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Saudi King appoints new faces to key posts

April 13, 2013

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Riyadh, Apr 13: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has appointed new chiefs for the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO), among a number of top government appointments announced Friday.

Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussain is the new SPA head, according to the royal order. SPA was established in 1971 as the Kingdom’s official news agency. Last year the Council of Ministers made a decision to separate Saudi television and radio and SPA into two independent organizations.

Muhammad bin Khaled Al-Sowaiket is the new president of the SRO.

The king also appointed Fahd bin Muhammad Al-Jubair as the new mayor of the Eastern Province at excellent rank.

Saleh bin Abdul Rahman Al-Shohayyeb is the new deputy minister of the civil service at excellent rank.

Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman Al-Quwaiz is the new governor of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI).

Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al-Mishaal is the new executive president of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority.

In another order, the king appointed Abdul Aziz bin Jamaluddin Al-Saaty as the president of King Faisal University in Al-Ahsa in the Eastern Province, replacing Yusuf Al-Jundan at his request, the royal order said.

The king also replaced President of the Shaqra University Saeed Al-Mulla with Khaled bin Saad Saeed.

In addition, Abdul Rahman Al-Shaqawi was replaced as director general of the Institute of Public Administration by Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Shoaiby at excellent rank, another royal order said.

The king also appointed Riyad bin Kemal Najm as the chairman of the General Commission for Audio and Visual Media.

Najm told Arab News that his appointment is to help develop the media sector in the Kingdom. “The Council of Ministers is now studying the commission bylaw, which will be referred to the Shoura Council for approval,” he said.

Najm plans to secure investments in the sector and to bring back Saudi satellite stations now based outside the Kingdom. “We will ensure investors place their money inside the country in a way that does not contradict our principles,” he added.

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April 18,2020

Dubai, Apr 18: Saudi Arabia has reported 1,132 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients to 8,274, the Ministry of Health revealed on Saturday.

The ministry has also announced five more deaths from the virus, taking to 92 the Kingdom’s death toll.

Recoveries
As for recoveries, 280 new recoveries were reported, pushing the total number of patients recovered to 1,329.

The ministry revealed that 79 per cent of today’s cases are expatriates and that 65 per cent of the cases were detected through intensified and active COVID-19 screening in densely-populated areas.

A total of 201 patients of Saturday’s cases have contracted the disease due to being in contact with existing cases, the ministry added.

The new infected cases have been placed under complete isolation and they are receiving necessary medical care, an official from the ministry said.

He affirmed that medical teams are intensifying efforts and screening tests in workers' neighbourhoods and accommodations in order to limit the spread of the disease.

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April 26,2020

Dubai, Apr 26: Saudi Arabia reported 1223 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17522, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday (April 26).

Meanwhile, the ministry reported 142 recoveries today, with total recoveries in the kingdom at 2357. There are 115 cases in intensive care.

The ministry also confirmed 3 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 139.

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz has ordered the partial lifting of a curfew imposed due to the new coronavirus across the country while keeping a 24-hour lockdown in the holy city of Mecca, the Saudi news agency SPA reported Sunday. The partial lifting of the restriction started Sunday from 9am until 5pm and will continue until May 14, the agency added.

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April 16,2020

Dubai, Apr 16: Saudi Arabia reported 518 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6380, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.

According to the ministry of health, the number of recoveries today were 59, making total of recoveries in the kingdom 990, with 71 critical cases in intensive care.

The ministry also confirmed 4 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 83.

Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew and lockdown on the cities of Riyadh, Tabuk, Dammam, Dhahran and Hofuf and throughout the governorates of Jeddah, Taif, Qatif and Khobar. This week the curfew was extended until further notice by king Salman

Overall, Saudi Arabia has reported one of the lowest rates of infections in the region, with around 6000 cases in a population of over 30 million.

Private sector support

Saudi Arabia has allocated SR50 billion (Dhs49 billion)to support the private sector as part of its package of initiatives approved by King Salman on Wednesday aimed at mitigating economic repercussions from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The package targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and economic activities that have been most affected by the pandemic.

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