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Google Launches Short Videos Promoting Tourism in Saudi Arabia

Google has launched the first episode of a new series of short videos dubbed “Saraina m3 Google”
Google has launched the first episode of a new series of short videos dubbed “Saraina m3 Google”
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Google Launches Short Videos Promoting Tourism in Saudi Arabia

Google has launched the first episode of a new series of short videos dubbed “Saraina m3 Google”
Google has launched the first episode of a new series of short videos dubbed “Saraina m3 Google”

Google has launched the first episode of a new series of short videos dubbed “Saraina m3 Google” aimed at promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia with the help of Saudi content creators. The series includes three tours in Jeddah, during which the content creators use Google to explore special historic, artistic, and natural destinations. The series is produced in Arabic, and subtitled in English to connect with a wide audience that speaks both languages around the world.

Featuring content creators Sultan al-Badran and Mosab al-Maliki, the first episode covers the artistic and cultural aspects of the city. They tour in the Islamic Arts Biennale and Hayy Jameel, considered the creativity hub in the city center. The second episode highlights the historic “Al Balad” area in Jeddah, while the third episode celebrates the natural aspect of the city with a boat trip in the heart of the Red Sea.

During their tours, Badran and Maliki used google tools including search, maps, and lens to find the local related information.

Dina Al Samhan, head of Google Advertising Partnerships in Saudi Arabia, said: “This series is our first collaboration with Saudi talents to promote the Kingdom in new and creative ways. Google looks forward to collaborate with more local creators to help explore and promote tourism across the kingdom.”

The series features other Saudi content creators including Yazeed al-Dereni and Maram Beeko, as well as Abrar, a Saudi local guide on Google Maps, who shed lights on the importance of supporting local businesses by adding credible reviews on Google Maps.

According to Google's internal data, global searches on Google for Saudi Arabia as a travel destination increased by 160 percent in 2022 year over year. Jeddah was the second most searched travel destination by residents in the Kingdom last year. “Saraina m3 Google” will be posted on Google’s social media channels, and on Google’s official blog in Arabic.

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Baby Born on Packed Migrant Boat off Canary Islands 'Doing Well'

A migrant holds a newborn baby as a woman lies inside a rubber boat with other migrants who were rescued off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025/File Photo
A migrant holds a newborn baby as a woman lies inside a rubber boat with other migrants who were rescued off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025/File Photo
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Baby Born on Packed Migrant Boat off Canary Islands 'Doing Well'

A migrant holds a newborn baby as a woman lies inside a rubber boat with other migrants who were rescued off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025/File Photo
A migrant holds a newborn baby as a woman lies inside a rubber boat with other migrants who were rescued off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025/File Photo

A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother and both were in good condition, medical and regional government authorities said on Thursday.

The pair were being treated with antibiotics and monitored by a pediatric team, Dr Maria Sabalich, emergency coordinator of the Molina Orosa University Hospital in Lanzarote, told Reuters.

"The mother and child are safe," she said. "They are still in the hospital, but they are doing well."

The Spanish coastguard said the boat carrying the pregnant mother had embarked from Tan-Tan, a province in Morocco about 135 nautical miles (250 km) southeast of Lanzarote.

Upon discharge from hospital, the mother and infant will be received at a humanitarian center for migrants, before likely being moved to a reception center for mothers and young children on another island, Cristina Ruiz, a spokesperson for the Spanish government in the Canaries capital Las Palmas, told Reuters.

The latest arrivals add to the thousands of migrants that strike out for the Canaries from the western African coast each year on a perilous sea voyage that claims thousands of lives.

Thanks to good weather, the rescue operation was straightforward, Domingo Trujillo, captain of the Spanish coastguard ship that rescued the migrants - a total of 60 people including 14 women and four children - told Spanish wire service EFE.

"The baby was crying, which indicated to us that it was alive and there were no problems, and we asked the woman's permission to undress her and clean her," he said. "The umbilical cord had already been cut by one of her fellow passengers. The only thing we did was to check the child, give her to her mother and wrap them up for the trip."

Overnight, the Canary Islands' rescue services recovered two more boats, bearing a total of 144 people.

Trujillo said the crews were exhausted but proud of their work.

"Almost every night we leave at dawn and arrive back late," he said. "This case is very positive, because it was with a newborn, but in all the services we do, even if we are tired, we know we are helping people in distress."