Saudi Arabia
EgyptAir transports 63,000 pilgrims so far
Egypt
August 27, 2019
EgyptAir transports 63,000 pilgrims so far
The number of pilgrims arriving on EgyptAir planes from August 13 to Tuesday has totaled 63,000 pilgrims on 300 flights…
Saudi-led coalition moves to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Saudi-led coalition moves to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen moved on Monday to work out a ceasefire…
EgyptAir runs 22 flights transferring pilgrims from KSA
Egypt
August 23, 2019
EgyptAir runs 22 flights transferring pilgrims from KSA
EgyptAir has started operating 22 flights from Jeddah and Madinah airports to the seasonal terminal at Cairo International Airport and…
Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s international airports are the scene of the latest “first” for women citizens, who can now…
Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women: agency
Middle East
August 21, 2019
Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women: agency
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over…
Clashes hit Yemen’s south, Saudi-led forces strike capital
Middle East
August 20, 2019
Clashes hit Yemen’s south, Saudi-led forces strike capital
ADEN (Reuters) – Southern separatists seized two Yemeni government military bases near the southern port of Aden early on Tuesday,…
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’
Middle East
August 20, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’
Omar al-Bashir received $90 million in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a court at the opening Monday of…
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
Middle East
August 18, 2019
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – Before Yemen’s war broke out four years ago Ali Muhammad used to cross the border…
Yemen rebels claim attack that set Saudi oil field on fire
Middle East
August 17, 2019
Yemen rebels claim attack that set Saudi oil field on fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Drones claimed by Yemen’s Huthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep…
Yemen separatists say ready for talks in Saudi Arabia over Aden crisis
Middle East
August 16, 2019
Yemen separatists say ready for talks in Saudi Arabia over Aden crisis
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen’s southern separatists said on Thursday they were ready to attend a summit in Saudi Arabia…