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King Salman orders $10m payment to WHO to aid fight against coronavirus

  • WHO welcome donation by King Salman as fight against coronavirus continues
  • Four new cases of coronavirus identified in the Kingdom as schools and colleges close
By Arab News ·

Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from 14 countries due to coronavirus outbreak

  • Latest number of cases in Kingdom climbed to 15
  • GCC countries included in the list
By Arab News ·

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LIVE: Middle East takes more precautions as world tackles coronavirus

  • More than 110,000 people have been confirmed to have the new coronavirus
  • Etihad Airways suspends flights to Saudi Arabia to stem the spread of COVID-19
By Arab News ·

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Winners of 7th Princess Seetah Award announced

  • Ahmed Al-Rajhi: The Princess Seetah Award … and those who have worked tirelessly to serve our nation and our communities, are working hand in hand to achieve the goals of the national development program, as well as Vision 2030
  • The late Princess Seetah was famous for her piety, devotion and benevolence. Known as the mother of the needy and the mother of goodness, her charitable efforts made her a household name over the course of her life
By Hala Tashkandi ·

Iran temporarily releases 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus cases surge

  • Khamenei canceled his speech in the city of Mashhad for Persian new year
  • Iran has reported 595 new infections and 43 new deaths within the past 24 hours
By AFP ·

UK’s Labour suspends leading anti-racism campaigner

  • Trevor Phillips, ex-chief of Britain’s equalities watchdog, denies accusations of Islamophobia
By Charlie Peters ·

Markets plunge, northern Italy locked down as virus spreads

  • Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early Monday as US stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over the coronavirus
  • Tens of millions of people are now in quarantine worldwide but there are fears that the disease will spread further and force several economies into recession
By AFP ·

Jailed Ronaldinho facing multiple issues off the pitch

  • Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis are jailed after they arrived in Asunción on Wednesday with fake passports
By AP ·

Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user data

  • Facebook accused of breaching privacy law by disclosing 311,127 users’ information for political profiling
  • Last July, Facebook was fined a record $5 billion by the US Federal Trade Commission
By Reuters ·