King Salman Honors Winners of King Khalid Award 2018

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)
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King Salman Honors Winners of King Khalid Award 2018

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in a memorial photo with the winners of King Khalid Award for this year. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud patronized the ceremony of distributing King Khalid Award at Prince Sultan Hall of al-Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh on Monday evening.

The awards were given in its three categories, “Development Partners,” “Nonprofit Excellence” and “Responsible Competitiveness”.

Governor of Asir Region Prince Faisal bin Khalid, who also chairs King Khalid Foundation’s Board of Trustees and King Khalid Award’s Authority, said that his country’s leadership and people have achieved high levels of progress in all fields, including human, social and economic development.

He pointed out that King Salman’s era has witnessed development leaps that illuminate the country's glorious paths.

“King Khalid Foundation always worked in line with the Kingdom and its leadership’s vision, which aims to promote the non-profit sector,” he stressed.

“King Khalid Foundation’s experiences and achievements so far reflect the Kingdom’s leadership and people’s successful history."

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques have always provided support for the award to achieve and consolidate its humanitarian, social and developmental message, Prince Faisal noted.

The Secretary General of King Khalid Award, Saud al-Shammari, for his part, presented the award’s categories, names of its winners this year, their contributions to the society’s development and their participation in the Kingdom’s economic and social activities.

Following his presentation, King Salman gave the first prize to Saad al-Hamoudi for his “Alhasalah” initiative in the award’s ‘Development Partners” category.

The second and third prizes in this category were given to Shahid al-Miqbil for “Adam Campaign” initiative and Owaied al-Subaie for “My book club” initiative.

For the “Nonprofit Excellence” category, the King presented the first prize to Prof. Jibran al-Qahtani of “Al-Kawther Health Charity” while the second and third prizes were presented to Dr. Khaled al-Daql of Osrati of Madinah and Dr. Hala al-Shair of “The First Women’s Charitable Association of Jeddah.”

Prizes of the “Responsible Competitiveness” category were given away to “Saudi Huawei Company,” “The National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) and the “United Doctors Hospital” respectively.



UAE President Tells Rubio Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)
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UAE President Tells Rubio Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that Abu Dhabi rejected any displacement of Palestinians, official media said.

Sheikh Mohammed "affirmed the UAE's firm position rejecting any attempts aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land", the Gulf state's WAM news agency said following a US proposal to take over the war-battered Gaza Strip and move its inhabitants.

It added that the president "stressed the need for the reconstruction of Gaza to be linked to a path leading to comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution".

The Abu Dhabi meeting covered a range of regional and international issues of shared concern, with a focus on developments in the Middle East and the Palestinian Territory and ongoing efforts to address the crisis in Gaza, as well as its implications for regional peace, stability, and security.

Sheikh Mohamed and Rubio also discussed cooperation between their countries, as well as ways to further deepen ties across various fields in pursuit of their joint interests.