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Number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia rises above 1,100
Saudi Arabia announced 92 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, meaning the total number in the Kingdom has reached more than 1,100. Of the 1,104 total cases, there have been 35 recoveries and three mortalities in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of
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Saudi grocery delivery app receives $18 million for region-wide expansion
Local grocery delivery app Nana Direct has raised $18 million for an expansion across the Middle East in order to meet the rising demand for delivery services created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nana Direct is the first online grocery shopping and
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Foreign envoys salute Saudi initiative to convene extraordinary summit
King Salman chaired an emergency virtual summit of G20 world leaders on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which, to date, has no known cure or preventive vaccine. “This pandemic has taken a great toll on human
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Battle with COVID-19 is ‘humanity against a virus’
After the leaders of the G20 held an unprecedented “virtual” summit on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Shoura Council
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Northern Borders governor orders strict implementation of virus preventive measures
Northern Borders Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan chaired a video conference meeting with the region’s undersecretaries and mayors to
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3 years old back from Saudi Arabia : Telangana's 41st corona case
A three-year-old kid has become Telangana's 41st Covid-19 patient, with the administration reporting that the kid had gone from Saudi Arabia to
Read MoreSaudi Arabia discharges 250 movement wrongdoers in the midst of coronavirus flare-up
Saudi Arabia has released 250 foreign detainees held on non-violent immigration and residency offences as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the state-backed Human Rights Commission (HRC) said on Thursday. “Releasing them
Read MoreCOVID-19 : Guidance for people with diabetes
At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus (a specific virus that causes human and animal disease) was identified as the cause of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China. It rapidly spread thereafter, resulting in an epidemic
Read MoreOlympic Council of Asia backs decision to postpone 2020 games
The Olympic Council of Asia has expressed its total support for the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games until next year, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IOC, along with Japanese
Read MoreSaudi central bank raises monthly e-wallet top-up to 20,000 riyals
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has informed licensed Payment Services Providers (PSPs) in the Kingdom with its decision to raise the allowed top-up of the monthly ceiling limit for e-wallets up to 20,000 riyals. The decision was taken an
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