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Arab Tourism Technical Committee Holds Twelfth Meeting in Cairo

The Kingdom was represented at the meeting by Senior Advisor to the Ministry's Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Gharib - SPA
The Kingdom was represented at the meeting by Senior Advisor to the Ministry's Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Gharib - SPA
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Arab Tourism Technical Committee Holds Twelfth Meeting in Cairo

The Kingdom was represented at the meeting by Senior Advisor to the Ministry's Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Gharib - SPA
The Kingdom was represented at the meeting by Senior Advisor to the Ministry's Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Gharib - SPA

The twelfth two-day meeting of the Arab Tourism Technical Committee was held at the Arab League headquarters.

Representatives from tourism ministries in Arab countries participated in the conference to prepare the draft agenda for the Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism and its Executive Office, scheduled for December, SPA reported.
The Kingdom was represented at the meeting by Senior Advisor to the Ministry's Undersecretary for International Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Gharib.
The committee's draft agenda includes several items, such as a study prepared by the Secretariat General on climate change and its impact on the Arab tourism sector, joint tourism initiatives among Arab countries, enhancing inter-Arab cooperation in tourism, and the topics of tourism innovation and smart tourism.

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Thailand, Malaysia Brace for Fresh Wave of Floods as Water Levels Ease

An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)
An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)
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Thailand, Malaysia Brace for Fresh Wave of Floods as Water Levels Ease

An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)
An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state on December 2, 2024. (AFP)

Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, even as some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.

Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a million households in the neighboring Southeast Asian countries have been hit by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the most severe in decades.

The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels have eased, according to government data on Monday.

In Malaysia, the number of people in evacuation shelters dropped to around 128,000 people, from 152,000 on Sunday, the disaster management agency's website showed.

The northeastern state of Kelantan, which has been the worst hit, was expected to face a fresh deluge from Dec. 4, the chief minister's office said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

"Although floodwater trends show a slight decrease, (the chief minister) stressed that vigilance measures must remain at the highest level," the post said.

Meanwhile, in southern Thailand, 434,000 households remain affected, the country's interior ministry said in a statement on Monday, down by about 100,000 from the weekend.

The government has provided food and supplies for those in the flood-hit areas, the ministry said, adding water levels in seven provinces were decreasing.

Thailand's Meteorological Department said people in the country's lower south should beware of heavy to very heavy rains and possible flash flooding and overflows, especially along foothills near waterways and lowlands, between Dec. 3-5.