JEDDAH: Abdelmontaleb Ahmed Hussin Ali, 38, a driver and father of two, died in a missile attack that struck his home in Riyadh on Sunday.
The driver moved to the Kingdom about a year and a half ago, hoping for a better life. Many tweeted posts expressing their support and praying for the dead man and his family.
@iheeeem tweeted: “He is one of us, we send our condolences to our brothers in Egypt and we ask Allah the greatest to accept him as one of the martyrs and ask him to bring peace and patience upon his family.”
The dead man’s brother, Mohammed, is trying to remain strong despite his loss. “God is the greatest, he is capable of everything,” he said.
Mohammed said that his brother had two children, a young girl and boy. He stressed the family’s poor living conditions and the extent of the tragedy that had occurred. “Only God knows our situation,” he said.
Egyptian victim of Houthi missile attack in Riyadh a poor driver and father of 2
Egyptian victim of Houthi missile attack in Riyadh a poor driver and father of 2
Saudi scientific organization celebrates 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology honors him with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh
- Yaghi, the first Saudi recipient of a Nobel Prize, shared the Nobel Prize with 2 other scientists for their pioneering work in molecular chemistry
LONDON: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday.
Yaghi is the first Saudi scientist awarded a Nobel Prize. He received it in December, alongside two other scientists, for their pioneering work in the field of molecular chemistry, and for contributions to energy, the environment and advanced materials.
He is also supervisor of the Center of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications, a collaboration between KACST and the University of California, Berkeley.
Munir Eldesouki, the president of KACST, said that the Kingdom is keen to recognize its scientific talents, in keeping with Saudi Vision 2030 and its goals relating to the fostering of scientific research.
Yaghi said he appreciated the support he had received from Saudi leaders during his career, and praised them for creating an enabling environment in which scientists are able to pursue world-class research, development and innovation.
Investment in national talent has created a research ecosystem that positions Saudi Arabia among the leading scientific nations, he added.
Thursday’s event, attended by the organization’s staff and students, also honored the winning teams from the recent “GenAI for Materials Discovery Hackathon,” which KACST organized in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and Academy 32, a nonprofit Saudi organization dedicated to research, development and innovation.
The celebration concluded with an interactive discussion session during which Yaghi talked with students and researchers, reflected on key milestones in his scientific journey, and shared insights into the factors that helped shape his career, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
