Dr. Ebtisam Mohammed Al-Mathal was recently appointed secretary of the board of trustees at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam.
In addition to her new responsibilities, she is also the university’s dean of human resources and a professor of parasitology in its science faculty.
It was in the College of Science in Dammam that she began her academic career as a research assistant in 1985 before becoming a lecturer there in 1991 and eventually a professor.
She gained a bachelor’s degree in biology and a Ph.D. from the College of Science in Dammam, and a master’s degree from Riyadh’s College of Education.
Al-Mathal has held a number of key positions at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University including as vice dean for administrative development, the science department’s vice dean for quality development and academic accreditation, and head of zoology.
She has also chaired various committees responsible for areas such as graduate studies, examinations, and academic advice, had numerous papers published, participated in scientific and educational conferences regionally and internationally, and regularly takes part in community service initiatives.
Who’s Who: Dr. Ebtisam Mohammed Al-Mathal, secretary of the board of trustees at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam
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Who’s Who: Dr. Ebtisam Mohammed Al-Mathal, secretary of the board of trustees at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam
Saudi Arabia condemns remarks by US ambassador to Israel on Middle East, calls for clarification
- US envoy to Israel Mike Huckabee said it would be acceptable if Israel took control of the entire Middle East
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned remarks made by the US ambassador to Israel suggesting that Israeli control over the entire Middle East would be acceptable, describing the comments as reckless and a violation of international law.
US envoy to Israel Mike Huckabee said it would be acceptable if Israel took control of the entire Middle East, including the West Bank, on Saturday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “categorically denounced” the comments, rejecting what it described as irresponsible statements that contravene international law, the UN Charter and established diplomatic norms.
The ministry said the remarks represented a dangerous precedent, particularly as they came from a US official, and amounted to a disregard for relations between the US and countries across the region.
It warned that such positions carry grave consequences and threaten global peace and security by inciting hostility toward the peoples and states of the Middle East, while undermining the foundations of the international order based on respect for sovereignty and internationally recognized borders.
Saudi Arabia called on the US State Department to clarify its position on the remarks, stressing that the proposal was rejected by peaceful countries around the world.
The Kingdom reaffirmed its firm opposition to any actions or statements that infringe on the sovereignty, borders or territorial integrity of states, reiterating that a just and comprehensive peace can only be achieved by ending the occupation and implementing a two-state solution.
That solution, the statement said, must include the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
