Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional, and international arenas. Al-Yaum newspaper reported in its editorial that despite exceptional and difficult global economic conditions due to the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, upon directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, is going on providing the Yemeni people with massive humanitarian assistance worth US$17 billion over the past years. The paper added that outcomes of the virtual High-Level Pledging Event for Yemen 2020, organized recently by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in partnership with the United Nations, aimed to increase awareness of the humanitarian crisis in the country and to announce financial pledges to meet basic needs therein. It concluded that the countries pledged providing an amount of US$1.35 billion, of which $ 500 million were pledged by the Kingdom as fulfilling of its historic commitment towards Yemen. In another context, Al-Bilad reported in its editorial that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is continuing implementation of its precautionary measures and intensive efforts to overcome the impacts and risks of the global coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of citizens and residents as its ultimate goal and first priority, according to the follow-up and accurate assessments on a 24/7 basis by the Ministry of Health. The paper added that the Ministry of Interior announced re-imposing strict precautionary measures in the city of Jeddah for 15 days as of today until June 20, 2020, along with continuing in monitoring the number of critical cases in the city of Riyadh, which is witnessing a continuous increase during the last days, as a preparation for taking the appropriate action If the increasing continues, while the situation remains as it is currently in effect in the rest of the cities and governorates and any developments will be announced in due course.
