RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it was suspending entry to the Kingdom from 20 countries, except for citizens, diplomats, health workers and their families, to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The Ministry of Interior said it would bar entry of people arriving from the UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, and Turkey, as well as the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Japan, international media reported.
The ministry said the suspension would be implemented from 9:00pm today (Wednesday) and includes travellers who transited through the aforementioned countries within the 14 days prior to their planned journey to the Kingdom.
Statement said no staff member had been permanently removed from work
The spokesperson stressed that the US will “continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its actions"
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They discussed various matters with particular focus on restoration of lasting peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Establishment Division issued two separate notifications allowing Ministry of Interior to make recruitments