Saudi women taught traditional skills for making leather goods
The initiative has been designed to preserve the Kingdom’s ancient crafts and national heritage for future generations
Updated 05 August 2023
SPA
NAJRAN: A group of Saudi women have been taking part in a training program aimed at passing on the traditional craft of making leather goods.
Fifteen women from Najran were taught production skills as part of a regional scheme organized by the Herfah Institute — that specializes in the training of inherited handicrafts — and the Lar Association for Productive Families.
The initiative has been designed to preserve the Kingdom’s ancient crafts and national heritage for future generations.
Trainer Intisar Al-Rashid said that the women who participated in the program learnt about the main types of leather used in the industry, and were shown basic production skills.
These included the correct shearing, sewing, detailing, and pressing methods and techniques for burning and drawing on leather.
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
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Arab News
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.
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (SPA)
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.
