Pesticides workshop held in AlUla

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The workshop targeted farm owners, agricultural workers, and those interested in the sector. (SPA)
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The workshop targeted farm owners, agricultural workers, and those interested in the sector. (SPA)
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The workshop targeted farm owners, agricultural workers, and those interested in the sector. (SPA)
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Updated 20 June 2025
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Pesticides workshop held in AlUla

  • The workshop was part of a series of different guidance programs and workshops implemented by the National Center for Palms and Dates throughout the year in many regions of the Kingdom

ALULA: A workshop, titled Safe Handling of Palm and Date Pest Pesticides, was held on Friday in the AlUla Governorate. The event, which was organized by the National Center for Palms and Dates, in collaboration with the Royal Commission for AlUla, took place in the agricultural sector of the commission’s headquarters.

The workshop targeted farm owners, agricultural workers, and those interested in the sector. It aimed to raise awareness about safe pesticide use while enhancing efficiency in agricultural pest control in a way that improves production quality while ensuring environmental safety.

The workshop was part of a series of different guidance programs and workshops implemented by the National Center for Palms and Dates throughout the year in many regions of the Kingdom. They bid to support the agricultural sector’s development and enhance sustainability practices.

 

 


KSrelief distributes winter clothes, food in Yemen, Gaza

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KSrelief distributes winter clothes, food in Yemen, Gaza

  • Aid comes as regions hit by falling temperatures, heavy rain

LONDON: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has distributed winter clothing to families in Yemen and provided food parcels to displaced Palestinians living in tents in the Gaza Strip.

The humanitarian effort comes amid a cold snap and heavy rain in the two regions.

In Yemen, mostly in the Hadramout valley area, the agency handed out more than 2,000 items of winter clothing.

Since the start of the war in late 2023, KSrelief has dispatched 78 planes and eight ships carrying almost 7,700 tonnes of food, medical supplies and shelter materials to Gaza. More than 900 Saudi trucks have also delivered food and medical equipment to the region.

The agency has delivered 20 ambulances to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and signed agreements totaling $90 million for relief projects in Gaza. It has also carried out airdrops in partnership with the Jordanian Armed Forces.