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Saudi Arabia, Hungary sign water management deal
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Hungary signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday. The MoU comes in recognition of both countries’ awareness about
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France teacher’s killer had ‘contact’ with militant in Syria
PARIS: The investigation into the murder in France of a teacher for showing caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in class turned to Syria on Thursday, where the killer had a militant contact, a source close to the case said. Seven people have been
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Global organizations commend Saudi Arabia’s role in e-learning
JEDDAH: Six international organizations have completed two studies on e-learning in the Kingdom and praised its efforts in providing a rapid response, multiple options and continuous improvement during the coronavirus pandemic. The studies
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Riyadh governor launches initiative to provide tablets for needy students
Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated the “Learn From Home” initiative on Thursday, which will provide more than 55,000
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Businesses in Saudi Arabia face repercussions for ignoring COVID-19 regulations
JEDDAH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has referred five establishments under its supervision to the Ministry of Interior due to their
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DiplomaticQuarter: EU envoy visits Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh
RIYADH: Patrick Simonnet, head of the EU delegation Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman, recently visited the Global Center for Combating Extremist
Read MoreSaudi Arabia and World Bank to bring AI to developing nations
Saudi Arabia and the World Bank announced on Wednesday a collaboration to make the world a better place with artificial intelligence (AI). The partnership was announced at the Global AI Summit in Riyadh and aims to develop AI with economic leaders
Read MoreSaudi King praises role of women at W20 summit
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has praised the exceptional role played by women during the coronavirus pandemic. In a speech delivered at the end of the W20, the G20 women’s engagement group, on Wednesday, King Salman said:
Read MorePhilippines reports 1,509 new coronavirus cases, 60 more deaths
MANILA: The Philippine health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 1,509 new coronavirus infections, its lowest daily increase in cases in more than six weeks. In a bulletin, the ministry said there were 60 additional COVID-19 deaths confirmed. Total
Read MoreMore than 125k perform Umrah during first phase
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that more than 125,000 people had performed Umrah in the first phase of its return, confirming that no infections had been recorded among pilgrims so far. “The first phase was
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