Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas. Al-Bilad newspaper said in its editorial that His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has started a new era for the development of local companies, by strengthening their roles in building the country's economy, through a real, strong and effective partnership with the government sector. The newspaper added that the "Shareek" Program, announced by HRH the Crown Prince and has the aim of developing a stronger partnership between the government and the private sector, reflects the government's keenness to support national companies to continue their desired role in achieving national aspirations, according to Saudi Vision 2030 strategy, which has focused on the partnership between the two sectors and emphasized that the private sector's contributions to the GDP should reach 65% by 2030. The new era that was announced does not only reflect the diversity of the Saudi economy, but also confirms the keenness to provide thousands of jobs for national cadres, the newspaper further said. The figures announced by HRH the Crown Prince also reflected the promising future for local companies, the newspaper concluded. In another context, Al-Yaum newspaper reported in its editorial that the initiatives and leaps which accompanied the development and reform projects that were launched with the Saudi Vision 2030 have strengthened the Kingdom's position and power in the international community, since Saudi Arabia has all the elements and moves forward with its development projects, creating opportunities and overcoming challenges. The newspaper added that the progress that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been achieving in all fields will not be welcomed by some countries with terrorist methodology and regimes. In this regard, the newspaper pointed to the Saudi Customs at the Jeddah Islamic Port that foiled an attempt to smuggle 1,323,000 Captagon pills, which were found hidden inside a consignment arriving from Turkey's Port of Iskenderun. Moreover, the Saudi Customs seized over 12.5 million pills shipped from the same port since April 2020. These details present another method of targeting Saudi Arabia, as those drugs are as dangerous as those missiles launched by Iranian-backed terrorist militias. In both cases the Saudi forces are confronting and addressing those attempts that target the Kingdom's development march, which continues towards a brighter future, the newspaper concluded.
