Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
Middle East
December 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a…
EgyptAir urges customers in Saudi Arabia to call hotline following travel ban
Egypt
December 21, 2020
EgyptAir urges customers in Saudi Arabia to call hotline following travel ban
EgyptAir urged customers booking to/from any of Saudi destinations including Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh, Dammam, and Qassim to call 1717 for…
Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters
Middle East
December 21, 2020
Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of journalists at Al-Jazeera, the Qatari state-owned media company, have been targeted by…
Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA
Middle East
December 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia suspended late on Sunday all international commercial flights for a renewable week except for the…
Yemen’s president, separatists announce new power-sharing government
Middle East
December 19, 2020
Yemen’s president, separatists announce new power-sharing government
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen announced on Friday a new power-sharing cabinet that would include southern…
Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi dispute
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi dispute
LONDON (AP) — Qatar’s sports broadcasting network retained the rights to air all English Premier League games on Thursday for…
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – An annual Gulf Arab summit has been put off to January while parties locked in a rancorous…
Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts to trim deficit amid virus
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts to trim deficit amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia plans to cut more than seven percent in spending next year, the…
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
Middle East
December 14, 2020
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah suffered an explosion early…
Bahrain plans free shots, Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer jab
Middle East
December 11, 2020
Bahrain plans free shots, Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer jab
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain has announced plans to give the public free coronavirus vaccines, as Saudi Arabia…