World / Gulf

Masked Haj pilgrims on Mount Arafat pray for COVID-free world 19 Jul 2021 - 06:26 pm

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of face-masked Muslims gathered on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday, praying for an end to the pandemic and...

Saudi citizens must have two COVID-19 vaccine doses for travel abroad - SPA 19 Jul 2021 - 11:59 am

DUBAI: Saudi citizens will need two COVID-19 vaccine doses before they can travel outside the kingdom from Aug. 9, state news agency SPA...

Holy Kaaba gets new cloth 19 Jul 2021 - 11:52 am

Makkah: Saudi Arabia announced on Monday dawn that the Kaaba cloth (Kiswah) was replaced, in line with the annual custom on the day...

Kuwait reports 1,226 new coronavirus cases,18 deaths 17 Jul 2021 - 09:36 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Health on Saturday said that 1,226 people were infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours,...

UAE's Abu Dhabi announces partial lockdown effective July 19 -tweet 15 Jul 2021 - 10:52 pm

The United Arab Emirate's Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced on Thursday a partial lockdown and new entry requirements in the...

Bahrain bans entry from 16 new countries including Iran, Tunisia and Indonesia -BNA 14 Jul 2021 - 12:06 am

CAIRO - Bahrain civil aviation affairs said on Tuesday that entry will be banned from 16 new countries including Tunisia, Iran, Iraq, Mexico,...

World's deepest pool for diving opens in Dubai 12 Jul 2021 - 02:21 pm

DUBAI: The world's deepest swimming pool for underwater diving has opened in Dubai, where people can descend 60 metres (197 ft) to a...

Oman's Sultan visits Saudi Arabia on first overseas trip 11 Jul 2021 - 05:03 pm

Doha: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met on Sunday...

UAE suspends entry for travelers from Indonesia as cases surge 10 Jul 2021 - 12:02 pm

The United Arab Emirates will suspend entry for travelers from Indonesia from July 11 as the Southeast Asian country grapples with a surge...

Fire breaks out on container ship anchored in Dubai's Jebel Ali port -authorities 07 Jul 2021 - 11:57 pm

DUBAI - A fire on a ship at Dubai's Jebel Ali Port, the Middle East's largest transshipment hub, has been brought under control,...

Blast heard in Dubai, cause unknown -Reuters witnesses 07 Jul 2021 - 11:22 pm

DUBAI - A blast was heard in Dubai on Wednesday night, Reuters witnesses said. The fire has been reported to have broken out...

Gulf Air plane evacuated in Kuwait after "minor incident" on landing 05 Jul 2021 - 10:58 pm

DUBAI - Passengers and crew onboard a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain were evacuated at Kuwait International Airport on Monday after what the...

Abu Dhabi updates COVID travel procedures 04 Jul 2021 - 08:17 pm

Citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi arriving in the emirate from abroad will have to take two coronavirus PCR tests, on arrival and...

UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 04 Jul 2021 - 02:14 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the fifth vaccine to receive such approval by the...

Saudi Arabia bans entry from UAE, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Afghanistan 03 Jul 2021 - 12:00 pm

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia will restrict travel to and entry from Ethiopia, UAE, Vietnam and Afghanistan over coronavirus concerns, the state news agency (WAS)...

Kuwait resumes flights with 12 countries after year long suspension 01 Jul 2021 - 09:34 pm

ISTANBUL - Kuwait announced the resumption of flights with 12 countries on Thursday after a year-long suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

US warns against travel to UAE, citing high virus cases 29 Jun 2021 - 04:30 pm

The US on Monday raised its travel warning for the United Arab Emirates to its highest level, citing a "very high level” of...

Abu Dhabi will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces from Aug 20 28 Jun 2021 - 09:31 pm

CAIRO - Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces, including schools, universities and nurseries,...