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Saudi Arabia Announces 450 New Virus Cases

A healthcare worker gets ready to take swab samples for coronavirus tests. Photo by Bashir Salih
A healthcare worker gets ready to take swab samples for coronavirus tests. Photo by Bashir Salih
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Saudi Arabia Announces 450 New Virus Cases

A healthcare worker gets ready to take swab samples for coronavirus tests. Photo by Bashir Salih
A healthcare worker gets ready to take swab samples for coronavirus tests. Photo by Bashir Salih

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday 18 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 450 new infections.

Of the new cases, 67 were recorded in Riyadh, 51 in Makkah, 50 in Madinah, 28 in Jeddah, 23 in Yanbu, 18 in Hail and 13 in Dammam, the Health Ministry reported.

The new infections brought the Kingdom’s tally to 349,386, the Ministry said.

A total of 5,489 people have died from the COVID-19 disease, it added.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom have also increased to 336,068.

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GCC Ministerial Council to Meet in Makkah to Discuss Regional, Int’l Affairs 

The GCC foreign ministers are seen during their meeting in Kuwait in December. (GCC)
The GCC foreign ministers are seen during their meeting in Kuwait in December. (GCC)
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GCC Ministerial Council to Meet in Makkah to Discuss Regional, Int’l Affairs 

The GCC foreign ministers are seen during their meeting in Kuwait in December. (GCC)
The GCC foreign ministers are seen during their meeting in Kuwait in December. (GCC)

The 163rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be held in Makkah on Thursday to discuss the latest regional and international developments.

Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Yahya, the current president of the Ministerial Council, will preside over the meeting, which will be attended by the GCC foreign ministers.

GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said joint ministerial meetings will also be held with the Foreign Minister of Egypt Badr Abdelatty, Syrian FM Asaad Al Shibani, Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita and Jordan’s FM and Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi.

The discussions with Egypt, Syria, Morocco and Jordan will focus on boosting strategic relations and joint cooperation in various fields to achieve mutual interests, Albudaiwi said.

The meetings will continue consultation and coordination on regional and international issues with the aim of supporting regional security and stability.

Meanwhile, the GCC Ministerial Council will address several reports on the implementation of decisions taken by the Supreme Council of the GCC in Kuwait in December.

Discussions will also cover memorandums and reports submitted by ministerial and technical committees, as well as the General Secretariat.

Officials will tackle issues related to strategic dialogues and relations among the GCC, other states, and global blocs. The latest regional and international developments affecting the region will also be addressed.