JEDDAH — Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, affirmed that various governorates of Makkah province enjoy great tourism potentials and natural diversity that are instrumental in enhancing tourism (...)
ABHA — The Asir Summer 2020 Festival was launched on Monday under the slogan "Marhaban Alf fi Asir" ("A thousand welcome to/in Asir"...have a pleasant vacation, with caution".
The Emir of Asir region, Prince Turki Bin Talal, announced on Sunday (...)
RIYADH — A total of 3,580 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Saudi Arabia during the last 24 hours, the ministry of health said on Sunday. It takes the total to 209,509, the ministry said. Sunday's figures are much lower than the 4,128 (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded 4,128 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 205,929, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Fifty-six people died of the coronavirus during the last 24 (...)
The Kingdom of Bahrain stressed the need for the Security Council to take firm steps to deter Iran and extend the arms embargo that expires next October.
This came in the letter sent by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the (...)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the report presented by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres on Tuesday before the Security Council on Iran, which confirmed the Iranian regime's direct complicity and (...)
ABHA — The picturesque city of Abha is located in the fertile mountainous region of Asir in the southwestern part of the Kingdom. Here clouds seem to sit on top of the mountains for most of the year.
Abha can, therefore, rightly be called a ‘capital (...)
RIYADH — The combined tally of patients who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia jumped to 190,823, after 4,387 more infections were reported over the last 24-hour period, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Ministry (...)
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned recent missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. It also voiced concern over the escalating violence in Yemen.
"The members of the Security Council reiterated their endorsement of the Secretary (...)
RIYADH — The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia hovered around 4,000 for the third consecutive day on Monday. The ministry of health reported 3,943 infections, along with 2,363 recoveries during the past 24 hours. As many as 48 new deaths (...)
RIYADH — A total of 3,989 new coronavirus cases were detected in Saudi Arabia during the past 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 182,493, the ministry of health announced on Sunday.
In recent days there has been (...)
RIYADH — The overall figure of COVID-19 infections in the Kingdom rose to 178,504 on Saturday as the Saudi health ministry reported 3,927 new cases over the past 24 hours.
The ministry has been sharing details on how some people became infected with (...)
RIYADH — With 3,123 new coronavirus cases reported on Wednesday, the overall number of confirmed infections in Saudi Arabia reached 167,267. Further, the health ministry reported 41 COVID-19 deaths taking the total fatalities to 1,387 since the (...)
RIYADH — The daily number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom dipped further as the health ministry recorded 3,139 infections during the last 24 hours. On Monday, there were 3,393 announced cases.
With Tuesday's tally, the total number of confirmed (...)
RIYADH — Overall recovery cases in the Kingdom rose to 105,175 on Monday. It shows an increase of 4,045, and nearly twice the recorded recoveries on Sunday, the health ministry has announced.
The ministry also announced 3,393 new cases of (...)
RIYADH — As coronavirus restrictions were lifted in the Kingdom, there was a slight drop in the daily number of cases on Sunday. The health ministry reported 3,379 new infections over the past 24 hours increasing the total infections to (...)
RIYADH — After hovering between 4,300 and 4,919 new daily coronavirus infections for six consecutive days, COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia showed a significant decline on Saturday, the ministry of health said.
The ministry reported 3,941 new (...)
Saudi Arabia's assertions backed by the United States that Iran was behind the last year's attacks on the Saudi Aramco oil facilities were vindicated by United Nations findings in a confidential report seen by some journalists.
The UN found that the (...)
RIYADH — The capital topped the list of new confirmed coronavirus cases with 1,317 infections during the last 24 hours as Saudi Arabia reported its highest ever increase of 3,717 new cases Wednesday. This brings the total number of infections in the (...)
JEDDAH — The Pace Excel Gavel Club, under the Pace Toastmasters Club, Jeddah, emerged the winner at the YLP Showcase at the Saudi Arabian Toastmasters Annual Conference SATAC 2020, which was held on virtual platform Zoom.
The gavel club had the (...)
ABHA — A Yemeni national was arrested after the cold-blooded murder of a Saudi citizen in the southern Asir region. The social media is inundated with messages of condolences on the brutal killing of Misfer Al-Qahtani, whose body was found lying in (...)
RIYADH — Continuing the upward trend, the number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia increased to 3,369 — an all-time high — on Monday bringing the overall infections in the Kingdom to 105,283. Additionally, 34 new fatalities were also reported (...)
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TAIF — The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) is preparing the longest recreational tourist path in the country with a length of 1,835 km as part of its ambitious drive to promote domestic tourism.
The path would connect the Kingdom's (...)
Bisha Airport today received the first flights coming from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, after resuming the domestic flights, in line with the implementation of all the precautionary measures approved by the Ministry of Health for the (...)
King Khalid University (KKU) has approved supporting 45 research projects to study the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
This was announced by the University Vice Rector for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Dr. Saad bin (...)
