This rule of registering vaccination status online is applied to

• Holders of All kinds of New Visas.
• Residents and their companions (unvaccinated and vaccinated/immunized)
• GCC (Gulf cooperation Council) Citizens

The Saudi Press Agency stated that the registration of vaccination status online will expedite the immigration process and will minimize the passengers waiting time at the their points of entry in the Kingdom.

It is must for all the passengers coming to Saudi Arabia to follow the precautionary measures and should check that they have completed the all the necessary formalities to avoid undue hardships or any adverse situation arising due to negligence.

The Saudi Arabian government is making all the best efforts to control the spread of Covid-19 and its variants.

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Under the age of  18, the teenagers or kids who had not taken the Covid-19 vaccine jab and the people with special exemptions for health reasons will be allowed to enter the commercial outlets and Shopping Malls in Saudi Arabia  despite the new law comes into force from August 1 2021.

On Monday, a Ministry of Commerce representative said the boycott would not make a difference to those younger than 18 who had not been vaccinated or individuals in danger of having unfriendly responses to COVID-19 vaccination.

Around 15.9 million covid-19 jabs have been given in the Kingdom so far, yet the Ministry of Interior has requested that people entering shops and other business outlets probably had one dose or been immunized subsequent to recovering from COVID-19 except if they fell into age sections or gatherings not committed to take the antibody. Eman Al-Shethry, an administration worker, disclosed to Arab News: “Entering a retail outlet realizing that the majority of individuals inside are either completely or incompletely immunized will cause me to feel more secure and more loose.

“I feel that when individuals who are distrustful of vaccinations see others moving  around unreservedly, they would see that immunizations are not startling or destructive.”

Dr. Osama Ghanem Al-Obaidy, a law educator at the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh, said: “The forbidding of unvaccinated people from entering shopping centers is a welcome move in the battle against the Covid. The exclusion of kids from such prerequisites is likewise a welcome move.”

In the mean time, Saudi Arabia on Monday recorded 1,109 new COVID-19 cases, implying that 466,906 individuals in the nation had now gotten the illness. An aggregate of 10,075 cases stayed dynamic, of which 1,596 patients were in basic condition.

Tawakkalna App  (Covid-19 KSA) is the official app in Saudi Arabia which has been approved by the Saudi Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and was developed by the National Information Center (NIC) in KSA.

It has been made mandatory for all Expatriates & Citizens in Saudi Arabia who are working in government and private sectors in the Eastern Province to download and activate Tawakkalna App to prove their health status before entering their offices effective from Sunday.

The following are the countries where the Tawakkalna App is operational  and users can benefit from this app in the first phase.

1.Saudi Arabia                    16.Egypt                        32.Czech Republic

2.UAE                                 17.Mouritania                33.Denmark

3.Kuwait                              18.Bosnia                      34.Sweden

4.Bahrain                            19.Indonesia                  35.UK

5.Qatar                               20.Afghanistan               36.Norway

6.Oman                              21.Uzbekistan                37.Austria

7.Jordan                            23.South Africa               38.USA

8.Algeria                            24.Lebanon                     39.Japan

9.Sudan                             25.Nigeria                       40.Greece

10.Morocco                       26.Eritrea                        41.Spain

11.Tunisia                          27.Ethopoia                    42.Estonia

12.Somalia                        28.Sri Lanka                    43.Italy

13.Djibouti                         29.Phillipines                   44.Andorra

14.Libya                            30.Bangladesh                45.Iceland

15.Palastine                      31.Portgual                      46.Brunei

The Ministry of Health and Hajj stated on Saturday that a total of 60,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform the Annual Muslim pilgrimage this year.

The Hajj 2021 will begin in Mid of July.

The pilgrims who want to perform Hajj should  in the age range of 18 to 65 years, must be free of any chronic diseases. They should be vaccinated against the virus according to the standards of Kingdom’s vaccination measures.

The Saudi Arabia prioritizes the safety of guests to the Makkah e Mouzzama and Prophet Mohammed SAWS’s Masjid in Madina. The Kingdom always strives and is keen to provide best services and facilities to the guests & pilgrims coming to perform the Hajj & Umrah  rituals with ease.

Few  mandatory rules the ministry has put forth regarding the vaccination for covid-19 is the pilgrims should have vaccination, those who received at least one dose of Corona virus vaccine minimum 14 days before –those pilgrims got infected with corona virus and recovered and took the covid-19 vaccination.

OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the decision by the Kingdom to limit this year’s pilgrims for this year’s pilgrimage.

The Saudi Arabia found great support and understanding form the Muslim countries for its decision to limit the pilgrims for the annual muslim pilgrimage which is the fifth pillar of Islamic faith..

Among them the most discussed by self styled street medicos is that Covid-19 vaccination causes impotency in men and other health issues in women.

Today Dr.Abdullah Assiri Assistant Deputy Minister for Preventive health KSA has debunked  the false claims that the vaccination may have long lasting ill effects. He said in a tweet

“The myth is that we do not  know about the long term effects of vaccines. The truth is vaccines are nearly a century old and there is no such thing as long term effects of any vaccine”

After stimulating the immune system the vaccine disappears from the body and nothing is left of the vaccine in the body” He Said.

Dr.Abdullah Assiri’s tweet  on thursday has done a great service to the society in clearing doubts  about the myths doing rounds in the society pertaining to the Covid-19 vaccination ill effects.

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ALULA-Film Al Ula, the film commission of AlUla, the historic city of Saudi Arabia, continues to attract many international and regional films and television productions. Film Al Ula was a huge success while filming the American movie “Cherry”.

The film is the debut Hollywood film by two world-famous directors Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame) shot outside in Saudi Arabia. Alula. The “Cherry” scene was shot at several locations in Al Ula, shot in the capital Riyadh in collaboration with Saudi Aramco.

Saudi Arabia has been visited by numerous  film and television production companies.They have been seeking filming across the country since the Kingdom began issuing tourist visas around the world. A historic and unique place for large unexploited places.

Another Hollywood producer recently signed a joint contract with Film AlUla to shoot in the state, and some of Hollywood’s most famous stars have directed, produced and starred. In addition to increasing overseas productions.

Film Al Ula continues to support and develop domestic productions. Among the many local projects announced, we are supporting the shooting of two Saudi films. It’s about Muhammad Al-Atawi’s film competition “Bayn Al-Rimal” (between the sand) and Daw’ (Light).

Film Al Ula, a division of the Al Ula Royal Commission, funds both films and provides and coordinates all requests for films on Al Ula. The Film Council was made up of 11 cultural committees in February, chaired by the Minister of Culture.

The Commission is responsible for developing and supporting the Kingdom film sector and encouraging individuals, organizations, and businesses to create and develop content. To attract international filmmakers, Film Al Ula’s management relies on the governor’s appeal to rank the film as one of the best locations in the world.

It embodies the Kingdom’s vision of leading the creative industry, making Alura an international destination for content and film, and building a film infrastructure in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Film AlUla offers a range of services that attract many filmmakers around the world.

This includes a group of film professionals founded at AlUla to promote international filmmaking and build an ecosystem suitable for filmmaking. It handles the issuance of crew visas, provides ground and air transport and accommodation between Riad and Alura, issues permits, and facilitates the import and export of photographs and other equipment.

Other production equipment, information and relationships to help production staff, etc. In addition to its heritage and cultural abundance dating from more than 200,000 years of human history and civilization to the next 7,000 years, Al Ula boasts a unique terrain that spans over 22,500 km of fascinating valleys, with rocky sand and black. Volcanoes coexist. Wonderful rocks and strange rocks created by wind and water over millions of years.

Towns with government towns, farms, historic buildings and modern buildings and hotel infrastructure offer filmmakers many options. Film Al Ula to work with government agencies to support and promote regional filmmaking, based on the commitment of the Royal Commission to help Saudi Arabia achieve Vision 2030 and strengthen the national talent of the film industry. do my best.

Through a strategic partnership, the Film Council and the Al Ula Film Administration are sustainable by attracting national investment, government sector, international and regional films, television shows and Al Ula documentaries to film in northwestern Saudi Arabia.

We aim to create and develop a new movie sector. We are developing local and regional businesses that are useful to the film industry. It complements the recruitment and training of local talent, creates employment opportunities in the film sector, and establishes an industry value chain throughout the region as part of the film ecosystem.

This  visa extension is  applicable  to the residents of the countries that are on the red list. The red list countries faces the travel ban due to Corona and its variants prevalence in those countries. The visas of these countries expats will be automatically extended immediately.

The  expats who are stranded in Kingdom will also be extended till July 7 2021.

The government of Saudi Arabia is making its best efforts to reduce the burden on citizens and the expats living in the kingdom. The visa extension by the Saudi government has provided great relief for the expats stranded abroad and in the kingdom.

Many of them are facing very hard time due to the challenges brought by the frequent lockdowns in their countries due to Covid-19.The visa extension for the Saudi expats in the kingdom has shown the  concern and soft corner  Sheikh Salman has for the expatriates.

There are 13 countries that are on the Red list of Saudi Ministry of Interior.

The red list countries are as follows.

Syria, Yemen, Iran, Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Somalia, Afghanistan, Armenia, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo ,Belarus & India.

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He said at a press conference that was held on Sunday in the Saudi Capital city of Riyadh. He told that the Saudi authorities are following  upon the updates on the Covid -19,based on these observations and updates the relevant ministers of Hajj & Umrah and Health will make and announce a decision soon for Hajj 2021.

Al Qasabi said that due to the various Covid-19 variants emerging in many corners of the globe, it is of utmost importance to evaluate the damage from the intensity of Corona spreading very cautiously and accurately. He stated that “ Saudi Arabia do not want this year’s Hajj 2021 to be epicenter for the spread of Corona in KSA &  Muslim World.

The Hajj & Umrah Ministry did very hard work to make better the services provided in Hajj & Umrah sector even in the special pandemic circumstances.

The Hajj2020 & Umrah of last year in October was allowed after developing a safety model that was based on usage of modern technology and digitization of the procedures to provide the pilgrims with the best of services that are needed through various options provided by the ministry.

The technology based models used are Eatmarna app which helped users to request for the permits like praying permits ,Rawdah Praying permits & Umrah permits in the Holy Makkah & Madina’s masjids.

The app was used by more than 20 million pilgrims and more than 30,000 pilgrims have used the services offered by Inaya  centers in the Holy Makkah & Madina.

Engineer Hesham Abdulmonem Saeed ,The Assistant Secretary of Hajj & Umrah Services Ministry said in the press conference, that safe Umrah Model is targeted to protect the pilgrims through effective crowd management by controlling the crowds going to the Grand Masjid of Islam.

Sending them as per the booked time slots and improving the services through the application of the latest techniques to meet the personal requirements of pilgrims.