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Shoura holds 62nd session

November 9, 2016

Riyadh, Nov 9: The Shoura Council has called on the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to conduct a field study to determine citizens’ real consumption of water, accordingly adjust consumption segments, and delay issuing new water bills until handling complaints about the new tariffs.

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This came in the 62nd regular session held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Deputy Speaker of the Shoura Council Dr. Mohammed bin Amin Al-Jafri.

Assistant Speaker of the Council Dr. Yahya bin Abdullah Al-Samaan said in a statement after the session that the council took this decision after reviewing a report issued by the Committee of Environment, Water and Agriculture concerning council member comments on the annual performance report of the Ministry of Water and Electricity.

The Council also called on the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to take rationing measures to reduce the high annual consumption of water, and to qualify private companies and institutions to discover leaks in water networks inside homes.

The council also demanded that the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture speed up of implementation of Saudi Building Code in terms of water consumption.

In another decision, the Shoura Council demanded that the Saudi Exports Development Authority (SEDA) encourage the establishment of sectoral associations for exporters that would contribute to the development of multi-export sectors. The council called on SEDA to implement the single-window system to facilitate export procedures.

In addition, the council discussed a report issued by the special committee on the draft bill of the public money protection system, which consists of 26 articles that aim to protect public money.

The council also approved the draft resolution of the cooperation agreement in maritime transportation between the Saudi and Algerian governments, which was signed in Riyadh on Dec. 9, 2015.

Separately, Shoura Council delegation headed by Dr. Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Sabti met Monday with the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Parliament, Dr. Norbert Roettgen at the German Parliament in Berlin.

The meeting marked the beginning of an official visit to Germany by the Saudi delegation, which included Dr. Faleh Al-Sagheer, Dr. Fayez Al-Shahri and Dr. Thuraya Al-Areed. Also taking part in the meeting was Saudi Ambassador to Germany Dr. Awad Al-Awad.

Dr. Sabti highlighted the efforts of the Kingdom, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, to bring about peace in the region.

He also underlined Saudi Arabia’s effort to ease the suffering that is caused by the ongoing crises in the Middle East, and said the Kingdom is exerting all efforts to combat terrorism and extremist ideology.

The meeting discussed other issues of mutual concern and ways to boost cooperation.

Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee of the German Parliament Dr. Karl Lamers stressed the importance of visits between the two sides.

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August 2,2020

Kuwait, Aug 2: Kuwait has barred entry of foreign passengers from over 30 countries including India and China.

A circular from the Director General Civil Aviation, State of Kuwait directed all airlines operating at Kuwait International Airport to adhere to the instructions in this regard.

"Based on the decision of the Health Authority in State of Kuwait, no foreign passenger coming from the down listed countries will be allowed to enter the State of Kuwait," the circular read.

These include- India, Iran, China, Brazil, Colombia, Armenia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Syria, Spain, Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Iraq, Mexico, Indonesia, Chile, Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Italy, North Macedonia, Moldova, Panama, Beirut ,Serbia Montenegro, Dominican Republic and Kosovo.

The circular stated that such restriction will also include the passengers were present 14 days before the date of travel until further notice.

The ban was announced the same day Kuwait began a partial resumption of commercial flights according to Khaleej Times, which quoted authorities stating that Kuwait International Airport would run at about 30 per cent capacity from Saturday, gradually increasing in coming months.

According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, Kuwait has reported 67,448 cases of coronavirus while the fatalities related to the virus stand at 453.

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March 24,2020

Mar 24: Saudi Arabia has recorded its first death from the coronavirus in a 51-year-old Afghani resident, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali told a televised news conference on Tuesday.

The man's health deteriorated quickly after reporting to a hospital emergency room in the city of Medina and he died on Monday night, Abdelali said.

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March 11,2020

Mar 11: Energy giant Saudi Aramco on Wednesday said it plans to raise its crude production capacity by one million barrels per day to 13 million bpd as a price war with Russia intensifies.

"Saudi Aramco announces that it received a directive from the ministry of energy to increase its maximum sustainable capacity from 12 million bpd to 13 million bpd," the company said in a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange.

The decision comes a day after the world's top exporter, Saudi Arabia, decided to hike production by at least 2.5 million bpd to a record 12.3 million from April.

The Saudi moves come after the collapse of an oil production reduction agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC producers, including Russia.

The deal proposed by Saudi Arabia called for additional output cuts of 1.5 million bpd to cope with the severe economic impact of the coronavirus which has sharply reduced world demand for crude.

Boosting production capacity normally takes a long time and requires billions of dollars of investment.

Several years ago, the kingdom had shelved plans to boost its crude production capacity beyond 12 million bpd after demand for OPEC oil declined in the face of stiff competition from North American shale oil and other sources.

Russia on Tuesday said it was open to renewing cooperation with the OPEC cartel even as its kingpin Saudi Arabia escalated a price war with Moscow by announcing it would flood markets with new supplies.

The oil price war broke out after OPEC and a group of non-member countries dominated by Russia -- the world's second largest producer -- on Friday failed to agree on production cuts.

Saudi Arabia responded by announcing unilateral price cuts. This prompted the oil price to plummet and fuelled huge falls on stock markets around the world on Monday.

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