Saudi universities conclude conference on promoting values, intellectual awareness

Still image of a video on the conference at Umm Al-Qura University, which which ran from Aug. 25 to 27, 2025. (X: @uqu_edu)
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Updated 29 August 2025
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Saudi universities conclude conference on promoting values, intellectual awareness

MAKKAH: Umm Al-Qura University wrapped up its three-day conference examining “Universities’ Responsibility in Promoting Values and Intellectual Awareness,” which ran from Aug. 25-27 on campus. Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz attended the event.

The academic gathering attracted significant participation from attendees who engaged in workshops, panel discussions and scholarly sessions throughout the three-day program.

Conference proceedings included 14 research presentations delivered across five sessions, complemented by two workshops and two discussion forums led by distinguished experts and field specialists. The event involved more than 40 governmental and private organizations representing various regions of the Kingdom.

It resulted in several recommendations that are expected to strengthen value systems and advance intellectual consciousness within Saudi academic institutions.
 


Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution

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Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution

  • Waleed Elkhereiji stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution”

RIYADH: In Riyadh on Friday, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji participated on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the extraordinary meeting of the Open-Ended Executive Committee at the level of foreign ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to discuss the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Saudi Press Agency reported. 

Elkhereiji reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution and its efforts to unify international positions.

He stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution,” the SPA stated. 

He also restated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to continuing this path with partner countries to achieve “a just and comprehensive peace that fulfills the aspirations of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative.”