Philippines Embassy thanks Syria for its efforts that helped bring back 22 women of its nationals

Damascus, Philippines Embassy in Damascus thanked Syria for its efforts that helped bring back 22 women of its citizens rescued from human trafficking and the illegal employment after close cooperation with the competent authorities in Syria.

The Philippines Embassy in Damascus said in a statement that in light of the significant , fruitful and sincere cooperation by the competent Syrian authorities, the 22 Filipino workers were brought back and they arrived in their country on June 26th.

Chargé de Affairs of the embassy in Damascus, Vida Soraya Verzosa, voiced her thanks to the Immigration and Passports’ Department at the Ministry of Interior and the competent authorities in Syria.

She hailed the generous response to her request to grant Filipino workers exit visas, and considered this as a gift from Syria to the Philippines, pointing out to the need to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and increase cooperation with regard to improving labor conditions.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Arab Cup U-17 Championship Draw Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Palestine, Kuwait, in the 1st Group

Cairo, The draw for U-17 Arab Cup championships put the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Palestine and Kuwait, in the first group.

As many as 16 national teams are scheduled to take part in the competition to be hosted by Morocco from July 29 to August 15.

The Kingdom was the first national team to win the starting edition of such a championships, in 2011, however, it is the current runner-up, as Iraq is still the title holder since the previously held one in 2014.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Providing 40+ Age Category with 2nd Dose of Coronavirus’ Vaccine Kicked off, 1,247 Infections Detected

Riyadh, The Ministry of Health announced here today that the process of giving the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine to the age category of 40-year old and above has been started, drawing attention that reserving appointments shall take place through either applications of Sehhaty or Tawakkalna.

On the other hand, the ministry reported 1,247 new confirmed cases of infection against 1,429 recoveries, while the active cases rose to 11,773, including as many as 1,350 in critical conditions, in the last 24 hour across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Overall cases of infection in the Kingdom stood at 494,032 against 474,368 recoveries, the report said, adding that as 15 more deaths were reported, the total fatalities from the pandemic rose to 7,891.

Source: Saudi Press Agency