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Saudi Fund for Development inaugurated new infrastructure projects in Djibouti worth US$ 137 million
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Resort, hotels and plots of land up for grabs in the awaited Jewels of Madina public auction
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Australia-based Avass Group signs MoU with HRH Prince of Saudi Arabia to manufacture electric vehicles, lithium batteries
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Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb virus
A four-week partial shutdown has started in Germany, with restaurants, bars, theaters, cinemas and other leisure facilities closing down until the end of the month in a drive to flatten a rapid rise in coronavirus infections. The restrictions that
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Taiwan says won’t be intimidated by China’s ‘hooligan’ diplomats
TAIPEI: Taiwan will not be intimidated by China’s “hooligan” officials and will continue to celebrate its national day around the world, the government said on Tuesday, after Taiwan said Chinese diplomats had tried to charge into a
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US to surpass grim milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths
The death toll from the spread of coronavirus in the United States was approaching over 200,000 lives on Monday, more than double the number of fatalities in India, the country reporting the second-highest number of cases in the world. The United
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Jordan restricts mass social gatherings amid rising COVID-19 cases
Jordan is banning wedding parties, funerals, and other social gatherings with more than 20 people, as the country records a surge in coronavirus
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Iran’s IRGC Accidentally Fires Missile Killing 19 During Naval Exercise
Nineteen sailors were killed and 15 others injured in the Gulf of Oman when an Iranian missile fired during a training exercise struck a support
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Global Hunger Could Double Due To COVID-19 Blow: UN
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United
Read MoreCoronavirus is giving Mount Everest a much needed break from humanity
For the second time in five years, the snowy slopes of Everest will lie empty and silent. On 11 March, China suspended all climbing expeditions from the Tibetan side due to the coronavirus pandemic. Neighbouring Nepal supported the decision and
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Advances World’s Countries in Humanitarian Initiative
Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas. Al-Riyadh and Al-Eqtisadiah newspapers said in their editorials that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the holder of the G20
Read MoreGlobal Coronavirus Death Count Tops 160,000: Report
More than 160,000 people have died from the new coronavirus around the world, almost two thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally at 0940 GMT Sunday based on official sources. A total of 160,502 fatalities have been registered out of
Read MoreCoronavirus: World Economy Bound To Suffer "Severe Recession", Says IMF
The world economy, already "sluggish" before the coronavirus outbreak, is now bound to suffer a "severe recession" in 2020, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned and said the current crisis posed "daunting
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