QATIF: The Eastern Shrimp Festival 2022 was launched on Wednesday in the presence of Qatif Gov. Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al-Khorayef, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Amer Al-Mutairi, director general of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Eastern Region, said the festival aims to support and develop the sector in order to contribute to the economy, achieve food security, and provide high-quality products to consumers at the best prices.
The festival also seeks to provide economic opportunities to fishermen, encourage young people to engage in the fisheries industry, and foster investment opportunities to develop marine tourism in the region.
Al-Khorayef said the festival is an opportunity for visitors to see the rich, marine heritage of the region, and participate in activities and events organized with the support of several government agencies.
Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Shrimp Festival launched in Qatif
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Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Shrimp Festival launched in Qatif
KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients
RIYADH: Mobile clinics operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services to 558 patients in Yemen between January 21 and January 27, state news agency SPA reported.
In Hayran district of Hajjah Governorate, KSrelief’s epidemic disease control clinic saw 190 patients, the emergency clinic handled 96 cases, the internal medicine clinic served 65 beneficiaries and the health awareness and education clinic served four beneficiaries. Medications were dispensed to 351 individuals while the surgery and dressing unit treated 10 patients with injuries.
In the Abs district also of Hajjah Governorate, 203 patients were provided services from epidemic disease control, internal medicine clinic to awareness and education.
Medications were dispensed to 97 patients among specific interventions, as well as providing surgery and dressing to two injured individuals, SPA noted.
