JEDDAH: During Shawwal (July), the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Project for Zamzam Water supplied the Grand Mosque with 21,229 cubic meters of water, and 11,229 cubic meters at the Prophet’s Mosque, said the project’s director, Ahmed bin Omar Ballamash.
The management follows the project’s progress in order to fulfil the aspirations of the country’s leadership in providing Zamzam water to pilgrims of the Grand Mosque.
Ballamash reported that more than 169,870 beneficiaries were served at the main distribution center in Kaddi with a total of 1,346,263 bottles of Zamzam water, where the number of containers distributed from outlets reached 907,200.
Recently, the Ministry of Health in Makkah announced that the total number of Umrah performers who visited emergency departments in its hospitals reached 126,691 from the beginning of this 1438H Umrah season so far.
The ministry also showed that 14,483 Umrah performers benefited from outpatient services, 6,665 were treated by the blood dialysis, 446 emergency surgeries and 37 general operations were performed, in addition to 116 microscopic surgeries.
Pilgrims given 32,000 cubic meters of Zamzam water in Shawwal
Pilgrims given 32,000 cubic meters of Zamzam water in Shawwal
Princess Reema’s Wave unveils ocean regeneration platform
- Upgraded platform provides deeper, more comprehensive data on the state of the world’s oceans and the impact of human activity
- Features an enhanced user experience, including an integrated tool powered by artificial intelligence
JEDDAH: Wave, powered by the Future Investment Initiative Institute and founded by Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, has unveiled version 2.0 of its Ocean Central data platform, oceancentral.org.
The upgraded platform provides deeper, more comprehensive data on the state of the world’s oceans and the impact of human activity.
It features an enhanced user experience, including an integrated tool powered by artificial intelligence, to guide users through queries and analysis. A new ocean news section also offers English-language summaries of the latest ocean-related developments and reports from around the world.
“The evolution of Ocean Central moves us a step closer to our collective goal of ‘Ocean Regeneration within a Human Generation’,” said Princess Reema.
“The future of our oceans depends on advances in accurate data, allocating resources more strategically and making informed decisions that protect marine environments, and Ocean Central plays an important role in enabling us to focus efforts.”
The enhanced platform will be on show at the 13th annual World Ocean Summit, organized by Economist Impact, which takes place in Montreal from March 4-5. The event brings together international government ministers, policymakers, investors and business leaders from sectors including shipping, energy and tourism.
The platform integrates global targets from the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement. It monitors progress towards these goals, highlights successful initiatives and identifies critical knowledge gaps.
Wave is a collective action platform dedicated to restoring a thriving ocean by 2050. Powered by the Future Investment Initiative Institute, it delivers targeted interventions across four pillars — engagement, insights, sectoral activation and innovation — to advance ocean regeneration.
