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COVID-19: Half a million sign up for vaccination in Saudi Arabia

Over 500,000 people in Saudi Arabia have already registered to take the COVID-19 vaccine since its launch last Tuesday, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said. The ministry earlier urged the public to take part in the vaccination drive by registering

5m perform rituals at Grand Mosque since resumption

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has received 5 million Umrah pilgrims and worshippers since the resumption of the rituals, said Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Saleh Benten. He said that no cases of COVID-19 infections were reported among

KSrelief signs deal for $4m nutrition program in Yemen

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Wednesday signed an agreement worth $4 million to support nutrition programs for children under five, pregnant and breastfeeding women in seven Yemeni governorates. The

Saudi Arabia reaffirms its commitment to unity and ‘common goals’ of GCC states

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the unity of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. Since the

Jeddah streets and bridges embellished with Arabic calligraphy

JEDDAH: Jeddah municipality, in partnership with the Oyoun Jeddah Charitable Association (OJCA), has launched an initiative to install 50 Arabic

Vaccine ‘shows no unexpected side effects’: Saudi health official

JEDDAH: All those so far administered the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine were “healthy and well” and showing no

Majority of KSA firms did not cut jobs in pandemic, survey shows

RIYADH: As 2020 draws to a close, the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the GCC job market has been revealed. In their 2021 KSA and UAE salary guides, HR and recruitment advisory firm Cooper Fitch showed how much the job market was

Vaccination centers to open soon in parts of Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: Vaccine centers will soon open in Saudi Arabia’s western region and the Eastern Province, as part of the ongoing COVID-19 inoculation campaign from the Ministry of Health. More than 440,000 people have signed up through the Sehaty

King Salman promotes, appoints 17 judges

RIYADH: King Salman issued a royal decree to promote and appoint 17 judges to the Board of Grievances. The promotions and appointments covered various levels of the judiciary. The head of the Board of Grievances and chairman of the

Saudi residents unperturbed by ‘expected’ flight ban reinstatement

JEDDAH: As the news broke, just before midnight on Sunday about the reinitiating of a weeklong ban on international flights to and from the Kingdom, residents and expatriates expressed full confidence in government’s measures taken to protect