Saudi Arabia
EgyptAir denies news on weekly flights to Arab countries
Travel
June 23, 2020
EgyptAir denies news on weekly flights to Arab countries
EgyptAir on Monday denied several news reports spread across social media claiming that starting July 1 weekly flights will be…
Muslims to wait a year for hajj as virus prompts Saudi curbs
Middle East
June 23, 2020
Muslims to wait a year for hajj as virus prompts Saudi curbs
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslims around the world hoping for a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Mecca to perform the…
Yemen separatists consolidate grip in area of UNESCO site
Middle East
June 21, 2020
Yemen separatists consolidate grip in area of UNESCO site
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni separatists funded by the United Arab Emirates on Saturday took control of military and police…
Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from Sunday
Middle East
June 21, 2020
Saudi Arabia to lift nationwide curfew, resume economic activities from Sunday
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will end a nationwide curfew and lift restrictions on businesses from Sunday morning after three…
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fiery clashes convulsed Yemen’s remote Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Friday as an…
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies…
Turki al-Sheikh warns Al-Ahly Sporting Club: return donations or face lawsuit
Egypt
June 17, 2020
Turki al-Sheikh warns Al-Ahly Sporting Club: return donations or face lawsuit
Head of the Saudi Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh sent an official notice to President of Egypt’s Al-Ahly Sporting Club, Mahmoud…
Steroid ‘breakthrough’ raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
World
June 17, 2020
Steroid ‘breakthrough’ raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
The World Health Organization on Tuesday hailed a “breakthrough” steroid treatment for the coronavirus, boosting hopes that pandemic deaths can…
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the…
Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Saudi Arabia faces perilous hajj call as virus spikes
Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its…