Australia boosted its annual migration numbers last year to help key businesses recruit staff to fill shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic brought tighter border controls, and kept foreign students and workers out of the country for nearly two years
Soudah Peaks, the highest point Saudi Arabia at 3,015 meters above sea level, is located in the southwest region of Aseer. It is being developed as a luxury mountain destination for adventurers, thrill-seekers, and lovers of serenity. Phase 1 of the project will start in 2024 and is expected to be completed by 2027.
It is part of the Hefz Al-Neamaa initiative to collect clothes across the Kingdom for the needy and to promote a culture of cutting food waste through preservation and sharing. The project was launched last week in Makkah last week amid concerns that food waste costs the country about $10.66 billion every year. Shoura Council member Hoda Al-Helaissi earlier pushed for a concerted effort to address this concern, calling for "community awareness and media coverage at all levels to reduce levels of waste, starting with schools and homes.
Republican senators last week blocked $106 billion in emergency aid primarily for Ukraine and Israel after conservatives balked at the exclusion of immigration reforms they had demanded as part of the package