Kuwait
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to…
Five Egyptian nationals test positive for coronavirus in Kuwait
Egypt
March 12, 2020
Five Egyptian nationals test positive for coronavirus in Kuwait
Kuwait registered eight new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, five of which are Egyptian nationals who had contact…
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the…
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
Middle East
March 12, 2020
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…
Saudi Arabia temporarily resumes flights to Egypt
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia temporarily resumes flights to Egypt
The Saudi embassy in Cairo announced on Monday that it would resume flights between Saudi Arabia and Cairo only for…
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Egypt over coronavirus
Egypt
March 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Egypt over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia suspended on Sunday travel of nationals and residents to nine countries, including Egypt, as part of measures to…
Kuwait is not evacuating citizens from Egypt: Kuwaiti embassy in Cairo
Egypt
March 8, 2020
Kuwait is not evacuating citizens from Egypt: Kuwaiti embassy in Cairo
Diplomatic sources from the Kuwaiti embassy in Cairo on Sunday refuted claims that Kuwait was planning to evacuate its citizens…
Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus
Middle East
March 8, 2020
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…
Citing coronavirus concern, EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait
Egypt
March 7, 2020
Citing coronavirus concern, EgyptAir suspends flights to Kuwait
EgyptAir has suspended its daily flights to Kuwait starting from March 7 until further notice over coronavirus concerns. Referring to…
Egypt cabinet denies Kuwait suspending visas for Egyptians amid coronavirus fears
Egypt
March 3, 2020
Egypt cabinet denies Kuwait suspending visas for Egyptians amid coronavirus fears
Egypt’s Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad said on Monday that there has been no official decision from Kuwait to stop issuing…