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Saudi Arabia Records 4,778 COVID-19 Cases

In-person learning will resume for elementary and pre-school students on January 23 in Saudi Arabia. SPA
In-person learning will resume for elementary and pre-school students on January 23 in Saudi Arabia. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Records 4,778 COVID-19 Cases

In-person learning will resume for elementary and pre-school students on January 23 in Saudi Arabia. SPA
In-person learning will resume for elementary and pre-school students on January 23 in Saudi Arabia. SPA

Saudi Arabia has recorded 4,778 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, still below the peak of 4,919 in June 2020, the Health Ministry said Monday.

The Ministry also reported 893 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 547,507.

A total of 583,531 COVID-19 cases have now been recorded in the Kingdom, with the death toll reaching 8,895.

The Saudi Health and Education Ministries announced on Sunday that in-person learning will resume for elementary and pre-school students on January 23.

The decision applies to public, private, international and foreign schools, they said in a joint statement.

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Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan Hold Third Round of Political Consultations

A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
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Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan Hold Third Round of Political Consultations

A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)
A night view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Reuters file)

The ministries of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan held the third round of political consultations at the Saudi ministry headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji and Tajik Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Farrukh Sharifzoda headed their respective sides during the meeting.

Discussions focused on boosting bilateral relations between the two countries across various sectors, as well as intensifying bilateral and multilateral coordination on issues of mutual interest.

The consultation round was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Tajikistan Waleed Abdulrahman Alreshaidan, Tajik Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Akram Karimi, and Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Asian Countries Director Nasser Al-Ghanoum.