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Saudi Arabia Administers 140,000 Vaccines a Day amid Spike in Cases

Saudi Arabia has been witnessing a surge in daily coronavirus cases. (SPA)
Saudi Arabia has been witnessing a surge in daily coronavirus cases. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Administers 140,000 Vaccines a Day amid Spike in Cases

Saudi Arabia has been witnessing a surge in daily coronavirus cases. (SPA)
Saudi Arabia has been witnessing a surge in daily coronavirus cases. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia has administered more than 7 million doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines across the Kingdom, amid an increase of daily infections that topped 1,000 on Thursday, mainly among women.

According to official statistics, an average of 140,000 shots are being administered each day. Fifteen million shots are expected to be administered in the coming two months or about half the Kingdom’s population of 34 million.

The Health Ministry said 587 vaccination centers have been set up throughout the Kingdom and a total of 7,410,217 shots have been so far been administered.

Meanwhile, the Kingdom continues to register over a thousand new daily infections, figures not seen in the past eight months.

On Thursday, it confirmed 1,055 infections, taking the tally to 409,093, with critical cases reaching 1,182. It also reported 11 fatalities, raising the toll to 6,869, and 1,086 recoveries, taking the total to 392,448.

On Sunday, the Interior Ministry warned that authorities have detected a surge of “worrying” behaviors in the Kingdom since the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Authorities warned that the rising number of coronavirus cases could potentially lead to citywide lockdowns.

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King Salman Invites Qatar’s Emir to Participate in Second GCC-EU Summit

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Saudi ambassador in Doha (QNA).
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Saudi ambassador in Doha (QNA).
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King Salman Invites Qatar’s Emir to Participate in Second GCC-EU Summit

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Saudi ambassador in Doha (QNA).
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Saudi ambassador in Doha (QNA).

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a written message to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, inviting him to participate in the second Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-European Union (EU) Summit, which Saudi Arabia will host in October.

The message was delivered by Saudi Ambassador to Qatar Prince Saad bin Mansour bin Saad during the Emir's reception of him at his office at Lusail Palace, SPA reported.

The ambassador conveyed to the Emir the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, along with his wishes for continued health and happiness and for the Qatari people to enjoy further progress and prosperity.

For his part, the Qatari Emir asked the ambassador to convey his greetings to his brother, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, along with his wishes for continued health and well-being and for the Saudi people to enjoy continued prosperity and progress.

During the reception, the two sides reviewed the fraternal relations between the two countries and ways to develop and strengthen them.

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Saudi Arabia Provides $59.7 Million to Support Yemen's Budget, Salaries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Provides $59.7 Million to Support Yemen's Budget, Salaries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Under the leadership's directives, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY), has provided a new financial installment of more than $59.7 million to support the Yemeni state budget.

The funding is designated to cover operational expenses and salaries, reflecting the Kingdom's ongoing commitment to supporting stability and development for the brotherly Yemeni people.

The support aims to ensure the regular flow of government funds and salary payments and to improve the efficiency of fiscal policy, putting economic and social development on a more sustainable path. It is also expected to boost purchasing power, stabilize household incomes, and revive commercial markets.

Saudi Arabia is Yemen's largest supporter across the humanitarian, development, and economic fields. Its development and economic interventions totaled more than $12.6 billion between 2012 and 2026. These interventions include deposits and grants to the Central Bank of Yemen aimed at achieving fiscal balance and supporting macroeconomic stability. They have been a cornerstone in strengthening Yemeni institutions' capacity to continue delivering services and easing economic and social pressures.

To date, SDRPY has implemented 300 development projects and initiatives across eight vital sectors in Yemen, upgrading infrastructure, improving public services, building local institutional capacity, and creating job opportunities.

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Coalition to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthi Claims about Targeting Riyadh Are Misleading

Coalition official spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen)
Coalition official spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen)
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Coalition to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthi Claims about Targeting Riyadh Are Misleading

Coalition official spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen)
Coalition official spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen)

The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen dismissed on Saturday as “misleading” Houthi claims that they targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Coalition official spokesman Major General Turki Al-Malki told Asharq Al-Awsat that “what the Houthis are facing in Taiz, and the human losses suffered by the group's members at the hands of the heroes of the Yemeni Armed Forces and the Popular Resistance on all fronts drives them to seek illusory victories.”

The Houthis are “attempting to divert attention from the scale of the losses and the growing public anger against them,” he added, while stressing that their “ties to external agendas that have brought chaos and devastation to Yemen.”

The Iran-backed group claimed it had targeted Riyadh at a time when unified Yemeni forces are fighting battles to repel the group's attempts to secure positions it attacked on the West Coast.

Recent Yemeni reports said the group has lost around 5,000 fighters within a week, while the Yemeni Armed Forces are carrying out a series of aerial and ground military operations across various fronts targeted by the Houthis.

Spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Colonel Majid Al-Nuzaili announced in a statement the execution of 257 precision targeting operations against Houthi military positions, movements, and capabilities, utilizing fighter jets, drones, artillery, missiles, and rocket launchers.

The operations covered Sanaa, Midi (northwest), and Baqim (Saada), the fronts of Al-Jawf, Marib, Al-Bayda, and Lahij, with operational efforts concentrated on the Taiz fronts, targeting command and control centers, troop gatherings and mobilizations, combat reserves, weapons and ammunition depots, as well as military supply lines and means, he added.

According to preliminary field estimates, the operations resulted in the neutralization of at least 700 militants and destruction of 170 combat vehicles, stated Al-Nuzaili.

This had a direct impact on the militias' combat capacity and limited their ability to continue their assaults against civilians in their homes and villages, he went on to say.