King, crown prince top donations as Saudi nation collects one billion riyals in Ramadan charity campaign

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Updated 16 March 2024
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King, crown prince top donations as Saudi nation collects one billion riyals in Ramadan charity campaign

RIYADH: King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman led donations as the Saudi nation collected a billion riyals for a national Ramadan charity campaign, organizers announced early on Saturday.

King Salman opened the campaign with SR40 million and was followed by the crown prince with SR30 million.

Among the other contributors were Aramco, SR35 million; Roshan, SR30 million; King Abdullah Foundation, SR 20 million; Al-Rajhi Endowment, SR15 million; SNB Alahli, SR15 million; SABIC, SR10 million; and Ma’aden, SR5 million.

The annual National Campaign for Charitable Work, through the Ehsan platform, is now in its fourth year, with contributions to the platform growing each year.

Majid Al-Qasabi, the chairman of Ehsan’s supervisory committee, thanked the king and crown prince for their generous contributions and said all of the donations Ehsan receives are an essential source of funding and play an important part in the success of the Kingdom’s charitable initiatives.

The campaign will remain open for donations throughout the holy month of Ramadan, which is a time when Muslims are encouraged to carry out charitable acts.


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.