Riyadh, August 30, 2020, SPA -- Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arena. Al-Riyadh and Al Yaum newspapers reported in their editorials that while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ended the last academic year "remotely", it today begins the new school year 1442 Hijri (2020/2021) remotely as well in order to preserve the safety of more than six million students. The papers futher said that the Kingdom resumed the new school year via distance learning programs, despite the drastic decline in number of people contracted COVID-19 across its regions and the increase in the recovery rate which exceeded 90%. They concluded that in light of COVID-19, the Kingdom has proven that it has a digital infrastructure with the highest standards of global qualifications, which successfully helped in running the country's education process via distance learning. --SPA 07:34 LOCAL TIME 04:34 GMT 0002 www.spa.gov.sa/w1400508