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EgyptAir denies news on weekly flights to Arab countries
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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