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Saudi official urges Muslims to delay hajj plans over virus
Middle East

Saudi official urges Muslims to delay hajj plans over virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior Saudi official urged more than one million Muslims intending to perform the…
Hard times shape speedy Saudi and Kuwaiti coronavirus response
Middle East

Hard times shape speedy Saudi and Kuwaiti coronavirus response

RIYADH/KUWAIT (Reuters) — The world’s last major coronavirus outbreak, in 2012, began in Saudi Arabia, where a faltering response allowed…
Saudi, UAE businesses battle cash crunch despite anti-coronavirus stimulus
Middle East

Saudi, UAE businesses battle cash crunch despite anti-coronavirus stimulus

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are spending tens of billions to prop up their economies…
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…
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