An-Najah News - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the new coronavirus,these  Procedures came after the kingdom reported more than 300 new infections on each of the last four days.

The international flights were halted and suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage, and closed most public places 

Several Gulf Arab states have seen the virus spread among low-wage foreign workers mainly from Asian countries, including Nepal, India and the Philippines, many of whom live in overcrowded accommodations.

An-Najah News -  Saudi Arabia is likely to announce its May official prices for crude oil on Monday, according to Reuters, agter being delayed until after talks held last week with global producers regarding output cuts.

Aramco postponed the release pending the talks led by Riyadh held on Thursday which produced a tentative deal that faltered after Mexico balked at its share of the proposed output cut.

Further discussions among G20 energy ministers on Friday also failed to reach a deal on output cuts.

Saudi Aramco typically issues its official selling prices (OSPs) by the 5th of each month, setting the trend for Iranian, Kuwaiti and Iraqi prices and affecting more than 12 million barrels of oil per day bound for Asia.