Riyadh, July 07, 2021, SPA -- Apple has chosen Riyadh as the headquarters for Apple Developer Academy. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the first branch of Apple Developer Academy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which will be dedicated to female programmers and developers to empower women and the substantial social reforms of 2030 Vision. This exceptional partnership comes with Saudi Federation For Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) represented by Tuwaiq Academy, and in collaboration with Princess Nora bint Abdurrahman University (PNU). PNU President Dr. Einas bint Suleiman Al-Eisa expressed her great happiness for this partnership, which confirms the superiority and strength of the Kingdom's presence in the region. For his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tuwaiq Academy Faisal Al-Khamisi expressed his great happiness for this distinguished partnership with Apple. He pointed out that this achievement comes by the great and unlimited support that the technical sector receive by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. He added that this achievement comes within the framework of achieving the goals of Vision 2030 and supporting efforts to empower women and contribute to achieving the social and economic goals of the vision. For his part, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha thanked Apple Developer Academy for choosing Riyadh as its headquarters in MENA, making the Kingdom the first country in MENA to host the global Apple academies for programming and development. For his part, Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al Al-Sheikh praised thanked SAFCSP and PNU for their efforts to complete this partnership, which will be a significant support for qualifying programmers and technology developers. --SPA 00:13 LOCAL TIME 21:13 GMT 0001 www.spa.gov.sa/w1582319