Saudi Arabia: Sports Boulevard Participates in Cityscape 2023 Global Exhibition as Strategic Partner

Sports Boulevard acts as a strategic partnership in the Cityscape 2023 Global exhibition. SPA
Sports Boulevard acts as a strategic partnership in the Cityscape 2023 Global exhibition. SPA
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Saudi Arabia: Sports Boulevard Participates in Cityscape 2023 Global Exhibition as Strategic Partner

Sports Boulevard acts as a strategic partnership in the Cityscape 2023 Global exhibition. SPA
Sports Boulevard acts as a strategic partnership in the Cityscape 2023 Global exhibition. SPA

Sports Boulevard acts as a strategic partnership in the Cityscape 2023 Global exhibition, which takes place at the Riyadh Front Exhibition and Convention Center from September 10 to 13 under the theme "The Future of Living.”

The exhibition is expected to tackle the future of the real estate sector, across the globe, and ways to strengthen companies emerging to develop the sector locally. It will also discuss ways of boosting innovation and creativity in design and architecture.

The Sports Boulevard pavilion will show visitors at the exhibition the Sports Boulevard project in virtual reality, and introduce the cycling bridge through a simulated design in the exhibition halls, as well as a 3D model of the project.

The Sports Boulevard team will make presentations about the characteristics and objectives of the project, investment opportunities, and the features of the Sports Boulevard Design Code.

Sports Boulevard CEO Jayne McGivern will participate in the main panel discussion at the exhibition, titled “Building Tomorrow - Investments and Projects Shaping the Kingdom’s Future as a Global Destination”. She is slated to talk about the important role of the Sports Track Project and its developments, which will create a qualitative shift in Riyadh as a city, in response to the objectives of the Kingdom’s vision 2030, as it will connect the western and eastern parts of the city to become an innovative hub for a healthy and lifestyle where sport is practiced.

“We are proud to be among the projects that contribute to the prosperity of Riyadh and enhance the quality of life of its citizens, as we aim at making it a most convenient city for living in,” said Sports Boulevard Foundation Chief Communications Officer Ahmad BinAskar.

The Sports Boulevard is one of the major projects in Riyadh launched by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in March 2019. Its progress is being followed up on by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister.

The project aims to boost the position of Riyadh in the global classification, making it one of the best cities to live in, in the world, by promoting physical, psychological and social health, and instilling a healthy lifestyle in the community.

The project extends over more than 135 kilometers along Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Road. It connects Wadi Hanifa, in the west of the city, with Wadi Al Sulay, in its east, and includes more than 4.4 million square meters of open green spaces, more than 50 sites for various sports, and distinctive artistic landmarks. It also hosts investment areas on a total area of more than 2.3 million square meters.



Oregon House Cat Died after Eating Pet Food that Tested Positive for Bird Flu

Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" in this illustration taken on Jun 10, 2024. (File photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" in this illustration taken on Jun 10, 2024. (File photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
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Oregon House Cat Died after Eating Pet Food that Tested Positive for Bird Flu

Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" in this illustration taken on Jun 10, 2024. (File photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" in this illustration taken on Jun 10, 2024. (File photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)

An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.

Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada's British Columbia.

“We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food,” Oregon Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz said in a Tuesday news release. “This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not exposed to the virus in its environment, and results from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the raw pet food and infected cat were exact matches to each other.”

The recalled product is packaged in two-pound plastic bags with “best if used by” dates of May 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. The company and Oregon authorities said that consumers who bought the recalled product should throw it away immediately and contact the place of purchase for a refund, The AP reported.

No human cases of bird flu have been linked to the incident, but those who were in contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms, Oregon authorities said.

More than 60 people in eight states have been infected, with mostly mild illnesses, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the nation’s first known severe illness caused by the virus, health officials said last week.

So far, the CDC has confirmed one human case of bird flu in Oregon. The person was linked to a previously reported outbreak at a commercial poultry operation and fully recovered after experiencing mild illness, according to a November news release from the Oregon Health Authority.

In late October, the US Department of Agriculture announced that a pig at a backyard farm in Oregon was found to have bird flu, marking the first detection of the virus in US swine.