Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry plans to fly home any citizens abroad who wish to return to the country during the coronavirus outbreak, and has launched an electronic service to register those interested, it said Sunday. "Registration will start on Sunday and will take five days. Priority...

The United Arab Emirates' cabinet approved strengthening the country's "strategic stockpile" Sunday in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the vice president and prime minister tweeted after a cabinet meeting, without specifying what goods. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is...

Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew Thursday in Mecca and Medina , the interior ministry said, extending measures taken to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 people and killed 16. The interior ministry said in a statement there were some exceptions,...

A famous Kuwaiti actress has sparked a furore by calling for expatriates to be expelled from the oil-rich nation so that locals can be sure of having a hospital bed if they fall ill with coronavirus. Hayat al-Fahad, 71, who is known for playing a range of roles in Arabic dramas, told a...