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Kuwaiti health ministry announces 11 new coronavirus cases 20 Mar 2020 - 12:54 pm
Expatriate returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in kuwait City on March 16, 2020. / AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
Kuwait extends schools, universities suspension to August 4 19 Mar 2020 - 08:41 pm
Red Crescent members deliver meals for isolated people following coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Khairan Resort, used as a quarantine centre, in Khairan, Kuwait March 19, 2020. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee
Six new coronavirus cases reported in Kuwait 19 Mar 2020 - 02:16 pm
An aerial view shows Kuwait City after the country entered virtual lockdown, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kuwait City, Kuwait March 16, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
Kuwait says three COVID-19 cases recovered 19 Mar 2020 - 11:08 am
Volunteers help Kuwaitis, arriving from Europe, to do their compulsory testing at a coronavirus testing centre, at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
UAE bans citizens from travelling abroad over coronavirus 18 Mar 2020 - 04:12 pm
A man wearing a protective mask walks down the street in Dubai on March 18, 2020 amidst the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
Kuwait reports 12 new coronavirus cases 18 Mar 2020 - 02:20 pm
Kuwait - MARCH 12: People wait at the fairground which has become a health center for coronavirus testing in kuwait City on March 12, 2020. T. ( Jaber Abdulkhaleg - Anadolu Agency )
Oman central bank to offer $20 bln extra liquidity - state TV 18 Mar 2020 - 01:19 pm
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Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques over coronavirus 17 Mar 2020 - 07:46 pm
A Saudi man, wearing a protective mask as a precaution against COVID-19 coronavirus disease, walks with his wife along Tahlia street in the centre of the capital Riyadh on March 15, 2020. / AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE
Three coronavirus patients recover in Kuwait 16 Mar 2020 - 02:34 pm
A bank security guard helps an elderly client to put protective gloves on before he enters the bank, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Shaab, Kuwait March 15,2020.REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
Bahrain reports first Gulf death from coronavirus: Ministry 16 Mar 2020 - 11:21 am
Bahraini policemen seal off a building housing foreign workers in the Salmabad industrial area as a precautionary measure after a resident tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), on the outskirts of the capital Manama on March 13, 2020. / AFP / Mazen
Oman to ban single-use plastic bags from next year 15 Mar 2020 - 05:54 pm
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Abu Dhabi shuts Louvre Abu Dhabi, Ferrari World due to coronavirus 14 Mar 2020 - 03:08 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 1, 2019, Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas steers his car at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, during the final race of the Formula One Grand Prix season. AFP / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC
Saudi Arabia widens travel ban to Europe, others over coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 10:17 am
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Kuwait to halt commercial passenger flights, declare public holiday 11 Mar 2020 - 07:17 pm
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Saudi Aramco slammed over racist images of 'human sanitiser' 11 Mar 2020 - 03:28 pm
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Bahrain records 77 new coronavirus cases among evacuees from Iran 11 Mar 2020 - 02:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: General view of Bahrain's financial district in Manama, Bahrain, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed
Kuwait declares 3 new coronavirus cases 11 Mar 2020 - 01:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: An expatriate (L) takes a coronavirus temperature test, after returning from a vacation, following the outbreak of the virus, at a health clinic in Subhan, Kuwait March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/File Photo
Kuwait schools closed till March 23 09 Mar 2020 - 09:25 pm
Expatriates are seen in line as they need to take a coronavirus clearance certificate, after returning from vacations, following the outbreak of the virus, at a health clinic in Subhan, Kuwait March 9, 2020. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee

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Asia

File photo of Magnus Carlsen 9-year-old Bangladeshi chess student defeats world number one Magnus Carlsen, claims coach
File photo: Student leaders and activists address protestors during a demonstration in Dhaka on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP) Bangladesh scraps order against anti-government action
File photo for representation only. A passenger looks out from a carriage of a long-distance train in India. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP) 11 people run over by train in India
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim addresses a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) Malaysia's Anwar says don't single out China in sea tensions

Europe

Police cars stand near the site of a stabbing in Aschaffenburg on January 22, 2025. Photo by Pascal HOEFIG / NEWS5 / AFP Knife attacker in Germany kills two, including child: police
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