Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Launch Health Passport

King Fahd Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)
King Fahd Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Launch Health Passport

King Fahd Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)
King Fahd Causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a ‘health passport’, which ensures that citizens and residents traveling between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia meet criteria set by both Kingdoms to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The MoU was signed by head of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi and Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, the chief executive of the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) at a ceremony at SDAIA’s premises in Riyadh, in the presence of Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia Shaikh Hmood bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, and other officials from both countries.

The cooperation aims to align the COVID-19 precautionary and monitoring measures of both Kingdoms to streamline traffic via the King Fahd Causeway.

It capitalizes on the technical compatibility of the BeAware Bahrain and Saudi’s Tawakkalna apps.

Linking the systems will provide a comprehensive and accurate database of travelers, which will ease procedures and save the public time and effort.

It will enable King Fahd Causeway employees to immediately inspect travelers’ personal and health data, as well as enhance security and privacy.



Saudi Arabia Demands End to Israeli Violations in the Region 

Palestinians look at the damage of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians look at the damage of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
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Saudi Arabia Demands End to Israeli Violations in the Region 

Palestinians look at the damage of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians look at the damage of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)

Saudi Arabia condemned the ongoing violations committed by Israel, including forced displacement, unlawful annexation, settlement expansion, and repeated assaults on unarmed civilians, which it described as “blatant breaches of all principles of international law.”

Permanent Representative to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila delivered the remarks before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. The council was meeting for a session on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.

Khothaila stressed the “Kingdom’s firm position that a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause cannot be achieved without ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and establishing an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”

“The Kingdom calls on the international community to assume its moral and legal responsibilities to halt the escalating Israeli crimes and violations in the region,” he added.

He urged “support for international efforts aimed at an immediate cessation of military escalation that threatens the security of civilians, as well as regional and international stability and peace.”