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Manufacturing turns local in Gulf as coronavirus disrupts supply chains
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Manufacturing turns local in Gulf as coronavirus disrupts supply chains

DUBAI (Reuters) — Three weeks ago Fahmi al-Shawwa’s 3D printing workshop in Dubai was making parts for the Gulf oil…
Saudi Arabia expands partial lockdown, German tourists leave UAE
Middle East

Saudi Arabia expands partial lockdown, German tourists leave UAE

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia halted entry and exit into Jeddah governorate on Sunday while hundreds of German tourists were…
Saudi Arabia closes mosques, calls G20 leaders to meet over coronavirus
Middle East

Saudi Arabia closes mosques, calls G20 leaders to meet over coronavirus

RIYADH (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that mosques would no longer be open for the customary five daily…
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
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Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial…
Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus
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Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead on March 22 without fans due to the…
Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus
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Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s authorities have recorded four news cases of the coronavirus, taking the total of infections to…
Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus
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Saudi Arabia halts travel to Islam’s holiest site over virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears…
UAE says ready for ‘worst case’ scenarios as coronavirus spreads in Middle East
Middle East

UAE says ready for ‘worst case’ scenarios as coronavirus spreads in Middle East

DUBAI (Reuters) — The United Arab Emirates, a major air transit center, is ready for “worst case scenarios” as the…
Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads
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Iranian clerics keep shrines open, even as virus spreads

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shia shrines that attract tens of millions of visitors annually have come under focus…
Iran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus
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Iran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s counter-coronavirus task force has tested positive for the virus himself,…
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