Day: April 25, 2023

The head of the government of national unity, “Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba,” said that his government is following up on the process of evacuating Libyan nationals from Sudan, thanking the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Libyan embassy in Khartoum for their urgent response and their concern for the safety of the community.

Al-Dabaiba, in a tweet he posted on his Twitter account today, Tuesday, expressed his appreciation for the role of Saudi Arabia, a member of the Quartet concerned with the Sudanese crisis, in facilitating the evacuation of Libyans and nationals of other countries.

Source: Libyan News Agency

The National Safety Authority in Tripoli announced the recovery of a number of shells from war remnants in several areas in western Libya.

The commission said on its Facebook page that the Department of Explosives and Remnants of War removed two tank and artillery shells from the tourist area, in addition to an RPG in Sabratha and a hand grenade in the city of Zawiya.

Source: Libyan News Agency

World Rally Raid Championship leader Sébastien Loeb passed a difficult test to give Bahrain Raid Xtreme a stage podium finish as Nasser Al Attiyah took the early lead in the Sonora Rally in Mexico.

Battling against the odds after opening the road on the 170km first stage, Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in the BRX Prodrive Hunter set the third fastest time and grabbed valuable championship points in the process to protect their overall advantage.

Trailing the nine time World Rally Champion by 16 points at the start in Hermosillo, Al Attiyah took the stage to lead by 27 seconds overall from Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al Rajhi in another Toyota.

Guerlain Chicherit and Alex Winocq produced a brilliant run in their Prodrive Hunter to be within 49 seconds of the pace, before falling to fifth because of a three minute penalty for speeding in a restricted section.

After setting off first on the stage, Loeb faced the toughest passage through overhanging branches, gates, dust and narrow tracks, and such was his pace that cactus spikes stuck into his tyres as he threaded his way through.

The BRX Prodrive Hunter car came out of the test missing front wheel arches that had been engineered to break off in extreme circumstances, and in the long run save the larger ‘clam shell’ bonnet.

“Opening the road, we knew that it was not going to be the easiest as there was a lot of very narrow roads and that meant we had to cut the bushes back with the side of the car,” said Loeb, who is 2 mins 42 secs off the lead.

“That meant we lost a little bit of time, but overall to be third on the stage is fine. This is a new adventure for us all so to have no trouble is great. We’ll see tomorrow how we can continue that.”

Chicherit completed the stage to say: “I was happy with the car, but it was not easy to be early on the stage, especially for Sébastien. I was trying to follow his tracks off the ground but then there was a lot of dust towards the end of the stage.

“We made two small navigation mistakes which were my fault, however we’ve good speed, I’m in the rhythm and I’ve got good confidence in the car. That means we’re in a good position for tomorrow so let’s see what we can get.”

Two other Prodrive Hunter crews showed up well on their WRRC debuts, with Brazil’s Marcos Baumgart and Kleber Cincea settling into eighth spot, one ahead of Cristian Baumgart and Alberto Andreotti.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Kingdom of Bahrain has expressed its condolences and sympathy to the Arab Republic of Egypt- leadership, government and people, following the death of the Assistant Administrative Attaché at the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum, while performing his national duties in following up on the evacuations of Egyptian citizens from the Republic of Sudan.

In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry renewed its call to all Sudanese parties to ensure the security and safety of civilians, diplomatic and international teams.

It also called on them to return to dialogue and complete the political framework agreement towards a sustainable political solution in their country.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will participate in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum 2023, hosted on April 25-27, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

Organized under the theme of “Accelerating the COVID-19 Recovery and Full Implementation of the 2030 Agenda with and for Youth”, the gathering seeks to empower the next generation to engage directly with United Nations member states, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other key international actors.

The Saudi delegation attending ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023 will be led by Advisor at the Saudi Ministry of Economy and Planning Othman Almoamar, youth representatives from Amec Foster Wheeler Energy and Partners Engineering Company and Salam for Cultural Communication.

Discussing pathways for realizing sustainable development will be high on the agenda during ECOSOC Youth Forum 2023, which will explore the progress made so far across several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covering areas such as water and energy access as well as the need to build more resilient communities.

A three-day event, the forum will conclude by contributing to the preparation of the annual ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum.

Source: Saudi Press Agency