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Stocks, crude hammered as Trump’s Europe ban fans recession fears
Business
March 12, 2020
Stocks, crude hammered as Trump’s Europe ban fans recession fears
Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to…
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Egypt over coronavirus
Egypt
March 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Egypt over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia suspended on Sunday travel of nationals and residents to nine countries, including Egypt, as part of measures to…
Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia cuts off travel over virus as markets tumble
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia closed off air and sea travel to nine countries affected by the…
UAE denies banning entry of Egyptians over coronavirus
Egypt
March 6, 2020
UAE denies banning entry of Egyptians over coronavirus
The Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has denied recent reports that a decision was issued banning…
UK airline Flybe dealt final blow by coronavirus
World
March 5, 2020
UK airline Flybe dealt final blow by coronavirus
British regional airline Flybe crashed into bankruptcy Thursday after the deadly coronavirus proved to be the final nail in its…
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival postponed over coronavirus fears
Culture
March 4, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival postponed over coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival 2020 was postponed on Tuesday as part of measures to fight the spread…
Net group says Wikipedia disrupted in Iran amid coronavirus
Middle East
March 3, 2020
Net group says Wikipedia disrupted in Iran amid coronavirus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wikipedia’s Farsi-language website appears to be disrupted in Iran after a close confidant to…
Saudi Arabia suspends entry to Kingdom’s holy sites amid coronavirus fears
Middle East
February 27, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends entry to Kingdom’s holy sites amid coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia “temporarily” suspended entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina…
Governments ramp up preparations for coronavirus pandemic
World
February 27, 2020
Governments ramp up preparations for coronavirus pandemic
SYDNEY/SEOUL (Reuters) – Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number…
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
World
February 6, 2020
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner…