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Saudi Arabia extends virus restrictions for 20 days

Saudi Arabia on Sunday extended precautionary measures against the coronavirus pandemic for additional 20 days, in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. The extension of the restrictions will be effective as of Sunday 10:00 pm (19:00 GMT), the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a...

Saudi foils new Huthi strike as US set to lift 'terror' tag

Saudi Arabia said it foiled a Huthi drone attack on a southern airport Saturday just days before the new US administration is to stop designating the Yemeni rebels as a "terror" group. Saudi air defences "intercepted and destroyed a drone rigged with explosives which had been launched by...

Qatar Airways to resume flights to Saudi Arabia

Qatar Airways said it will resume flights to Saudi Arabia on Monday, following an agreement to end more than three years of dispute between the two countries. The flag carrier tweeted that its flights will return to Saudi Arabia starting with services to Riyadh on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021,...