance cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia in areas of mutual interest.”

The council, as outlined by the statement, will include ministers and officials from both countries covering relevant sectors. It will convene regular meetings alternately in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, with provisions for extraordinary meetings as needed.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Ayman Mohseb, deputy chairman of the Arab Affairs Committee in Egypt’s House of Representatives, said that the move reflects the advanced level of partnership between the two nations, describing the council as a “cornerstone for activating relations and expanding cooperation in various fields.”

“This step will significantly advance cooperation across diverse domains, driven by the political will of the two countries’ leaderships,” Mohsab said, adding that the new body would facilitate coordination between Cairo and Riyadh on a wide range of regional issues and areas of mutual interest.

During a meeting with Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan on Tuesday, El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s “pride in its historic relations with Saudi Arabia, both at the leadership and popular levels, and across all sectors.”