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OCHA: Yemen High-Level Pledging Event 2021 to Provide USD 1.67 Billion, Saudi Arabia Made the Largest Pledge

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Riyadh, The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement published on its official website that the financial pledges announced during the virtual Yemen High-Level Pledging Event 2021, organized by Switzerland and Sweden in partnership with the United Nations, amounted to USD 1.67 billion. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia made the largest pledge of USD 430 million, followed by Germany with USD 244.80 million for the Yemen Humanitarian Fund, then the United Arab Emirates with USD 230 million, and the United States of America with USD 191 million, then the United Kingdom with USD 123.23 million, and the European Commission with USD 116.28 million. The conference aims to secure expenses of the relief operation and improve the humanitarian situatio...

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302 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases, 286 Recoveries Reported, in Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh, Official Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali said in a press conference today that 302 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; thus bringing the total number to 378,002 confirmed cases, including 2,571 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 486 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable. Dr. Al-Abdulaali also said that 286 new recoveries have been recorded, bringing the total recoveries to 368,926 cases. Also, five new deaths have been reported; bringing the total deaths to 6,505. The number of people who received the COVID-19 vaccine in the Kingdom reached 885,411, Dr. Al-Abdulaali said. Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Arab Parliament Condemns Houthi Terrorist Militia’s Attack on Jazan, Saudi Arabia

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Cairo, The Arab Parliament condemned here today Houthi terrorist militia's launching of a projectile towards a border village in Jazan Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, resulting in numerous casualties and damages to civil facilities. The Arab parliament demanded, in a statement the international community to act quickly and decisively to stop the repeated acts carried out by the Iran-backed terrorist Houthi terrorist militia, indicating that hesitancy of the international community in shouldering its responsibilities towards such practices, encourage the Houthi terrorist militia to continue its terrorist acts. It also reiterated, in the statement, full solidarity and backing up the Kingdom's efforts and all measures it may take that would maintain its security, stability and its territor...

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Saudi Arabia, Bulgaria Co-sign MoU in the Field of Air Cargo

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Riyadh, The Minister of Transport Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, who is also Chairman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), and Bulgarian Minister of Transport Hristo Aleksiev co-signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of air cargo, in the presence of the President of (GACA) Abdulhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri. The MoU included a number of legal items related to cementing cooperation and coordination in the field of air cargo, in addition to air safety, aviation security and a time-table for the routes to be operated, in order to consolidate bilateral cooperation, based on mutual utility and reciprocal respect, in accordance with the regulations and laws of the two countries. Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Shura Council Holds 20th Ordinary Session, of its 1st Year, within the 8th Convocation

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Riyadh, The Shura Council strongly reiterated its rejection and disapproval of a report that the US Congress was recently provided with on the murder of Jamal Khashouggi, Saudi citizen, and the offensive consclusions and incorrect information contained, referring to the Kingdom's leadership, which would never be accepted, by any means whatsoever. This came in a statement at the outset of the 20th session of the 1st year of the 8th convocation that virtually took place today, under the chairmanship of the Shura Council Speaker Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh. Shura Council expressed, in a statement announced by its Secretary General Mohammed bin Dakhil Al-Mutairi, its utmost upset for the issuance of such unjustified reports that are not based on any facts or rea...

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United Kingdom Denounces Houthi Terrorist Militia’s Attack targeting Jazan

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London, The United Kingdom denounced Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia's launching of a projectile towards a border village, in Jazan Region, resulting in casualties among a number of civilians and damaging civil facilities. The British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reaffirmed in a statement he made here today, that the United Kingdom is committed to the UN efforts exerted to end the conflict, in Yemen, and to build a permanent peace that would provide the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with security. Source: Saudi Press Agency