{"id":140894,"date":"2023-10-08T16:14:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=140894"},"modified":"2023-10-08T16:14:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:14:35","slug":"mena-climate-week-kicks-off-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/mena-climate-week-kicks-off-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"MENA Climate Week kicks off in Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week kicked off Sunday in Riyadh in cooperation with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman in his inaugural speech asserted the need to work hard and ensure the success of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). 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