Who’s Who: Naif Mosallam Alblawi, GM at Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics

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Updated 31 July 2021
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Who’s Who: Naif Mosallam Alblawi, GM at Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics

Naif Mosallam Alblawi has been the general manager of international relations and cooperation at the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) since August 2017.

Alblawi is in charge of developing and implementing strategies with international statistics offices and organizations and monitoring assigned deportment at GASTAT on the international statistical press release to ensure the information and data included for Saudi Arabia is accurate and up-to-date.

He also served as the director of partnerships and statistical coordination at GASTAT from August 2017 to March 2020 and was responsible for supervising and developing a methodology and framework for strategic partnerships as well as preparing the agreements and the special memorandums of understanding and ensuring the clarity and quality of these agreements.

Alblawi also held the position of international data supply unit supervisor, and who established this unit to provide international organizations with data.

He worked as the team leader of the united-ethylene department at the Saudi Arabia Basic Industrial Co. from July 2007 to February 2013. He is known as a highly motivated and professional individual, with an ability to communicate and handle the corporate and multinational environment.

Alblawi attended several international conferences and events. He is a member of the MASDAR committee, a member of the coordinating committees of GASTAT, a member of the Sustainable Development Goals, a member of the Global Innovation Index committee and a member of the UN Statistical Commission that created the high-level group.

He received double majors in international business and a management minor in economics from King’s College, in the US.


First group of Hajj pilgrims arrives in Saudi Arabia

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First group of Hajj pilgrims arrives in Saudi Arabia

  • The Makkah Route Initiative is part of Saudi Arabia’s Guests of God Service Program
  • 7,700 flights will arrive through six airports during the Hajj season

RIYADH: The first group of Hajj 2024 pilgrims arrived at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah on Thursday.

The 283 pilgrims from India were welcomed by the Minister of Transport and Logistics Services, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, and Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Abdel Fattah bin Sulaiman Mashat, reported SPA.

Al-Jasser highlighted the ministry's commitment to providing the best services to Hajj pilgrims during their stay in the Kingdom.

He said that 7,700 flights will arrive through six airports during the Hajj season, with more than 27,000 buses in service, while the high-speed Al-Haramain and Al-Mashaer trains will provide more than 5,000 trips.

The Makkah Route Initiative is part of Saudi Arabia’s Guests of God Service Program, inaugurated by King Salman in 2019. The scheme seeks to provide visitors to the holy sites with the finest possible services to help them perform their Hajj rituals easily and comfortably.


Saudi Arabia leads condemnation of attack on UNRWA headquarters in occupied Jerusalem

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Saudi Arabia leads condemnation of attack on UNRWA headquarters in occupied Jerusalem

  • The Kingdom said it holds the “Israeli occupation” responsible for the recurring crimes against innocent civilians and aid workers
  • Saudi Arabia urged the international community to take serious action in halting Israel’s human rights violations

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned the Israeli settler attack on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees headquarters in occupied Jerusalem.

The Kingdom said it holds the “Israeli occupation” responsible for the recurring crimes against innocent civilians and aid workers, according to a statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry.

It urged the international community to take serious action in halting Israel’s human rights violations. “The occupation must be held accountable for its ongoing crimes that violate international law,” the statement said.

 

 

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini earlier said that a group of Israeli protesters had attacked the agency’s headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem after calls for protests against UNRWA by an Israeli municipal official.

Jordan condemned the attack as a “blatant defiance of international law, which aims to protect UN facilities.”

It called on the international community to enforce international humanitarian law “immediately and effectively,” and oblige Israel to prevent attacks on relief workers who “play a major humanitarian role in providing aid and services to Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories.”


KSrelief provides shelter, aid to people in flood-hit Yemen

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KSrelief provides shelter, aid to people in flood-hit Yemen

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has distributed emergency shelter and other support to people across Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

The agency provided nearly 200 tents, more than 600 shelter bags, and food to those affected by the recent flooding in the Hadramout governorate and the Al-Masila district of Al-Mahra governorate.

KSrelief continues to help vulnerable people in war-torn Yemen.


KSrelief providing ongoing medical care in Yemen

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KSrelief providing ongoing medical care in Yemen

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief is providing ongoing cardiac surgery and catheterization for children and adults at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Hospital in Yemen’s Aden governorate.

The project runs until May 15, with 23 medical specialists participating in cooperation with the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

The medical team has already performed 35 cardiac catheterizations and eight open-heart surgeries, all of which were successful.

Meanwhile, KSrelief has completed another medical project which included 226 procedures for people with burns, deformities, and sports injuries.

This initiative took place from April 27 to May 5, 2024, in Yemen’s Aden governorate.

In addition, there were 1,026 individuals treated at the dermatology clinic, 2,317 at the family medicine clinic, and 587 at the dentistry clinic.

Training was also provided for 78 staffers in sports rehabilitation.


KSrelief to restore homes damaged in Aleppo earthquake

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KSrelief to restore homes damaged in Aleppo earthquake

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief signed a pact on Wednesday to restore the homes of families affected by the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria.

In collaboration with a civil society institution in Syria, this project aims to restore 743 homes to benefit over 4,500 people, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Renovations will include the provision of new water tanks and ventilation systems.

KSrelief’s Assistant Supervisor-General for Operations and Programs Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz signed the pact at the center’s headquarters in Riyadh.