KSA wins Chemistry Olympiad

September 11, 2014

Madinah, Sep 11: Saudi Arabia won first place in the Seventh Arab Chemistry Olympiad with Egypt bagging the second place and Lebanon third.

There was much praise for Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman and Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal for their support of the event and education in the country on Wednesday.

Nasser bin Abdullah Abdulkarim, director general of education in Madinah, congratulated Prince Khaled and Prince Faisal on the achievements of the Saudi delegation. He said this was the outcome of the government's massive spending on education in the country.

The olympiad, organized by the ministry and hosted by the Madinah education department, saw the participation of more than 48 students from 12 Arab countries.

The closing ceremony was held at Al-Dar Al-Taqwa Hotel. The ceremony started with a recital from the Holy Qur’an followed by a speech by Abdullah Al-Majed, president of the Federation of Arab Chemists.

Those present included Abdul Hameed Masood, director of the department of student activities at the ministry and representatives from Saudi and Arab chemistry associations.

Abdulkarim said the Olympiad had been a labor of love for the organizers and was beneficial for the students involved. He also praised Al-Majed, Taiba University officials and the Saudi Chemistry Society for helping to make the event a success.

The head of the Sudanese delegation, Faisal Bushra Tahir, thanked the Kingdom for hosting the competition. He also praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Salman for supporting education in the country.

During the closing ceremony, commemorative shields were presented to the various organizations. The Jordanian delegation gave shields to the Arab and Saudi chemistry societies. The Sudanese delegation and the Saudi Chemistry Society gave shields to Prince Khaled.

The results of the Olympiad were announced at the closing ceremony by Secretary-General of the Saudi Chemistry Society Daifallah Dheayyan. Reem bint Ali Abu Hassan, director of student activities at the ministry, announced the winners of the girls' section.

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23 Israel-linked terrorists killed, 46 captured by Iran army

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November 15,2024

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has killed or captured 69 terrorists linked to the Israeli spy agency Mossad during a major counterterrorism drill in the country's southeast, its spokesman says.

General Ahmad Shafaei, the spokesman for the “Martyrs of Security” drill, said Friday that a total of 23 terrorists have been killed and another 46 arrested in various clean-up operations ever since the IRGC Ground Force launched it in the Sistan and Baluchestan province on November 1.

Seven terrorists have also turned themselves in during the period.

“The undeniable fact about terrorists is that they rely on arrogant powers, particularly the intelligence service of the wicked and vicious Zionist regime," Shafaei said.

“Unfortunately, weapons and munitions at terrorists’ disposal are among the most sophisticated ones in the world. This accounts for their heavy dependence.”

The official stated that several members of the disbanded terror teams were non-Iranian nationals, who had been hired by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out acts of sabotage and terror inside Iran.

In a most recent operation, six terrorists were arrested and four others were eliminated, three of whom were non-Iranians, he added.

On October 26, ten members of Iran's law enforcement forces were killed in a terrorist attack in the Gohar Kuh district of Taftan in the Sistan and Baluchestan province.

The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault, which was one of the deadliest in the province in recent months.

The group has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in Iran, primarily in Sistan and Baluchestan.

Its tactics include the abduction of border guards as well as targeting civilians and police stations within the province to incite chaos and disorder.

In January, Iran launched a military operation during which the headquarters of the Pakistan-based terrorist group was targeted in missile strikes, destroying its infrastructure.

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