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Saudi Arabia Witnesses Continued Drop in Virus Cases

People attend a dates festival at Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
People attend a dates festival at Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Witnesses Continued Drop in Virus Cases

People attend a dates festival at Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
People attend a dates festival at Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Coronavirus infections are declining in Saudi Arabia with the Health Ministry registering 898 new cases on Tuesday.

In a daily briefing on the outbreak, it said that the tally has reached 316,670.

It reported 718 more recoveries, raising the total to 291,514.

Fatalities climbed to 3,929 after 32 more people succumbed to the disease.

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Blinken Discusses Mideast Conflict with Saudi, Qatari Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
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Blinken Discusses Mideast Conflict with Saudi, Qatari Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers a statement on Russian intelligence operations at the US State Department on September 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken made two separate phone calls on Thursday with his Saudi and Qatari counterparts, the US Department of State said in a statement.
Blinken’s phone talks with Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani focused on efforts to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it said.