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Saudi Arabia expands partial lockdown, German tourists leave UAE
Middle East

Saudi Arabia expands partial lockdown, German tourists leave UAE

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia halted entry and exit into Jeddah governorate on Sunday while hundreds of German tourists were…
Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh, border city
Middle East

Saudi intercepts missiles over curfew-locked Riyadh, border city

Saudi air defenses intercepted ballistic missiles over Riyadh and a city along the Yemen border late Saturday, leaving at least…
EgyptAir returns hundreds of Egyptians from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman
Egypt

EgyptAir returns hundreds of Egyptians from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman

Cairo International Airport on Saturday received an EgyptAir flight coming from Kuwait carrying some 300 stranded Egyptians on board, following…
Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus
Middle East

Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus

BEIRUT (AP) — Iraq and Lebanon prepared Thursday to extend government-imposed restrictions on movement for two more weeks, the latest…
World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000
World

World leaders to hold crisis talks as virus toll tops 21,000

World leaders are to hold online crisis talks Thursday on the coronavirus pandemic that has forced three billion people into…
Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing
Middle East

Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors have formally charged two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and…
Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses
Middle East

Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi military forces have committed grave abuses against civilians in an eastern province of Yemen over the…
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
Middle East

Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, a 51-year-old Afghani resident, while the…
Travel hub UAE to halt flights as virus reaches Gaza, Syria
Middle East

Travel hub UAE to halt flights as virus reaches Gaza, Syria

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates, home to the world’s busiest international airport, announced early on…
Umrah returnees must self-isolate for 14 days: Egypt’s Health Ministry
Egypt

Umrah returnees must self-isolate for 14 days: Egypt’s Health Ministry

The Egyptian Health Ministry on Friday urged Umrah pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia to self-isolate at home for 14 days,…
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