PIA says Riyadh has only allowed one-way flights to the country PIA CEO says its a national responsibility to bring back stranded Pakistanis PIA flights were suspended last week due to COVID-19 …
Saudi Arabia lifts international flight ban for foreign nationals
Under the new terms, any country dealing with the more infectious strain will still be restricted, and crew members on flights landing in Saudi Arabia will be confined to the plane, according to …
Saudis using Bahrain as conduit for business with Israel
Bahrain’s economy is heavily dependent on that of Saudi Arabia, making it an easy conduit for Saudi businesspeople to connect to Israel.
Just in: Saudi Arabia bans underage marriage
The Saudi Ministry of Justice has banned the marriage of persons under 18 years. It also set 18 years as the minimum age for marriage. The Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Supreme Judicial …
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports 163 new COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
A Saudi woman waits to get a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Riyadh. (Reuters) Saudi Arabia has reported 163 new coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the total to …
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia detects 178 COVID-19 cases, nine deaths
Saudi Arabia has detected 178 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 361,903, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. Read also: Lebanon detects new COVID-19 strain on …
New Yemeni power-sharing govt sworn-in in Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s new power-sharing government was sworn in before the country’s internationally-recognised President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi on Saturday, a government official has confirmed here. Twenty-three …
Dubai, Switzerland, London: How the UAE became a smuggling hub for ‘blood gold’
With no local gold to tap, unlike neighbouring Saudi Arabia, the UAE has to import gold from wherever it can, whether it be legitimately, smuggled with no questions asked, sourced from conflict zones, …
Stranded Indians expats in UAE to get free stay
Indian expats from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, who are currently stranded in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced travel restrictions, are set to get free accommodation …
UAE clean energy firm signs $41m deal for new projects
UAE-based Yellow Door Energy has announced new renewables projects worth AED150 million ($41 million) in the region, including Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and its home market. The projects …