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Health Ministry: 99% of Saudi Students Have Received 1st Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine

A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)
A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)
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Health Ministry: 99% of Saudi Students Have Received 1st Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine

A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)
A Saudi physician prepares to inject a Pfizer vaccine at a coronavirus vaccination center, at the Jeddah old airport, Saudi Arabia. (File photo: AP)

The Saudi Health Ministry announced Monday that 99 percent of students aged 12 to 18 have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

This came with the new academic year approaching and as middle and secondary school classes expect to start following two years of online education to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry stressed the importance of taking both doses of the vaccine to combat COVID-19 variants.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia continues to register low rates of infections.

In the last 24 hours, the Kingdom recorded less than 400 cases for the first time in about five months.

The Health Ministry announced 360 new infections, bringing the total to 542,354, including 4,487 active cases that are still receiving medical care, of which 1,127 being critical. The recovery cases reached 529,337.

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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to King of Morocco over Victims of Floods in Safi

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to King of Morocco over Victims of Floods in Safi

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

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Monday a cable of condolences to King of Morocco Mohammed VI over the victims of the heavy rains and floods that struck the city of Safi.

King Salman extended his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the King of Morocco, the families of the deceased, and the Moroccan people, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent a similar cable to the Moroccan leader.

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Saudi Crown Prince Holds Talks with Sudan's Al-Burhan in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince meets with Sudan's Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Riyadh - SPA
Saudi Crown Prince meets with Sudan's Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Riyadh - SPA
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Saudi Crown Prince Holds Talks with Sudan's Al-Burhan in Riyadh

Saudi Crown Prince meets with Sudan's Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Riyadh - SPA
Saudi Crown Prince meets with Sudan's Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in Riyadh - SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, met on Monday at his office in Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh with President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, they reviewed the latest developments in the Republic of the Sudan, their implications, and the efforts being made to achieve security and stability, SPA reported.

The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of State, Cabinet Member, and National Security Advisor Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban, Minister of Finance Mohammed Aljadaan, and Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jafar.

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President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council Arrives in Riyadh

President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council arrives in Riyadh. (SPA)
President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council arrives in Riyadh. (SPA)
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President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council Arrives in Riyadh

President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council arrives in Riyadh. (SPA)
President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council arrives in Riyadh. (SPA)

President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Republic of the Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and his accompanying delegation arrived in Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency said.

He was received at King Khalid International Airport by Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz and several other officials.