Saudi scouts in environmental protection project

The exercise aims to promote the values of belonging and responsibility. (SPA)
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Updated 05 March 2021
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Saudi scouts in environmental protection project

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association is continuing with an environmental protection project throughout the Kingdom. The national program being operated under the title, “My Environment is My Responsibility,” will run until March 11.
The scouting organization’s commissioner for service and community development, Ahmed Al-Asiri, said that in cooperation with relevant sectors the association wanted to promote the values of belonging, responsibility, positivity, working together, love for others, volunteering, and hygiene.


Saudi outdoor skiing and hiking destination Trojena covered in snow

Updated 18 December 2025
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Saudi outdoor skiing and hiking destination Trojena covered in snow

  • The resort, located on Jebel Al-Lawz in Tabuk Province, reaches an elevation of up to 2,600 meters
  • National Center for Meteorology forecasts snow in northern parts of Riyadh region and Al-Qassim Province on Thursday

RIYADH: Snow blanketed parts of northern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as cold weather and heavy rain affected several cities and other parts of the Kingdom.

Trojena, a mountain destination for hiking and skiing that is located on Jebel Al-Lawz in Tabuk Province and reaches an elevation of up to 2,600 meters, was covered in snow and experienced some light rainfall.

Light-to-moderate rain also fell in Bir Bin Hermas, Al-Ayinah, Ammar, and Shaqra and its suburbs, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The National Center for Meteorology said there was a chance of more snow on Thursday in northern parts of Riyadh region and Al-Qassim Province, following the snowfall in Tabuk and Hail regions on Wednesday.