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Saudi Arabia, France Eye Boosting Cultural Cooperation

Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud met French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin in Paris on Monday. (SPA)
Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud met French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin in Paris on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, France Eye Boosting Cultural Cooperation

Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud met French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin in Paris on Monday. (SPA)
Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud met French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin in Paris on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud met French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin in Paris on Monday, and they agreed on accelerating cooperation and cultural exchange, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The announcement was part of his visit to France to strengthen cultural cooperation between the two countries, and to participate in the 41st session of the general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The Saudi minister praised the strong and strategic relations between the Kingdom and France.

He congratulated the French minister for the nomination of Audrey Azoulay for another term as director general of UNESCO for 2021-2025.

He further discussed ways to strengthen cultural cooperation between the two countries including in heritage, exchange programs and the Historic Jeddah Revival Project, in addition to research and capabilities development.

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Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube

People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)
People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)
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Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube

People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)
People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Power failures caused delays and disruption on London's Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended.

The Bakerloo line was completely suspended as of 1715 local time (1615 GMT), while other services including the Jubilee, Elizabeth and Piccadilly lines were facing severe or minor delays following a power outage more than two hours earlier.

Transport for London (TfL) said it was working to get the whole network back to normal service as quickly as possible.

"Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon," TfL Chief Operating Officer Claire Mann said in a statement.

Britain's National Grid confirmed that a fault on its transmission network had caused a power failure.

"The fault was resolved within seconds and did not interrupt supply from our network, but a consequent voltage dip may have briefly affected power supplies on the low voltage distribution network in the area," a spokesperson said.

The incident also caused a small contained fire which was brought under control, National Grid said.

The potential for power failures to cause major disruption came into sharp focus in March when London's Heathrow Airport was forced to shut for 18 hours due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation, stranding hundreds of thousands of air travelers.

Transport trade union TSSA called for an inquiry into the incident to ensure a similar power outage does not happen again.

"Safety for all is key at this moment, but in due course we will need a proper inquiry into what happened and the lessons to be learned," TSSA General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust said.