RIYADH -- China's tech company Xiaomi, known for its smartphones, opened its first Mi-store in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

The opening of the Mi-store in the Electron Commercial Center of the kingdom's capital Riyadh attracted thousands of customers. (Saudi-China-Xiaomi)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook on Friday suspended U.S. former President Donald Trump for two years, the maximum penalty under a newly revealed set of rules for suspending public figures, from its former indefinite ban set on Jan. 7, 2021.

"We are today announcing new enforcement protocols to be applied in exceptional cases such as this, and we are confirming the time-bound penalty consistent with those protocols which we are applying to Mr. Trump's accounts... We believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols. We are suspending his accounts for two years, effective from the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year," Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Facebook, said in an announcement. (US-Facebook-Suspension)

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RABAT -- Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met on Friday with two visiting Libyan rivalling speakers as "part of Morocco's mediation efforts to contribute to the settlement of the Libyan crisis," said a ministry statement.

Aguila Saleh Issa, speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, and Khaled al-Michiri, president of the Libyan High Council of State, arrived in Morocco on Thursday. It wasn't clear whether Saleh Issa and al-Michiri had held direct talks in Morocco. (Morocco-Libya-Mediation)

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BRUSSELS --The Consultative Committee in Belgium has agreed on new travel rules and relaxation plans on Friday to allow people to travel safely for their summer holidays.

As of July 1, holidaymakers will be able to use an EU Digital COVID Certificate to travel around the EU bloc. "Travels outside the EU are still strongly discouraged," said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. (Belgium-COVID-19)

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ST. PETERSBURG -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday stressed the need to join efforts globally in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The world has not yet recovered from the difficulties and restrictions caused by COVID-19, and effective results could only be achieved through cooperation, Putin said at a meeting via video link with representatives of world news agencies. (Russia-Coronavirus-Cooperation) Enditem

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