Saudi and Qatari authorities foil attempt to smuggle 4m amphetamine pills into Kingdom

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The drugs were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed at Jeddah Islamic Port sent to recipients from Egypt and Jordan. (SPA)
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The drugs were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed at Jeddah Islamic Port sent to recipients from Egypt and Jordan. (SPA)
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The drugs were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed at Jeddah Islamic Port sent to recipients from Egypt and Jordan. (SPA)
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The drugs were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed at Jeddah Islamic Port sent to recipients from Egypt and Jordan. (SPA)
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Updated 02 February 2023
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Saudi and Qatari authorities foil attempt to smuggle 4m amphetamine pills into Kingdom

  • The drugs were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed at Jeddah Islamic Port sent to recipients from Egypt and Jordan

RIYADH: Authorities in Saudi Arabia thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than four million amphetamine tablets into the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

Maj. Mohammed Al-Nujaidi, spokesperson for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, said 4,091,250 pills were found hidden in a shipment of cattle feed during an operation at Jeddah Islamic Port carried out by Saudi officials in cooperation with counterparts in Qatar, and in coordination with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority.

The recipients of the shipment, who are from Egypt and Jordan, were arrested in Riyadh region and referred to the Public Prosecution, Al-Nujaidi added.

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Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs

The conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands. (SPA)
Updated 12 January 2026
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Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs

  • The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers

RIYADH: Experts from more than 50 international and local organizations in education, employment, and artificial intelligence will gather in Riyadh from Jan. 28-29 for the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building to explore the future of education during rapid AI advances.

Discussions will examine how AI is transforming work, its implications for current and future generations, and the new opportunities it creates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

Organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, the conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands.

Participants will present practical solutions for empowering young people with AI skills, integrating AI into education, and aligning learning outcomes with the most in-demand future skills locally and globally.

By addressing AI’s evolving impact on the job market, the conference offers academics, AI and data professionals, policymakers, and students a platform to exchange insights and explore the latest innovations for societal benefit and national development.

An accompanying exhibition will highlight cutting-edge educational and digital transformation solutions from public and private sector organizations.

The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers.