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Coronavirus: Oman confirms 811 new cases, tally at 9,820
Oman Friday confirmed 811 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking to 9,820 the country's overall infections, the Omani news agency ONA reported. The newly diagnosed cases include 315 Omanis and 496 foreigners, the Health Ministry said
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Saudi Arabia to Organize Virtual Donors’ Conference for Yemen 2020
Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional, and international arenas. Al-Bilad newspaper said in its editorial that in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
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Banks and remittance centers fully operational from Sunday
All banks and remittance centers are scheduled to be fully operational from Sunday, according to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA). The Kingdom's central bank added that all business is set to resume at the general administrations
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Preventive protocols issued as Saudi Arabia moves to relax curfew further
As Saudi Arabia moved closer to Phase 2 of the gradual relaxation of coronavirus lockdown rules, the Ministry of Interior announced precautionary
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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records more recoveries than new cases
Saudi Arabia’s recovery numbers continued to increase as it saw a downward trend with its decreasing daily new cases. The Kingdom recorded
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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
Read MoreSaudis 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
Read More450k 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
Read MoreInterior 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 wholesale, retail, industry, and construction sectors. The measures cover customers, employees,
Read MoreSaudis 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 transition back to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic. But as people rushed to take advantage of
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