Authorities lifted tight lockdown measures ahead of Ramadan, but as the Muslim holy month ends, everyone is being ordered back indoors. ( read original story ...)
Newcastle United fans urged to resist Saudi Arabia fund takeover
United fans are urged to "unite to protect" the club from a takeover by a fund controlled by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, Russia committed to oil market stability: statement
Saudi Arabia and Russia are firmly committed to achieving oil market stability and expediting a rebalancing of the market, the energy ministers of the two countries said in a joint statement on ... ( read original story ...)
Strict COVID-19 curfew will remain in Saudi Arabia for Eid al-Fitr
Saudi Arabia will maintain a national curfew the during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, which begins in a little more than a week, state media said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia imposes Eid holiday curfew as Dubai eases restrictions
Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later th ... ( read original story ...)
Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and its peace process
After struggling to get pregnant for years, Zainab, 27, gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday morning at a small hospital in the southwestern corner of Kabul. She was overjoyed and named the boy Omid, ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan To Resume ‘Offensive’ Actions Against Taliban In Blow To Peace Deal
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Afghan forces to resume “offensive” actions against the Taliban, dealing what some analysts say is a fatal blow to the fragile U.S.-brokered peace ... ( read original story ...)
Virus cases pass 5,000 in Afghanistan as war rages
More than 5,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus across Afghanistan, health authorities said Wednesday, with the capital Kabul the epicentre of the deadly disease. The milestone come ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq agrees with oil majors to cut output, but short of OPEC+ target
Iraq is cutting its oil output by around 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), a third less than required under an OPEC+ supply pact, after it failed to persuade international oil majors operating its giant ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s generational shift begins
The early actions of a new leader hint that youthful protests for a secular, clean, and independent Iraq are bearing fruit. ( read original story ...)