JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province will mark Earth Hour on Saturday night, when 10,000 street lamps will be switched off in key areas, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported.
The lights will go out for 60 minutes between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. An automated control system for the operation of street lamps will be used.
Mohammed Al-Sofyan, media spokesman for the Eastern Province Municipality, said the initiative aims to urge communities to pay closer attention to the environment, curb activities that contribute to climate change, and reduce energy usage.
Seven thousand lamps will go off on the streets of Dammam, including main roads in the neighborhoods of Al-Faisaliya, Al-Nada, Tayiba, Al-Manar, Ohod, Badr and Al-Dahiya. Lights will also be switched off in areas of Al-Khobar and Dhahran.
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Earth Hour: 10,000 street lamps to be switched off in Eastern Province
Earth Hour: 10,000 street lamps to be switched off in Eastern Province
Saudi Arabia acknowledges ‘effective cooperation’ after Lebanese authorities seize narco lab
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia highlighted the productive cooperation between the Kingdom and Lebanon after the seizure of a drugs facility.
The Saudi interior ministry said the lab was being used to manufacture narcotic substances and precursor materials, in addition to firearms.
The ministry statement, posted on social media early on Thursday, said the Kingdom acknowledges the effective cooperation with the Lebanese authorities in monitoring and controlling narcotic substances.
The Kingdom reaffirmed its commitment to continuing efforts to combat criminal activities that threaten its security and youth through drugs, by confronting, thwarting, and apprehending those involved, the statement added.
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