The value of Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, a key indicator for the Kingdom's ongoing effort to diversify its economy, soared 41% in the month of June, according to reports citing official data released by the government on Tuesday.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a press release that it welcomed the decision of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to accept IATA Travel Pass to confirm pre-departure COVID-19 test results for departing and arriving passengers.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment (MISA) reported issuing 478 new licenses in the first quarter of 2021, "the most number in a single quarter since records began in 2005" and a 36% increase from the same quarter last year, according to reports.
Saudi Arabia's daily Coronavirus vaccination rates passed 400,000 as the government continued to emphasize the importance of the jab ahead of a key deadline in which citizens and residents will need to prove they have received the vaccine to take part in many normal daily activities.
Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister and former ambassador to the United States Prince Khaled bin Salman on Tuesday became the highest-ranking Saudi envoy to visit Washington since Joe Biden became president in January, Reuters reports.
New details are emerging regarding Saudi Arabia's new plans to turbocharge growth in the Kingdom's transportation sector and place it in more direct competition with the UAE as a hub connecting east and west, according to comments from the Kingdom's transportation minister this week.
