Saudi health ministry records 162 new coronavirus cases

The first Saudi citizen to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prepares for the shot in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)
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Updated 20 December 2020
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Saudi health ministry records 162 new coronavirus cases

RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Health reported 162 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday as the daily number of COVID 19 cases in the kingdom continues to drop. 
The new confirmed cases bring the total number of virus cases in Saudi Arabia to 361, 010.
The ministry also reported 10 new deaths, putting the total number of fatalities in the kingdom at 6,122. 
It also said 156 have recovered from the virus, raising the total number of recoveries in the kingdom to 351,878.


Saudi Crown Prince receives letter from Bahraini king about bilateral relations

Updated 23 January 2026
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Saudi Crown Prince receives letter from Bahraini king about bilateral relations

  • It is delivered by Bahrain’s ambassador to the Kingdom, Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa, during a meeting in Riyadh with the deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a letter from King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain on Thursday about relations between their countries.

It was delivered by Bahrain’s ambassador to the Kingdom, Sheikh Ali Al-Khalifa, during a meeting with the deputy foreign minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji, in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The minister and the ambassador reviewed Saudi-Bahraini relations and ways in which they might be strengthened and developed in all fields.