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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Syrian Town erupts after Israeli forces enter Beit Jinn; heavy casualties reported

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November 28,2025

Several Syrians were killed and more than two dozen others injured in Israeli strikes on the outskirts of Damascus, amid intensified incursions by the occupying regime since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad and the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rule.

Syrian state TV reported that the casualties occurred during an overnight Israeli assault involving helicopters and drones on the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside. The attack followed an Israeli military unit’s entry into the town, where they were surrounded by local residents, leading to gunfire and direct confrontations.

According to the report, “The occupation army’s helicopters and artillery shelled Beit Jinn, located at the foothills of Mount Hermon, resulting in 13 martyrs and 25 injured civilians.” The broadcaster did not specify the full extent of damage.

Al-Ikhbariyah Syria confirmed that the shelling coincided with Israeli soldiers entering Beit Jinn, while artillery pounded surrounding areas. The broadcaster stated that the escalation began after local residents clashed with an Israeli patrol that had infiltrated the southern town and “kidnapped” three young men.

Following a two-hour exchange of heavy fire, Israeli forces withdrew and repositioned on the hill of Butt al-Warda at the town’s outskirts.

Israeli media acknowledged that six soldiers were wounded in the clashes—three of them seriously—describing the confrontation as a “sudden ambush” that forced the deployment of reserve units and air support to secure an exit route. No further details were provided.

The aggression has fueled renewed displacement from Beit Jinn, with residents fleeing to nearby villages amid increasingly frequent Israeli attacks.

The raid came just a day after Israeli troops carried out another ground incursion into Umm al-Luqas village in Quneitra province. According to SANA, an Israeli unit in four vehicles entered the village, raided several homes, and later withdrew.

Syria condemned the repeated incursions as violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and UN resolutions, urging the international community to enforce compliance and pressure Israel to halt its operations and withdraw fully.

Israel has expanded its attacks across Syrian territory following the collapse of the Assad government last year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly instructed his forces to push deeper into Syrian territory and seize strategic positions.

Meanwhile, critics say the HTS-led interim government’s inaction and growing normalization gestures toward Israel have emboldened Tel Aviv to intensify its military operations. HTS, formerly linked to al-Qaeda, seized control of Damascus last December, formally ending Assad’s rule.

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