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Education ministry says teachers are prepared as the kingdom returns to full-time, in-person classes in August

Official circular says ruling was based on saying from Prophet Mohammed

Relieved residents welcome the move saying they had no control over flight schedule

SHARE Parents and teachers in Saudi Arabia are rushing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as schools and universities across the kingdom are planning to return to full-time, in-person classes starting August this year. The kingdom’s Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that pupils would go back to schools starting in August, co-ordinated by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health . in Saudi Arabia must be vaccinated. “The vaccination is mandatory to return to education in the...

Official circular says the ruling was based on a saying by the Prophet Mohammed

SHARE The Arab Coalition thwarted an imminent attack by a Houthi booby-trapped boat in the southern Red Sea on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The interception of the explosive-rigged vessel came after remarks by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday, in which he urged Iran to pressure the rebels to join peace negotiations. “The Houthi militia continues to threaten shipping lines and global trade,” the coalition said in a statement. “The terrorist Houthi militia uses the...

Residents are choosing to travel to safer destinations such as Dubai and Bahrain, as opposed to countries on the list of suspended destinations, to avoid being banned from the kingdom. Saudi Arabia reopened its borders for those who had been vaccinated on May 17. More than 78,740 Saudi citizens travelled abroad that day and more than 40,000 did so on May 18, passport authorities said. “We receive updates every 48 hours from the ministry. All our updates go directly to our website where people...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says pandemic has had severe effects in low-income African countries

SHARE Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday said the kingdom would provide African countries with $1 billion to help them cope with Covid-19. “The impact of the pandemic on low-income African countries was severe, as it widened the financing gap needed to achieve development goals," Prince Mohammed said in a televised address. "It is important to continue joint international efforts to overcome this crisis." He said that the G20 countries under the Saudi presidency last year reali...

SHARE One of the worlds oldest Acheulean sites has been found in the northern region of Hail in Saudi Arabia. The discovery of the oldest human habitation in the Arabian Peninsula was revealed in an article in Nature Scientific Report, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The site, Al Nasim, has paleo-environmental evidence for fresh-water lakes and rivers, and geomorphological features associated with Middle Pleistocene materials. Read More The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage b...