Saudi cabinet approves national space policy

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, approved a national space policy at a meeting in Riyadh.

The decision sets a national policy for the country’s space sector, though no details of its contents were given.

The cabinet also approved rules for financial oversight of endowment accounts managed by government entities.

It moved some duties of the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences to the National Events Center and the Saudi Investment Marketing Authority.

Saudi Arabia agreed to cooperate with India on water resources and to discuss a project with Syria to develop the labour market and skills.

The cabinet also stressed the need to protect maritime movement and global energy supplies, but no further steps on the space policy were announced.