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Saudi Arabia to lift international travel ban on vaccinated citizens

Beginning May 17, Saudi citizens who have received the vaccine or have recovered from the virus in the last six months will be allowed to travel abroad.

A Saudi Boeing jet is seen at the gate at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Nov. 19, 2020.
A Saudi Boeing jet is seen at the gate at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on Nov. 19, 2020. — DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia will allow citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 to soon travel abroad, and the country will open its land, sea and air borders, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

"The decision to lift the suspension on citizens traveling outside Saudi Arabia will go into effect at 1 a.m. on 17 May," the ministry said in a statement.

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