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31/05/2021

Israel has summoned the Filipino Ambassador in Tel Aviv over the Philippines’ vote backing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) probe into violations committed during the latest conflict in Gaza.
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MANILA: Israel has summoned the Filipino Ambassador in Tel Aviv over the Philippines’ vote backing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC)

29/05/2021

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health announced that patients who test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) after receiving the first vaccine shot will have to wait six months before the second vaccine shot can be administered.
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JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health announced that patients who test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) after receiving the first vaccine shot will

29/05/2021

The Philippine government has temporarily halted the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Saudi Arabia, in what the labor secretary said was “effective immediately and until further notice.”
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DUBAI: The Philippine government has temporarily halted the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Saudi Arabia, in what the labor secretary said

25/05/2021

Astronomers say that the sun will align with the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on Thursday at 12:18 local time.
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JEDDAH: Astronomers say that the sun will align with the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque on Thursday at 12:18 local time.The disc of the sun will be positioned

25/05/2021

King Salman has ordered the extension of visit, exit and return visas’ validity without fees in an effort to lessen the effects of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.
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JEDDAH: King Salman has ordered the extension of visit, exit and return visas’ validity without fees in an effort to lessen the effects of COVID-19 in Saudi

23/05/2021

A single vaccine dose does not provide sufficient immunity to protect from coronavirus, the Saudi Ministry of Health said on Friday, urging Saudis to follow up on vaccination efforts with second doses.
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JEDDAH: A single vaccine dose does not provide sufficient immunity to protect from coronavirus, the Saudi Ministry of Health said on Friday, urging Saudis to

22/05/2021

The Public Health Authority (Weqaya) has announced the mechanism for people to register that they have been vaccinated with one of the anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines approved in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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16/05/2021

All travelers — residents and visitors — who have passed 14 days after completing their doses of vaccines approved in Saudi Arabia do not need to quarantine themselves upon arrival in the Kingdom,
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RIYADH — All travelers — residents and visitors — who have passed 14 days after completing their doses of vaccines approved in Saudi Arabia do not need

10/05/2021

Italian woman gets six doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by mistake.
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BRUSSELS — A young Italian woman is being monitored in hospital after accidentally receiving six doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

10/05/2021

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority announced on Monday the implementation of new procedures for the entry of all non-Saudi citizens following the statement of the interior ministry quarantine procedures.
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In a circular sent to all airlines operating in the Kingdom, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that all unvaccinated travelers will have to

09/05/2021

Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday, as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr.
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The clashes came the day after Israeli forces stormed Al-Aqsa and injured more than 200 Palestinians.

07/05/2021

Coronavirus vaccines are mandatory for all employees to attend their workplace in the public, private and non-profit sectors, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) announced early Friday.
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RIYADH — Coronavirus vaccines are mandatory for all employees to attend their workplace in the public, private and non-profit sectors, the Ministry of