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Saudi Arabia Participates in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi

General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. Picture taken January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. Picture taken January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia Participates in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi

General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. Picture taken January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. Picture taken January 3, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is participating in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, which is taking place from October 9 to 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The Saudi delegation is led by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) and includes several national entities engaged in the environmental sector.

The conference is recognized as the world’s leading platform dedicated to the protection of biodiversity and the sustainability of natural resources. It aims to accelerate environmental action and promote innovative scientific solutions that advance collective efforts to safeguard nature, restore ecosystems, and strengthen global biodiversity resilience, according to SPA.

Saudi Arabia’s participation highlights a range of national programs and initiatives that contribute to protecting nature, restoring degraded habitats, and enhancing biodiversity. Alongside NCW, the delegation includes the Royal Commission for AlUla, the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority, and the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority.

This joint participation reaffirms the Kingdom’s commitment to achieving the 30×30 target—to protect 30% of terrestrial and marine areas by 2030—set by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). By aligning this global target with national efforts such as the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative, Saudi Arabia is demonstrating its leadership in advancing regional and global environmental action.

The congress brings together global experts, leaders, and decision-makers in the field of nature conservation, serving as a forum, exhibition, and members’ assembly for sharing knowledge and presenting innovations in conservation and sustainable development. Held every four years, the 2025 edition focuses on the theme “Advancing Transformative Conservation”, which shapes the global nature agenda for the coming years.

NCW CEO Dr. Mohammed Qurban stated: “The Kingdom’s participation—represented by NCW and its national partners—underscores our firm commitment, under the leadership of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to achieving the ambitious environmental goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green and Middle East Green initiatives.”

He added: “The conference provides an important opportunity to exchange expertise and showcase the Kingdom’s significant achievements in protecting biodiversity and reintroducing endangered species in line with the highest international standards. It also reflects Saudi Arabia’s dedication to strengthening international cooperation and advancing innovative, transformative environmental solutions that drive sustainable impact.”

This step underscores the Kingdom’s prominent role in leading regional and global environmental efforts and its contribution to building a more balanced and sustainable environmental future.

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82-year-old Dies after Beach Fight in Greece over Sun Lounger

Tourists from a nearby hotel watch military helicopters fly overhead during Medusa 15, a joint military exercise led by Greece and Egypt, at Maleme on the Greek island of Crete, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Tourists from a nearby hotel watch military helicopters fly overhead during Medusa 15, a joint military exercise led by Greece and Egypt, at Maleme on the Greek island of Crete, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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82-year-old Dies after Beach Fight in Greece over Sun Lounger

Tourists from a nearby hotel watch military helicopters fly overhead during Medusa 15, a joint military exercise led by Greece and Egypt, at Maleme on the Greek island of Crete, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Tourists from a nearby hotel watch military helicopters fly overhead during Medusa 15, a joint military exercise led by Greece and Egypt, at Maleme on the Greek island of Crete, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

An 82-year-old man died Sunday after he got into a fight over a sun lounger on a beach in Greece near Athens, local media reported.

The octogenarian had a dispute with a 76-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman over the sun lounger, with the argument degenerating into a scuffle between the two men, according to police, the ANA news agency and ERT state television channel reported.

The 82-year-old, badly hurt, was transported to hospital from the Vouliagmeni beach resort area where the argument broke out. He was later declared dead at the hospital, AFP said.

Both the 76-year-old man and the 21-year-old woman were arrested, ANA said, with police investigating what happened.

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10 Lions Die in Suspected Poisoning at Tanzania Wildlife Reserve

Lions are seen in their counpound at the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands in this handout photo released to media on January 28, 2021. Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo/Handout via REUTERS
Lions are seen in their counpound at the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands in this handout photo released to media on January 28, 2021. Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo/Handout via REUTERS
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10 Lions Die in Suspected Poisoning at Tanzania Wildlife Reserve

Lions are seen in their counpound at the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands in this handout photo released to media on January 28, 2021. Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo/Handout via REUTERS
Lions are seen in their counpound at the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands in this handout photo released to media on January 28, 2021. Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo/Handout via REUTERS

Ten lions were found dead in Tanzania's Ngorongoro wildlife reserve this week and preliminary findings suggest they may have been poisoned, the area's management authority said.

The deaths raise concerns over the conservation of lions in one of Africa's most renowned wildlife ecosystems. Poisoning has been a recurring threat to large ⁠carnivores across parts ⁠of East Africa, often linked to conflicts between predators and livestock owners.

The lions were discovered on September 18 in the Ndutu area of Endulen Ward in Arusha ⁠region, Reuters quoted the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority as saying in a statement released late on Saturday.

"Preliminary findings suggest the animals may have died after ingesting poison," the authority said, adding that it had launched an investigation to determine the cause and identify those responsible.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO ⁠World ⁠Heritage Site in northern Tanzania, is one of the country's leading tourism attractions. It is home to a wide range of wildlife, including lions, elephants, buffaloes and endangered black rhinos.

Last month, police arrested four suspects in an investigation into the deaths of 18 elephants across the border in Kenya.

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Diana's Brother Compares Media Treatment of Harry, Meghan to Late Princess' Ordeal

FILED - 13 February 2018, United Kingdom, Edinburgh: FILE PHOTO - Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend a reception for young people at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa
FILED - 13 February 2018, United Kingdom, Edinburgh: FILE PHOTO - Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend a reception for young people at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa
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Diana's Brother Compares Media Treatment of Harry, Meghan to Late Princess' Ordeal

FILED - 13 February 2018, United Kingdom, Edinburgh: FILE PHOTO - Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend a reception for young people at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa
FILED - 13 February 2018, United Kingdom, Edinburgh: FILE PHOTO - Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend a reception for young people at Holyroodhouse Palace in Edinburgh. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa

The media's treatment of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan is on a par with that faced by his mother Diana, the late princess' brother said in an interview published on Sunday, warning that lessons needed to be learned from that period.

Diana died aged 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash as photographers pursued her on motorbikes, sparking an outpouring of grief and a reckoning over whether the media bore some responsibility for her death after splashing details of her life across front pages for years.

"If you look at an article in a tabloid about Diana or the couple that you were ⁠mentioning, Harry and ⁠Meghan, you know, they can be really, really unpleasant," Diana's brother, Earl Charles Spencer, told the BBC.

"And I think it would be really beholden on people to learn from Diana's example.

"I'm not here to speak for Harry and Meghan, but for anyone who's being destroyed in this way daily, it must be such ⁠a cancerous influence in their life,” Reuters quoted him as saying.

Harry, Diana's youngest son, and Meghan, cited the impact of what they called a toxic media on their lives before they quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.

They also sued much of the British tabloid press - with varying degrees of success - before they moved back to Britain in August.

Spencer has made headlines around the world in the last week after his book, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister", was serialized in the Daily Mail, accusing her former husband, the now ⁠King Charles, of ⁠sounding "giddily elated" in the hours after her death.

The palace hit back by saying the king "is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss".

The publication of the book and the return of Harry and Meghan to Britain are another challenge for the king, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer.

Diana's family accused the royals of showing a lack of support or care towards the late princess before her death, a charge that was repeated by Harry, who is now largely estranged from the rest of the royal family.