Saudi Arabia
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
Middle East
July 28, 2020
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The vast white marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca,…
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
Middle East
July 27, 2020
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj as Saudi…
Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months
Business
July 26, 2020
Egypt’s furniture exports fall 33% during past 6 months
The Egyptian Furniture Export council (EFEC) revealed Monday that the sector’s exports fell from January to June by 33 percent…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
Middle East
July 22, 2020
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least five…
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
Middle East
July 21, 2020
Gulf economies seen shrinking sharply in 2020, to pick up in 2021: Reuters poll
DUBAI (Reuters) — Economic activity in the Gulf will contract sharply this year before recovering in 2021, hit by the…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
Middle East
July 20, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital for tests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh,…
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
Middle East
July 19, 2020
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi…
Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports
Middle East
July 15, 2020
Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) said on Tuesday it had permanently canceled the license of…
UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case
Middle East
July 15, 2020
UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Qatar won a legal battle Tuesday in its efforts to end a long-running aviation boycott…
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
Middle East
July 14, 2020
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in northwest Yemen killed seven children and two women, the United Nations reported Monday, the…