Kuwait
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
Middle East
March 24, 2020
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, a 51-year-old Afghani resident, while the…
Egyptian doctors in Kuwait launch WhatsApp group for free virus treatment
Health & Fitness
March 22, 2020
Egyptian doctors in Kuwait launch WhatsApp group for free virus treatment
Egyptian doctors living in Kuwait on Sunday launched a WhatsApp group named “Your doctor with you…stay home”, answering patients inquiring…
EgyptAir flies back Egyptian teachers in Kuwait
Egypt
March 22, 2020
EgyptAir flies back Egyptian teachers in Kuwait
EgyptAir in cooperation with civil aviation authorities in Egypt and Kuwait has organized four trips to return Egyptian teachers in…
EgyptAir operates first charter flight for 300 Egyptian citizens stranded in Kuwait
Egypt
March 18, 2020
EgyptAir operates first charter flight for 300 Egyptian citizens stranded in Kuwait
EgyptAir on Wednesday operated its first charter flight to get 300 Egyptians stuck in Kuwait back home to Egypt, amid…
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to…
Five Egyptian nationals test positive for coronavirus in Kuwait
Egypt
March 12, 2020
Five Egyptian nationals test positive for coronavirus in Kuwait
Kuwait registered eight new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, five of which are Egyptian nationals who had contact…
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the…
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial…
Saudi Arabia temporarily resumes flights to Egypt
Egypt
March 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia temporarily resumes flights to Egypt
The Saudi embassy in Cairo announced on Monday that it would resume flights between Saudi Arabia and Cairo only for…
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Egypt over coronavirus
Egypt
March 9, 2020
Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from Egypt over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia suspended on Sunday travel of nationals and residents to nine countries, including Egypt, as part of measures to…