RIYADH — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it was lifting a
ban on travel to three countries including the UAE after imposing the
restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19.
اضافة اعلان
The kingdom would reopen on Wednesday its land, sea, and air
ports to the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Argentina, the official SPA
news agency reported, citing an interior ministry source.
The
UAE, and especially Dubai, is a key leisure destination
for Saudis.
In May, Saudi Arabia allowed its citizens vaccinated against
the coronavirus to travel after a year-long ban.
It later decided to allow only fully vaccinated citizens to
travel from August 9.
Riyadh's decision to lift the ban came hours after a phone
call between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi's Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, SPA reported.
Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and from the
UAE along with
Vietnam and Ethiopia on July 3, after the neighboring Gulf state recorded cases
of the highly transmissible Delta variant.
The kingdom has administered more than 38 million doses of
vaccines against COVID, according to figures published by the health ministry
on Tuesday.
It has so far recorded more than 545,000 cases of
coronavirus, including over 8,500 deaths.
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