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Life is sweet as Saudi children say goodbye to lockdown
After more than two months in lockdown, families and children in Saudi Arabia are enjoying a return to normal activities as coronavirus restrictions are eased around the Kingdom. But while some parents have lingering worries about their
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Saudi Arabia largest donor to Yemen response plan
Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber stated that the Kingdom is the largest donor to the humanitarian response plans, either to the UN in Yemen or directly to Yemen. Al-Jaber said: “In light of the poor humanitarian
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Saudi Arabia: 1618 new coronavirus cases, 22 new deaths
Saudi Arabia has announced 22 new coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 deaths, taking the toll to 480.
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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
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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
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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
Read MoreCoronavirus: 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 2,460 new recoveries while it detected only 1,581 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours,
Read MoreSaudi 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
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
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