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Prominent Saudi women's rights activist released from prison after nearly
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 11 (ANI): Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights campaigners, was released on Wednesday after spending over 1,000 days in prison for what critics have called as politically-motivated charges.
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Indian golfer Shubhankar misses cut by one shot, Johnson rises to 3-shot l
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 6 (ANI): Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma ended up missing the cut by one shot in the Saudi International at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 3 (ANI): Saudi Arabia suspended entry of people from 20 countries on Tuesday, with the exception of diplomats, Saudi citizens, medical professionals, in a bid to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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India urges all Yemeni parties to work towards inclusive, peacefully negot
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 15 (ANI): India on Thursday reaffirmed its "steadfast commitment" to a Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political process with the goal of achieving an inclusive and peacefully negotiated settlement to the conflict in Yemen and urged all Yemeni parties to work towards ac
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 09 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Saturday received the first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Neom city.
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Dakar Rally: Motorcycle racer CS Santosh suffers crash, in medically-induc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 7 (ANI): Indian motorcycle racer CS Santosh, who suffered a crash in Stage four of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, is currently receiving treatment at the Saudi German Hospital in Riyadh.
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Saudi Arabia to lift entry ban linked to new SARS-CoV-2 strain on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia is set to scrap entry ban related to a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, state media reported, citing an interior ministry source.
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Saudi Arabia extends suspension of international flights by another week
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 28 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has extended the suspension of all international commercial flights and entry into the Kingdom through land and seaports for another week in view of the new coronavirus strain which was discovered in the United Kingdom, the state media s
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Saudi Crown Prince gets COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 26 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, state media reported.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey suspend international travel over new coronavirus str
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia is closing its land borders and suspending international flights for one week following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports citing an internal ministry so
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Asian Games: Doha to host 2030 edition, Riyadh gets 2034
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], December 16 (ANI): Doha, capital of Qatar, will stage the 2030 Asian Games while the 2034 edition will be hosted by Riyadh, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced on Wednesday.
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Over 100,000 people signed up for Covid vaccination in Saudi Arabia on Day
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia have signed up for the coronavirus vaccination on the opening day of vaccination registration, the Saudi Health Ministry said.
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