Saudis return home from Georgia, Azerbaijan amid coronavirus outbreak

Saudi Arabian flight landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. (File/AFP)
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Updated 02 May 2020
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Saudis return home from Georgia, Azerbaijan amid coronavirus outbreak

  • The passengers were received by officials for necessary health checks

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has received repatriated nationals from Georgia and Azerbaijan, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to facilitate the return of stranded Saudis amid the coronavirus outbreak, Saudi Press Agency has reported.

A Saudi Arabian flight landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, and the passengers were received by officials for necessary health checks.

The returnees went through a 12-stage clearing process at the airport, which included thermal screening and sterilization.

They were then referred to quarantine areas prepared by the ministries of health and tourism.


Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Updated 05 March 2026
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Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Saudi Ambassador to Spain Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin met with Shaikha Nasser Al-Nowais, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, at the organization’s headquarters in Madrid, on a courtesy visit following her assumption of office.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on the sustainable development of tourism and ways to strengthen cooperation in this area, the Saudi Embassy in Spain wrote in a post on X.

Meanwhile, Abdulmajeed Al-Samary, undersecretary of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received the credentials of Mohamed Amin Sheikh Osman, the newly appointed ambassador of Somalia to the Kingdom, the Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on X.