JAKARTA: Saudi Arabia has defied its arid desert climate to successfully develop an integrated and sustainable model for water security, a World Water Forum focus group was told on Friday.

SAKAKA: The Winter Media Forum in Jouf, which was held under the guidance and support of Jouf Gov. Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, and organized by its media association, concluded on Thursday.

RIYADH: Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar received Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Djibouti to the Kingdom Dya-Eddine Bamakhrama, as well as heads of countries accredited to the Kingdom, in Riyadh on Sunday. Everyone offered their congratulations on behalf of the members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom on the holy month of Ramadan, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, governor of Jeddah, received the Consul General of Kenya in Jeddah Aden Mahmoud Mohammed, on Sunday. The two discussed topics of common interest.

SARAJEVO: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the religious attache of the Saudi Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, recently held an official ceremony to launch two programs: the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ gift to distribute dates, and the iftar initiative for those fasting during Ramadan.