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Mawhiba Concludes Participation of 387 Students from 16 Arab Counties in Creativity Program

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Mawhiba Concludes Participation of 387 Students from 16 Arab Counties in Creativity Program

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King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity "Mawhiba" celebrated Wednesday the closing ceremony of “Arab Talents” Initiative which saw the participation of 378 female and female participants from 16 Arab countries.
The Arab Talents Initiative, which was part of Mawhiba’s 2023 Creativity Program and was implemented in partnership with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), aimed at empowering talented students from Arab countries and improving their skills, according to SPA.
The activities of the three-week initiative were organized at King Saud University and Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, and covered various fields, including engineering, physics, medical, chemical, and biological sciences, mathematics, astrology, among others.
Mawhiba Secretary-General Dr. Amal Al-Hazzaa explained that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a role model in discovering and empowering the talented people with an expertise in the field extending to more than 25 years.
She also said that the initiative was centered around discovering talents and empowering them as“leaders of change” in the Arab world.
Besides Saudi Arabia, the initiative saw the participation of students from Jordan, UAE, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, and Yemen.

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Egypt, Greece Agree to Protect Status of Mount Sinai Monastery

A general view of St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
A general view of St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
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Egypt, Greece Agree to Protect Status of Mount Sinai Monastery

A general view of St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
A general view of St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ruling last week cast uncertainty over its future.

The St Catherine's Monastery, at the foot of Egypt's Mount Sinai, was founded in the 6th century and is the oldest Christian monastery still in use for its original function, says UNESCO, which has listed the area as a World Heritage site, Reuters reported.

Revered by Christians, Muslims and Jews, the monastery is at the site where by Biblical tradition Moses received the Ten Commandments.

But last week, an Egyptian court ruling seen by Reuters ordered Orthodox monks to vacate several plots of land that the monks have used for years, including vineyards and gardens adjacent to the monastery compound, on the grounds that they were illegally sequestered, prompting a diplomatic flurry between Cairo and Athens over the site's status.

"We agreed in the immediate future to work towards safeguarding the rights of the monastery, as well as its legal status," Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said after meeting his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Cairo.

"Both Egypt and Greece intend to move forward based on the long-standing tradition and the already established status of an emblematic monastery for its Greek Orthodox character of worship".

Abdelatty said that the ruling preserves the monastery’s profound spiritual value and religious standing, and confirmed that the monks would continue to have access to and use of the monastery and its religious and historical sites, according to a foreign ministry statement. With a long history of diplomatic ties, Greece and Egypt have deepened cooperation in recent years.

St Catherine's is a sprawling complex, and according to tradition it was built around a burning bush where God was said to have spoken to Moses as described in the Book of Exodus. Its library is one of the most extensive worldwide, containing some of the world's earliest Christian manuscripts.