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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
Middle East

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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
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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…
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