World / Gulf

Kuwait Amir's health improving, says Prime Minister 03 Aug 2020 - 10:48 pm

Kuwait: The Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait HH Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said Monday that the Amir of Kuwait HH...

Kuwait bans flights to several 'high risk' countries 01 Aug 2020 - 02:02 pm

DUBAI: Kuwait has banned commercial flights to several countries it said it regards as high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus,...

Child dies, over 800 sick in Jordan food poisoning 29 Jul 2020 - 08:41 pm

Amman - Mass food poisoning in Jordan has sickened more than 800 people and killed a child, all of whom ate cut-price shawarma...

Muslims begin downsized Hajj amid pandemic 29 Jul 2020 - 04:46 pm

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Mask-clad Muslims began the Hajj on Wednesday, circling Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths in the smallest pilgrimage in...

Amir of Kuwait leaves for USA to complete post-surgery treatment 23 Jul 2020 - 09:00 am

Kuwait: HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has left early Thursday for the USA to complete...

Oman to implement night curfew, travel bans for Eid period to stem coronavirus: ONA 21 Jul 2020 - 12:30 pm

DUBAI: Oman will ban travel between all provinces from July 25 to Aug. 8 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, state...

Amir of Kuwait undergoes successful surgery 19 Jul 2020 - 12:12 pm

Kuwait: His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah underwent a successful surgery. Kuwait news agency quoted...

Kuwait Amir goes through medical checkups 18 Jul 2020 - 12:42 pm

The Amir of Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah entered the hospital Saturday to carry out a number of medical checkups,...

France to probe Abu Dhabi crown prince over torture accusations: sources 17 Jul 2020 - 09:05 pm

Paris: French authorities are opening an investigation into accusations of complicity in acts of torture against the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi,...

Oman to start allowing citizens to travel abroad - state TV 14 Jul 2020 - 03:34 pm

Dubai: Oman will start allowing its citizens to fly outside the country, but they must apply with authorities to do so and quarantine...

Kuwait to resume commercial flights, doesn't see full capacity until Aug. 2021 30 Jun 2020 - 10:18 am

Dubai: Kuwait will partially resume commercial flights from August, but does not expect to reach full capacity until a year later, the civil...

Oman reports 919 coronavirus cases 27 Jun 2020 - 12:48 pm

Muscat: The Omani Ministry of Health has registered on Saturday 919 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 517 Omanis and و40 other nationalities,...

Saudi to allow around 1,000 pilgrims to perform Hajj 23 Jun 2020 - 02:46 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the Hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after...

Oman issues executive regulations of Foreign Capital Investment Law 21 Jun 2020 - 02:02 pm

Muscat: Oman issued Sunday the executive regulations of the Foreign Capital Investment Law in the country. Acting director of the legal department of...

Saudi Arabia to lift national curfew, resume economic activities as of Sunday 20 Jun 2020 - 04:02 pm

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will lift a nationwide curfew and resume all economic and commercial activities as of Sunday morning, state news agency SPA...

Kuwait confirms 604 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths 19 Jun 2020 - 04:14 pm

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Friday reported 604 new COVID-19 infections, taking the country's tally of confirmed cases to 38,678. The...

DR Congo's gold smuggled to UAE, African countries: UN 13 Jun 2020 - 07:41 pm

UNITED NATIONS: A UN investigation has unearthed a network smuggling gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the United Arab Emirates...

Kuwait reports 487 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths 06 Jun 2020 - 04:12 pm

Kuwait: Kuwait Health Ministry, on Saturday, reported 487 new coronavirus cases, bringing the tally to 31,131, while deaths reached 254 after recording 10...