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• Locusts
  Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa

  As locusts by the billions — yes, billions — descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to spray pesticides in what experts call the only effective control.

• Ministry of Justice
  Saudi MoJ: Up to 17K Applicants Register as Mediators, Nearly Half of Them Are Women

  “The applicants have various professions, including professors, doctors and lawyers; which enriches the reconciliation process and enhances outcomes,” the ministry said. “In total, the applicants are committed to carry out over 220,000 voluntary mediation sessions,” the ministry explained.

• Weight Loss
  Get Fit: Saudi Arabia Launches Campaign to Cut Excess Fat by 300 Tons!

  During Nahdi’s first public Wazen Hayatak program in Jeddah, which ended in January 2016, 2,772 participants lost a total of 3.7 tons. The public face of the campaign is Saudi entrepreneur and social-media star Adwa Al-Dakheel, who took part in a public weigh-in.

• Al-Qaeda
  Al Qaeda Claims It Directed Florida Naval Base Shooting

  In an audiotape message, Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen claimed responsibility for the December attack that killed three U.S. sailors. The militant himself was most likely killed in a drone strike after he made the tape.

• Hyundai
  Hyundai clinches Saudi taxi supply deal

  The automaker announced Monday that it had signed a contract with the Saudi transportation company Al-Safwa to supply 1,000 new Sonata DN8 sedans. The carmaker delivered 100 of the vehicles to King Khalid International Airport on Dec. 22 with Saudi Minister of Transport Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser in attendance. The other 900 will be delivered before the end of the year.

• Climate Emergency
  Which cities have declared climate emergencies?

  Communities in 25 countries have acknowledged the emergency, as of Jan. 28. The world’s most populous nations, however, have yet to get on board. Forty percent of the world lives in China or India. No municipalities in either have declared a climate emergency.

• Banking
  Saudi bank’s credit growth will be led by mortgages

  S&P Global Ratings in their report “Banks In Emerging Markets: 15 Countries, Three Main Risks”, notes that the lending growth in the Kingdom will be mortgage-led and expects credit losses to stabilize in 2020 at about 70 bps.

  • Reuters - Saudi lender Samba posts 30% rise in 2019 net profit
• Pompeo
  Pompeo Praises Kazakhstan’s ‘Real Reforms,’ Urges Pressure On China Over Xinjiang

  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lauded what he said were "real reforms" in Kazakhstan, saying Washington was "here to help" in the oil-rich country's "transformation." Speaking to RFE/RL in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan on February 2, Pompeo urged the former Soviet republic to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region and said the United States wanted to see Central Asia "prosper."

• Popular Foods
  In pictures: Saudi Arabia most popular foods of 2019

  When it comes to guilty pleasures, there's nothing quite like a pizza to satisfy those cravings, ranking 2nd, just behind Shawarma. Previous In KSA, we saw the rise of vegetarianism with meat-free dishes ranking 8th in most ordered food throughout 2019. 1. Shawarma 2. Pizza 3. Falafel 4. Garlic 5. Halloumi 6. Hummus 7. Vegetarian 8. Honey 9. Quinoa 10. Protein Next

• Saudi Stock Market
  The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Monthly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report

  The total value of shares traded for the month ending 30 January 2020 amounted to SAR 84.38 billion, decreasing by 25.32% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 8,748.85 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 3.06 % over the previous month.

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