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Saudi Arabia removed the United Arab Emirates, Argentina and South Africa from its banned country list and reallowed citizens to travel to the three from 8 September, state TV reported on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Interior said the decision was based on the Kingdom’s evaluation of the current Covid-19 situation, state media reported.
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