The participation of both Professor Salah Al-Jbour and Dr. Ziad Al-Majali in the activities of the workshop "The Reality and Prospects of Minerals Used in Clean Energy Technologies in Arab Countries," held on the 7th and 8th of May, 2024. The workshop was sponsored by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources and organized by the Ministry, the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission, and the Arab Organization for Industrial Development, Standardization, and Mining, with attendance exceeding 200 participants. The workshop, over the course of two days, discussed various themes such as Arab mining investment opportunities, value and supply chains, innovation and digital transformation, clean energy technologies and sustainability, financing and added value. It also reviewed leading Arab and international experiences in the field of minerals used in clean energy technologies, with the participation of officials, experts, and interested parties from the Arab countries that are members of the Arab Organization for Industrial Development, Standardization, and Mining, and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), which includes 20 Arab countries in the Western Asia region. The workshop, being held for the first time in the Arab world, gains its importance due to the recent increase in demand for rare minerals available in the Arab region within diverse geological environments and mineral provinces such as aluminum, copper, and lithium, used to build wind turbines, electric cars, solar panels, batteries, and electrical grids, as well as modern digital technologies, making the Arab region a sustainable mining hub for producing energy transition minerals at the global level. The workshop represents an opportunity for exchanging expertise and discussions among stakeholders in the mineral wealth sector, experts, and interested parties from both public and private sectors in Arab countries to support and develop the sector of minerals used in clean energy technologies, especially as the global outlook is directed towards enhancing energy transition to face climate change and keeping pace with existing and expected technological advancements, linking infrastructure sectors, digital technology, and manufacturing industries to the mining sector to achieve sustainable development goals.The workshop witnessed wide participation from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Iraq, Mauritania, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, and Yemen.​