Cairo, February 20, 2022, SPA -- Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asumi has praised the winning of the Middle East Green Initiative and the NEOM project with the Arab Parliament's awards, as they are among the most important and prominent initiatives at Arab countries level. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Speaker of the Arab Parliament said that, due to their distinctiveness, the NEOM project was awarded as the best project to achieve sustainable development for 2021, and the Middle East Green Initiative was awarded as the best initiative in 2021. He added that this achievement embodies the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s keenness to make a global and lasting impact to confront climate change, protect the earth and nature, and contribute strongly and effectively to achieving global goals in this regard. --SPA 12:12 LOCAL TIME 09:12 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1693854