RIYADH: The General Directorate of Civil Defense in Jeddah launched a three-day inspection campaign to check adherence to safety requirements by warehouses in the south of Jeddah.
The campaign was carried out on instructions from Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed bin Abdulaziz to the director of Civil Defense in the Makkah region, Maj. Gen. Salim bin Marzouq Al-Matrafi.
The inspection team, comprising 35 officers, was headed by the director of the General Administration of Civil Defense in Jeddah, Col. Talal Bedaiwi, who detected violations in 54 warehouses, where management failed to comply with government expectations.
The security officials also found breaches of regulations by warehouse management in 157 locations.
A Civil Defense official said the management of these warehouses have been requested to rectify their shortfalls and continue their businesses. Last week, Prince Mishaal held discussions with Al-Matrafi and Bedaiwi.
During the meeting, the governor was briefed on the drills to be implemented by the directorate in Jeddah, with the participation of relevant government agencies, in order to increase preparedness.
Prince Mishaal was also provided details about the work of the Civil Defense in Jeddah for the current year. He commended the efforts of its director and employees.
Jeddah Civil Defense launches inspection drive of warehouses
Jeddah Civil Defense launches inspection drive of warehouses
Saudi Arabia’s KAUST named FIFA’s first research institute in MENA
- KAUST President Prof. Sir Edward Byrne said that the university’s selection as the fifth FIFA Research Institute in the world — and the first in the region — marks a significant achievement, reflecting Kingdom’s growing presence in international football
RIYADH: FIFA has designated the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as its first research institute in the Middle East and Asia to support the development of innovative football research, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The recognition highlights KAUST’s commitment to integrating sports, academic research and industry through advanced, high-level initiatives grounded in rigorous scientific methodologies, contributing to the advancement of football studies.
KAUST President Prof. Sir Edward Byrne said that the university’s selection as the fifth FIFA Research Institute in the world — and the first in the region — marks a significant achievement, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s growing presence in international football.
The accreditation aligns with national efforts to invest in research and development and promote the knowledge economy, supporting Saudi Vision 2030’s goals of building an advanced sports system based on innovation and sustainability.
The collaboration’s first project focuses on developing advanced AI algorithms to analyze historical FIFA World Cup broadcast footage, transforming decades of match videos into structured, searchable data, according to the KAUST website.
This work opens new opportunities to apply state-of-the-art computer vision techniques and deepen understanding of how football has evolved over time.
The second project uses player and ball tracking data from the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand to compile comprehensive datasets capturing in-game dynamics.
These datasets provide deeper insights into human movement, playing techniques and performance dynamics through AI-driven analysis.
