RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a message from Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.
The letter was received by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, during a meeting with the emir’s envoy and foreign minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and regional and international developments of common interest.
Earlier on Friday, Sheikh Nawaf received a letter from the Saudi king, Kuwait News Agency reported.
The letter discussed the “strong and solid bilateral relations that bind the two countries and their people and means of supporting and strengthening them in various fields and at all levels.” It also touched on the latest regional and international developments.
The letter was delivered by Al-Jubeir to the Kuwaiti foreign minister.
Saudi king, Kuwait emir exchange letters on bilateral relations
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Saudi king, Kuwait emir exchange letters on bilateral relations
- The letters also reviewed regional and international developments
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.
