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Saudi Arabia will allow its citizens to exit and re-enter the Kingdom through all land, sea, and air ports after January 1, 2021, given that all coronavirus-related precautionary measures are followed, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday.“Completely lifting the restrictions on citizens leaving and returning to the Kingdom, and allowing the opening of ports for the crossing of all means of transport through land, sea and air ports, after January 1, 2021, while adhering to the current coronavirus precautionary procedures,” SPA reported.Visit our dedicated coronavirus site here for all the latest updates.“The specific date and time for lifting the suspension will be announced 30 days prior to January 1, 2021. The Ministry of Health may, should it be required, request to put in place certain preventative health requirements for travelers and carriers during travel, and in the halls of airports, ports, and stations,” SPA added.GCC citizens and non-Saudis with valid visas to leave and enter the Kingdom, for work, or residency or visits, given that they adhere to the coronavirus-related health precautions.One of the main rules is that no person is allowed entry to the Kingdom, unless they have proof of being free of COVID-19. This must be done by providing a negative result of a coronavirus test that is not older tan 48 hours and must be done at a certified entity.Saudi Arabia will later announce a plan to gradually re-allow Umrah pilgrimage, based on the coronavirus pandemic updates.The Kingdom had banned all international travel to and from its lands since early March as a measure to control the spread of the coronavirus.The government began re-opening and returning to “normalcy” at the end of May, but international flights remained banned.Saudi Arabia reported 325,651 confirmed coronavirus cases, 302,870 recovered patients, and 4,268 deaths as of Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Read more:Coronavirus: Saudia Airlines sets COVID-19 guidelines for travel to Saudi ArabiaCoronavirus: Saudi Arabia records 601 COVID-19 cases as daily toll continues to dropCoronavirus: Resuming travel to, from Saudi Arabia under review, says health minister
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia to partially lift ban on international flights

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Source: Albawaba
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Ninety UNIFIL peacekeepers have recently tested positive for COVID-19, UNIFIL’s spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said in a statement Sunday..
Source: Albawaba
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The father of a woman married to a UAE royal was abducted during a livestream online, the London-based Detained in Dubai organisation reported..
Source: Albawaba
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A clinical trial will test two kinds of Chinese-made vaccines on participants in Egypt, who will not know what they were injected with or receive payment..
Source: Albawaba
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Source: Jerusalem Post
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Source: Jerusalem Post
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Palestinians announced the formation of a group called The Unified National Leadership of Popular Resistance that called for a "comprehensive popular struggle."
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Protesters in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi have set fire to a government building as anti-corruption protests spread to other Haftar-controlled cities..
Source: Albawaba
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Source: Jerusalem Post
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