SUSTG.com / Research

Discover stories, topics, and more about Saudi Arebia faster.

Recent stories from sustg

MUST-READS

  • UNESCO adds Saudi Khawlani coffee, Camel Heda’a to intangible cultural heritage list

    UNESCO on Wednesday added Saudi Khawlani coffee, and the skills and knowledge associated with its cultivation, and Camel Heda’a to this year’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The decision was taken in Morocco during the annual meeting of the UN’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

  • New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Include Greek Inscriptions in Saudi Arabia

    UNESCO honored the Ḥimā Cultural Area in southwest Saudi Arabia for its rock carvings, which depicts plants and animals, as well as human activities, in its panoply of ancient art and writings. The site is located in a mountainous spot along an ancient caravan route. The artworks and inscriptions reflect the many cultures of those who traveled through the Arabian Peninsula over the millennia, with messages written in scripts including Musnad, Aramaic-Nabatean, South-Arabian, and Thamudic, as well as Greek and Arabic.

  • Unesco Praises Saudi Arabia’s Successful Pivot to Distance Learning During Covid-19

    A recent Unesco report says Saudi Arabia’s educational response to the coronavirus pandemic was a model that should be emulated by other countries. It particularly praised the country’s “Madrasati” (“My School”) distance learning programme and said the kingdom should continue developing its various learning platforms to cover schools of all levels, including kindergarten.

  • Saudi Arabia-led campaign puts Arabic calligraphy on Unesco heritage list

    The Arabic calligraphy proposal was championed by a coalition of 16 Arabic-speaking countries including Egypt and Palestine. The campaign was led by Saudi Arabia, which continues to promote its cultural credentials as part of the government’s Vision 2030 plan aimed at diversifying the economy and delivering a more “open” image of the country.

  • Princess Haifa elected chair of UNESCO’s programme and external relations commission

    Saudi Arabia's permanent representative to UNESCO, Princess Haifa Al Muqrin has been elected as Chair of UNESCO's Executive Board Programme and External Relations (PX) Commission. The commission emanated from the Executive Council of the Organization for the period from 2021 to 2023.

  • Saudi Arabia celebrates UNESCO’s 75th anniversary with a shared vision of cultural advancement

    On April 25, 1945, the Kingdom joined UNESCO when it signed the UN Charter that states “to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples” in one of its clauses.

  • Night tour of Hegra, Saudi’s 1st UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Let's take a night tour of Hegra, Saudi's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors can enjoy a stunning stargazing experience here, learning about the concepts of astrology and cosmology as practiced in the Nabataean Civilisation.

  • Unesco strikes partnership deal with Saudi agency to develop AlUla region’s rich heritage

    The agreement covers two programmes, the first steps in a long-term strategy. Saudi Arabia will implement a two-year partnership under Unesco’s Memory of the World Programme, promoting written heritage in the Arab world and the country, which is rich with petroglyphs representing people and animals. The Saudis will also provide support for five eight-month fellowships for young archaeologists, starting in March 2022.

  • UNESCO, Al-Fozan Foundation create new prize to encourage young scientists

    The UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) will be awarded every two years, starting in 2022, to five laureates from the five geographic regions of UNESCO.

  • Saudi Arabia joins list of UNESCO’s new biospheres

    UNESCO on Wednesday added 20 new sites in 21 countries to its global network of biosphere reserves, the UN agency's designation for specially protected regions. New biosphere reserves are designated each year to promote sustainable development, protect terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems and encourage conservation. For the first time, Saudi Arabia, Lesotho and Libya joined the list.