Authorities in Kuwait have allowed expatriate health workers and their families under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Health to arrive in the country despite the expiry of their residency visas, according to an announcement made by country's (...)
US President Donald Trump signed here on Saturday into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the coronavirus, AP reported.
The legislation extends the June 30 deadline for applying for the program to Aug. (...)
After a material improvement in growth and earnings in 2019, S&P Global Ratings expects the Saudi Arabian insurance sector to report solid underwriting results in first-half 2020, benefiting from fewer motor and medical claims due to the (...)
Kuwait detected 631 new coronavirus cases and five COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in the country to 49,303, the ministry of health said on Saturday.
Health authorities recorded five related deaths during the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia recorded 4,128 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 205,929, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.
Fifty-six people died of the coronavirus during the last 24 (...)
The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), in cooperation with Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), have launched the Marine Agency to oversee wooden dhow ships and regulate all their activities while they're in Dubai waters.
The agency (...)
Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC), the first Proton Therapy Centre in South Asia and the Middle East, announced its accreditation by Joint Commission International (JCI), the recognized global leader in health care accreditation.
This makes APCC (...)
RIYADH — A total of 228 coaches and players of Saudi clubs arrived in Jeddah on Friday from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo aboard a fourth special flight arranged for that purpose. The entourage will be part of domestic football competitions in the (...)
Clashes between Russia-backed Syrian regime forces and Daesh (the so-called IS) have killed more than 40 fighters on the two sides in just 48 hours, a Britain-based war monitor said Saturday.
Fighting and Russian airstrikes in the central desert (...)
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, has recently announced the details of the number of new and renewed memberships that have been issued electronically during June 2020.
The SCCI pointed out that the total number of memberships (...)
The inaugural elections for a new second parliamentary chamber in Egypt will be held on Aug. 11-12, election commissioner Lasheen Ibrahim said on Saturday.
Amendments made to Egypt's constitution last year provided for the creation of the Council of (...)
RIYADH — The government will bear value-added tax (VAT) on three services and products on behalf of the citizens, the General Authority for Zakat and Income (GAZT) said on Saturday.
The services are private education, buying first house by the (...)
In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE, has issued Law No. 04 of 2020, outlining the regulations governing drone activity in Dubai.
The law aims to reduce risks (...)
Iranians who do not wear masks will be denied state services and workplaces that fail to comply with health protocols will be shut for a week, President Hassan Rohani said on Saturday as he launched new measures to try to curb the coronavirus.
Iran (...)
CAIRO/AMMAN — In a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia, many countries and organizations condemned the Iranian-backed Houthi militia for launching four drones laden with explosives toward Saudi Arabia on Friday.
The drones were, however, (...)
JEDDAH — The support through the Unemployment Insurance Scheme program (SANED) in the coming period will cover 70 percent of Saudi workers in the most affected firms and a maximum of 50 percent of Saudi workers in the least affected establishments, (...)
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Friday recorded 672 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country to 50,141, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and (...)
India recorded its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases on Saturday, with over 22,000 new cases and 442 deaths, as infections rose in the western and southern parts of the country amid heavy monsoon rains.
The western state of Maharashtra, (...)
The "entertainers permits guidelines" document for those performing at restaurants and outdoor areas within hotel establishments sets several restrictions and protocols.
The restrictions and protocols spelled out in guidelines issued by Dubai (...)
The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors.
The Louvre has been closed since March 13 and this has already (...)
Qatar on Saturday recorded 1,804 new recoveries from the coronavirus taking the total recoveries to 90,387, the health ministry said.
During the last 24 hours, the country recorded 530 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and two new deaths, (...)
The UAE recorded 716 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 50,857, the ministry of health and prevention said.
The new infections were detected as the authorities conducted over (...)
A French court on Friday handed a 30-year prison sentence to a militant for crimes committed in Syria between 2013-15 including overseeing the execution of two prisoners while a senior figure in the Daesh (so-called IS) extremist group.
Tyler Vilus, (...)
The North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has said his country does not have any immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as "hostile" polices toward (...)
RIYADH — Laboratories across the Kingdom have the capacity to conduct 53,000 COVID-19 tests daily, the ministry of health has said. At the beginning of the pandemic the said capacity could not exceed more than 1,000 tests per day, the ministry said (...)
