Latvia crowned World Cosplay Summit champions at Gamers8
The winners overcame 166 from 45 countries to take top prize of $30,000v
Updated 30 August 2023
Arab News
RIYADH: Latvia have been crowned World Cosplay Summit champions at Gamers8: The Land of Heroes, earning the top prize of $30,000 from the competition’s $100,000 prize pool.
Latvia’s colorful efforts saw them triumph in a field of 45 countries and 166 people taking part in the event at Boulevard Riyadh City.
In a statement, Team Latvia said: “We can’t tell you how happy we are to win. Thank you so much.”
The eight-week Gamers8 festival concluded on Tuesday and will now be followed by the Next World Forum on Wednesday and Thursday.
Saudi deputy health minister meets World Health Organization’s regional director
Their meeting is part of efforts to strengthen the strategic partnership between the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health and WHO
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Arab News
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s deputy minister of health for planning and development, Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih, held talks on Tuesday with the World Health Organization’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Hanan Balkhy.
Their meeting was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the strategic partnership between the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health and the WHO, officials said, and to advance high-level dialogue on shared regional and global health priorities.
They reviewed the outcomes of the first Strategic Dialogue between Saudi Arabia and WHO, which took place in August 2024, and explored opportunities for enhanced cooperation in a number of areas, including regional and international health priorities, and the development of resilient and sustainable health systems.
Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih held talks on Tuesday with the World Health Organization’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr. Hanan Balkhy. (Ministry of Health)
They highlighted the importance of effective international partnerships in efforts to improve the quality of healthcare services, the Ministry of Health said.
They also discussed the ministry’s objectives for the expansion of health-investment opportunities and a strengthening of Saudi Arabia’s role in the global health arena, with the aim of reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a key international health partner, and a contributor to the shaping of global health policies, the localization of the pharmaceuticals sector, and the transfer of technology, it added.
Balkhy’s official visit to the Kingdom will conclude on Wednesday.
