RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Sunday that the 10th Arab-China Business Conference is an opportunity to consolidate the historical Arab-China friendship, build a shared future that will benefit both sides, and promote peace and development in the world.

The Saudi minister underlined the dedication by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to strengthening the long-standing and advanced partnership between the Arab countries and China in all vital investment fields. (Saudi Arabia-China-Ties)

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DAMASCUS — China on Sunday donated more than 3,500 tons of grain to Syria to aid the war-torn country’s recovery from the aftermath of the massive earthquakes on Feb. 6.

President of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) Khaled Hboubati and Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei attended the handover ceremony of five shipments of 2,336 tons of wheat and 1,180 tons of rice, at the SARC’s headquarters in Damascus. (China-Syria-Donation)

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CAIRO — Three British tourists went missing on Sunday morning after fire caught a boat carrying 27 people on a cruising trip off the coast near Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.

Twelve out of 15 British tourists, along with 10 Egyptian crew members and two Egyptian tour guides, were rescued by another boat, “while the search for the three missing is still underway,” said the statement.

Initial investigation showed that the fire was likely caused by a short circuit in the boat’s engine room, according to the statement. (Egypt-Tourists-Boat-Accident)

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BEIRUT — Israeli forces clashed with Lebanese demonstrators on Sunday along the Lebanese southern border, the National News Agency reported.

The demonstrators were protesting against the Israeli military’s construction of a barrier on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Kfar Shuba near the Lebanese-Israeli border, the Lebanese state-run media said. (Lebanon-Israel-Border-Disputes)