The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for Politcal Affairs Dr. Mansour Baggash held discussions today, Friday, with the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc over bilateral cooperation in the field of the academic, education and training.
The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297, with 128,426 injured, the Ministry of Health in afflicted Palestinian enclave said. The majority of the victims are women and children.
The Bank of Italy (the central bank) announced that the country's GDP grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, driven by an increase in consumption and investment, in addition to limited American demand.
Saudi Al-Hilal FC has been eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense FC from Brazil in the quarterfinals. The match was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Minister of Tourism Dr Mohammed Ali Qobati along with Executive Director of Tourist Promotion Fund Dr Jamal Ba-Ras took part in the meetings of the 44th Round of the Middle East Regional Committee of the World Tourism Organization (WTO).
Dr Qobati and Dr Ba-Ras also contributed to the sessions of the International Conference for Developing the Human Capital in tourism sector.
The two gatherings wrapped up their sessions on Wednesday in the Egyptian city of Sherm Elsheikh.
Dr Qobati contributed to the discussions with a proposition aimed to amend the membership of the Regional Committee so as to included all Arab countries.
The sessions of the International Conference for Developing Human Capital commenced with a debating seminar that five Arab tourism ministers contributed to it. Dr Qobati was one of them.