RIYADH: The Shoura Council on Monday will discuss the annual report of the Management and Human Resources Committee.
The council also will discuss a report by the Health Committee on the facilities system and pharmaceuticals draft; a private health institutions system draft; and proposed amendments to the health professions practice system.
A government committee from the Institute of Public Administration is recommending the expansion of training programs at Saudi universities.
In addition, the council is expected to discuss a report of the Committee of Social Affairs, and Family and Youth from the General Authority of Sports.
The committee called in its recommendations to include subsidized figures sections in future reports to the reality and the development of sports in the society, including sport for women.
One of the topics on Monday’s agenda is a report from the Committee on Transport, Communications and Information Technology on the draft agreement between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Togo on air transport services. The report includes topics on pilgrimage, housing, and services.
The council on Tuesday will discuss the report of the Committee of Islamic and Judicial Affairs from the General Presidency for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
The council, during the session, will also consider the report of the Committee of Culture, Information, and Tourism and Antiquities to add a penalty of defamation upon the perpetrators of offenses of the tourism system, in addition to the monuments and museums and architectural heritage system.
Shoura to discuss training programs, Saudi sports
Shoura to discuss training programs, Saudi sports
Saudi Arabia celebrates Flag Day with displays, special events
- Nation goes green in show of unity, belonging
- Current design of the flag, which represents unity and sovereignty, was adopted in 1937
RIYADH: A new art exhibition has opened at King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh, as the country celebrates Flag Day, which fell on Wednesday.
The event, titled “In Love with Green,” is being held in collaboration with the Saudi Art Association and features 20 fine art paintings inspired by the Saudi flag, as well as other cultural and contemporary images and landmarks.
The current design of the flag, which represents unity and sovereignty, was adopted in 1937. It features the Shahada and a sword symbolizing justice and safety, representing the unification of the Kingdom during the reign of King Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
The exhibition, at the library’s services branch and reading halls on Khurais Road, was opened by the library’s Director General Bandar Al-Mubarak and the association’s board chair Hanaa Al-Shibly.
Visitors can attend from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Elsewhere in the country, public spaces and buildings have become a sea of green for Flag Day.
In Al-Baha, government buildings, squares and main roads were decorated with green lighting and national flags were hoisted in public squares.
It was a similar picture in Makkah, where people celebrated the annual show of pride and belonging against a green backdrop.
In Tabuk, authorities installed more than 7,000 flags along roads, squares and bridges, while the region’s landmarks and tunnels were illuminated with green and white lights.
More than 10,000 Saudi flags were also hoisted in Jazan, where Souk Al-Awalin in Jazan City is set to host a range of events and performances to mark the special occasion.
