13 Mar 2020
The Saudi National Center for Palms and Dates has revealed a rise in exports of Saudi dates by 14.6% during the year 2019 compared to 2018 to reach about SR 865 million ($230.6 million), compared to SR 755 million ($201.3 million) the previous year.
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13 Mar 2020
Diplomatic missions and aviation companies from several countries are racing against time to facilitate the smooth return of the last batches of their Umrah pilgrims from the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah before the expiry of the deadline on Saturday night.
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12 Mar 2020
The Hajj balloting this year saw lesser number applications than the year before apparently because of the fears over coronavirus.
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12 Mar 2020
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended on Thursday the travel of its citizens and residents to 39 countries including 27 European Union states amid a jump in the number of coronavirus cases from 21 to 45 with reporting of 24 new cases, including 21 in Makkah.
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12 Mar 2020
The entire building and departments of Al-Haram Al-Sharif library have been disinfected and sterilized to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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