Ahmed Al Omran

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I was 18 years old and needed an open-heart surgery to treat a congenital defect, becoming one of countless patients Dr Zohair helped over the years. Sharing this little personal story to express gratitude as he announces retirement after a long, distinguished career marked by service and dedication.

[زهير الهليس ZYH @zohair1987]

بعد ٤٨ عاماً من الخدمة اللامتناهية وبعد عديد من الإنجازات المشهود لها أودع مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي بالرياض والتي كانت منزلاً لي بعيداً عن منزلي.
" نرحل ويبقي الأثر "

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Defence ministry spox says warning issued by the civil defence earlier today was a precautionary measure due to a ballistic missile launch from Yemen that disappeared near the border

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🚨 Saudi Arabia says reports about targeting Prince Sultan Air Base in Al Kharj are inaccurate

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More details in this FT story: https://t.co/xV3Ba35N4u

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“Chat is dead” -->> There is a growing conviction inside OpenAI that the future of AI lies not in chatbots that answer questions but in agents that perform tasks for users

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Saudi PIF embarks on leadership overhaul at some of its companies, replacing foreign executives with local talent as the fund tightens spending and shifts its focus towards domestic projects ahead of hosting Expo 2030 and the 2034 World Cup https://t.co/z9RZkmRW9c

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🚨 Saudi Arabia condemns drone and missile attacks targeting Kuwait —foreign ministry

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More details in our latest story: https://t.co/edXsnvCp3W

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🕋 30,000 Iranian pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia on 131 flights for this year’s Hajj

🔢 That is roughly one-third of the country’s regular quota of 86,000 pilgrims

💵 Iranian officials attributed the shortfall to the war and restrictions caused by US sanctions on fund transfers

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RT @FaisalbinFarhan: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia highly appreciates the US President Donald Trump's decision to give diplomacy a chance to…

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🚨 Saudi Arabia says it appreciates Trump’s decision to give talks another chance to end the Iran war —foreign minister

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تُقدّر المملكة العربية السعودية عالياً تجاوب فخامة رئيس الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بمنح المفاوضات فرصةً إضافية للتوصل إلى اتفاق يؤدي لإنهاء الحرب واستعادة أمن وحرية الملاحة في مضيق (هرمز) كما كان عليه الوضع قبل 28 فبراير ٢٠٢٦م، ومعالجة جميع قضايا الخلاف بما يخدم أمن المنطقة واستقرارها.

كما تُقدّر المملكة عالياً جهود الوساطة المستمرة لباكستان في هذا الشأن، وتتطلع المملكة إلى أن ت��تنم إيران الفرصة لتجنب التداعيات الخطيرة للتصعيد، وتتجاوب عاجلاً مع الجهود المبذولة للتقدّم في المفاوضات وصولاً إلى اتفاق شامل يحقق سلاما مستداما في المنطقة والعالم.

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ARSENAL ARSENAL ARSENAL

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⛽️ Americans spent more than $40 billion extra on fuel since the start of Trump’s war in Iran https://t.co/Otp0sLj2S1

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🚨 Saudi Arabia condemns drone attack on UAE that caused a fire outside nuclear power plant —foreign ministry

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🚨 Gulf states and UK are close to finalising a long-awaited free trade agreement https://t.co/YXW3C0IHQt

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🚢 Freight rates on the Shanghai to Gulf and Red Sea route hit record highs this week, surpassing even the peaks reached during the Covid-19 pandemic https://t.co/94f1lJ2L53

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🇾🇪 Yemen’s warring parties agree biggest prisoner swap in more than a decade https://t.co/XhExs5fH43

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More details in my latest story: https://t.co/infSTjmj79

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🚨 49 people summoned in Saudi Arabia after social media complaints over unemployment and hiring foreigners at PIF companies

📉 Saudi unemployment hit record lows (~7%) in recent years as the government diversified the economy, but some uncertainty and anxiety triggered by war

🚩 Officials suggest online debate over issues such as unemployment is caused in part by inauthentic behaviour to foment public discontent

🗺️ Some expat workers acknowledged “unjust” practices exist in the job market but said foreigners should not become targets of online abuse as a result

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Saudi Arabia has discussed the idea of a non-aggression pact between MidEast states and Iran as part of talks with allies on how to manage regional tensions once the US-Israeli war with the Islamic republic ends, diplomats say https://t.co/4ZuyifDc3u