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Saudi G20 presidency joins UN meeting on development financing amid COVID-19 pandemic
Saudi G20 presidency, represented by the Kingdom’s minister of finance, joined the UN meeting titled “Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond,” state news agency SPA reported. Heads of states and international
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Saudis adopt new hobbies to get through quarantine
As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to change people’s lives, some have decided to be proactive and pick up new hobbies to cope with the crisis. Arab News spoke to a number of Saudi youths who have transformed their free
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450k Umrah pilgrims sent back home amid pandemic
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah facilitated the return of as many as 450,000 Umrah pilgrims safely to their countries as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Over 60,000 pilgrims were sent back
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Interior Ministry adopts new COVID-19 measures
The minister of interior has approved precautionary measures, to help halt the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kingdom, for the
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Saudis head out as lockdown eases
As the 24-hour-curfew period ended, residents of Saudi Arabia headed back outside on the first day of the government’s three-phase plan to
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 1,644 new cases, 16 deaths
Saudi Arabia reported 1,644 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 80,185, the Ministry of Health
Read MoreSaudi Arabia allows outdoor exercise, internal travel as lockdown eases
Saudi Arabia has lifted some restrictions on movement for residents within the country and is now allowing travel between its provinces in a partial easing of its coronavirus lockdown, the Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday. On Tuesday,
Read MoreMinistry of Interior: Adopting Precautionary Measures to Limit COVID-19 Spread in Several Sectors
An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that the Minister of Interior has approved the precautionary and preventive measures for the wholesales, retail, industry, and construction sectors, after being prepared and reviewed by a
Read MorePutin, Saudi Crown Prince agree on further coordination on oil output cuts
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed during a telephone call on further “close coordination" on oil output restrictions, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, just two weeks before an online oil
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s private sector employees to return to their offices
Private sector employees will be able to start working from their offices soon, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said on Wednesday. The ministry added that all private sector entities must prepare work spaces
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