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Kingdom has lead regional, global initiatives to deal with coronavirus: Saudi aid chief

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), has said that the Kingdom, as the president of the 2020 G20, had led many initiatives regionally and globally to mitigate the

Multilateralism is key to post-COVID recovery, says G20’s think tank group

International cooperation and multilateral trade are key to economic recovery in the post-COVID-19 world, according to the G20’s think tank engagement group, T20. The members of the group took part in an online seminar on Wednesday, during

Arab tourism ministers discuss coronavirus pandemic challenges

An emergency meeting of the Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism on Wednesday discussed challenges facing the region’s tourism sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib said: “This meeting is held

Saudi Arabia announces 39 more COVID-19 deaths

Saudi Arabia announced 39 more deaths from the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 4,919 new cases of the disease on Wednesday. Nearly half of new cases

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sport releases guide ahead of resumption of activities

The Saudi Ministry of Sport released new protocols to ensure public health and safety when sports and sports-related activities resume on

Misk Academy, GE launch training program

The Misk Academy recently signed an agreement with General Electric (GE) for a program aimed at enhancing leadership skills of Saudis working in top

Ihsan Bafakih, governor of Saudi Arabia's State Properties General Authority

Ihsan Bafakih has been the governor of the State Properties General Authority (SPGA) since December 2018. Bafakih holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, US. He is also a wealth manager certified by

Webinar discusses future of digital government in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s electronic government program, Yesser, on Tuesday hosted a virtual seminar in partnership with the World Bank on the future of digital government in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Yesser, which establishes,

50% of COVID-19 deaths suffered chronic illnesses

Fifty percent of coronavirus-related deaths in the Kingdom are of patients suffering chronic diseases, said Saudi Ministry of Health as it shared an analysis of the critical cases in intensive care units on Tuesday. “This indicates that

COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 4,267 new cases, 41 deaths

Saudi Arabia reported on Tuesday 4,267 new coronavirus infections, surpassing the 4,000-mark for third consecutive days, according to the Ministry of Health. Bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom to 136,315. The