Volunteers join beach cleanup in Jeddah

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The Environment Fund launched a “Beach Protection and Restoration” Initiative in Jeddah with the participation of 14 entities and community partnerships. (SPA)
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The Environment Fund launched a “Beach Protection and Restoration” Initiative in Jeddah with the participation of 14 entities and community partnerships. (SPA)
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The Environment Fund launched a “Beach Protection and Restoration” Initiative in Jeddah with the participation of 14 entities and community partnerships. (SPA)
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Updated 27 April 2025
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Volunteers join beach cleanup in Jeddah

JEDDAH: Volunteers and government agencies are working together as part of a two-week initiative to clean up Jeddah’s beaches.

The Environmental Fund, in collaboration with the Lenobadir Volunteer and Community Partnership Program, recently launched the “Beach Protection and Restoration” initiative, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

The 14-day campaign, held under the patronage of Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, was organized in partnership with several government agencies to clean up two beaches along Jeddah’s coast.

It also aims to raise environmental awareness and encourage community participation.

Activities will be implemented in four phases, targeting the western, southern, eastern, and northern coastal areas.

Munir bin Fahd Al-Sahli, CEO of the Environmental Fund, said that while the project relies on technical analysis and AI technology for data collection and planning, active community involvement remains crucial for its success.

Volunteer opportunities are open to university students, families, and individuals eager to contribute to preserving Saudi Arabia’s coastal environments.

The Lenobadir Volunteer and Community Partnership Program in Jeddah recently took part in an Environment Week 2025 exhibition organized by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s Makkah Region branch under the theme “Our Environment is a Treasure.”


Saudi, Pakistan defense chiefs discuss ‘measures needed to halt’ Iranian attacks on Kingdom

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Saudi, Pakistan defense chiefs discuss ‘measures needed to halt’ Iranian attacks on Kingdom

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Pakistan’s  Chief of Defense Forces Asim Munir discussed Iran’s attacks on the Kingdom, amid the escalating military conflict in the Middle East. 

“We discussed Iranian attacks on the Kingdom and the measures needed to halt them within the framework of our Joint Strategic Defense Agreement,” Prince Khalid wrote on social media early on Saturday.

“We stressed that such actions undermine regional security and stability and expressed hope that the Iranian side will exercise wisdom and avoid miscalculation.”

The US and Israel began a large-scale military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28. Iran has since attacked a number of sites across the Gulf.

Tehran has also attacked US and Israeli military assets as the war as escalated, impacting lives in the peaceful Arabian Gulf peninsula and risked shaking the global economy as Iran continued restricting energy shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.

The Saudi Defense Ministry said a number of drones had been shot down that were targeting the Shayba oil field in the Empty Quarter on Saturday.

A drone attacked the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday causing a minor fire, but no one was hurt in the incident.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement”  in September, pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both.

Separately, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, the Saudi interior minister, received a call from his Pakistani counterpart Raza Naqvi, who condemned the blatant attacks targeting the Kingdom and affirmed his country’s solidarity in confronting any threats to the Kingdom’s security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.