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Saudi productive families trained to make cloth masks
Saudi productive families are being trained to make cloth masks through an initiative launched by the Al-Hayat Academy for Women’s Empowerment. The 90 families will manufacture around 20,000 masks a month that conform to medical
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8,500 Saudis return from US in two months
More than 8,500 Saudi citizens were repatriated to the Kingdom from the US in April and May, the Saudi Embassy in Washington said. Samer Al-Kharashi, deputy head of mission, said that about 3,000 Saudi citizens returned in April, while 5,500
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 4,757 new coronavirus cases, 48 deaths
Saudi Arabia reported 4,757 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 145,991, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday (June 18). Meanwhile, the ministry reported 2,253 recoveries today, with total
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Beijing residents rush coronavirus test clinics as emergency rules expand
China’s capital has mandated coronavirus tests for hundreds of thousands of people as it widens measures against a new outbreak of the disease
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Arts and culture jobs in Saudi Arabia get official status in national first
More than 80 jobs in the arts and culture sector are to be given official occupational status in the Kingdom for the first time, a government
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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
Read MoreMultilateralism 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
Read MoreArab 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
Read MoreSaudi 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 were recorded in Riyadh where 2,371 new cases were announced. Makkah recorded 282 new cases, Jeddah
Read More50% 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
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