RIYADH: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has confiscated 120 tons of local firewood in areas including Riyadh, Hail, the Eastern Province and Al-Baha.
The confiscation is part of the ministry’s campaign to prohibit and combat logging and preserve the environment, and is also part of its joint efforts with the Special Forces for Environmental Security (SFES) and the Special Forces for Roads Security in Riyadh.
In cooperation with the Special Forces for Roads Security in Riyadh and the SFES, the ministry’s office in Riyadh arrested violators at checkpoints and carried out inspection campaigns in firewood markets.
It found 49 vehicles loaded with local firewood: Two 18-wheelers, 16 Dyna trucks and 31 small pickup trucks. More than 87 tons of firewood were seized and fines were imposed.
In cooperation with the governorate’s police and municipality, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Al-Baha confiscated local firewood and coal in various locations, including markets and public storage places. Measures were taken against violators.
Rangers at the ministry’s branch in Al-Baha carried out a similar inspection campaign at firewood markets.
Saudi ministry seizes 120 tons of local firewood
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Saudi ministry seizes 120 tons of local firewood
- Rangers at the ministry’s branch in Al-Baha carried out a similar inspection campaign at firewood markets
UK foreign secretary condemns Iranian attacks during Riyadh meeting with Saudi counterpart
- * Yvette Cooper reaffirms Britain’s solidarity with targeted nations and stresses need for coordinated international efforts to guide region toward stability and peace
RIYADH: The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and his British counterpart Yvette Cooper discussed Saudi-British ties and the latest regional developments during talks in Riyadh on Thursday.
During their meeting at the Foreign Ministry headquarters they discussed joint efforts to address the recent events in the region, the ministry said, and Cooper expressed the UK’s condemnation of what she described as brutal attacks by Iran against the Kingdom and other countries.
She reaffirmed Britain’s solidarity with the targeted nations and stressed the need for coordinated international efforts to guide the region toward stability and peace.
The ministers also reviewed the strategic relationship between their countries, and opportunities for enhanced cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Foreign Ministry’s undersecretary for political affairs, Saud Al-Sati, was also present at the meeting.
