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King Abdullah of Jordan has assigned Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz to continue his role as caretaker until November parliament elections. The monarch, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, on Saturday accepted Razzaz’s resignation but asked him to remain as interim Read more
Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar Airways will from September 29 operate four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana’s capital, as the airline continues its expansion on the African continent. “We are delighted to be launching flights to the capital of Ghana, one Read more
Ethiopia, which has 64,300 patients and more than a thousand deaths from Covid-19, has just inaugurated a factory to manufacture test kits made by a Chinese-Ethiopian company. This site should make it possible to strongly increase the number of tests Read more
International commercial flights to and from Saudi Arabia will resume from January 1 next year on the condition that all coronavirus-related precautionary measures are followed, state-run news agency SPA has announced. “Completely lifting the restrictions on citizens leaving and returning Read more
Jordan Wednesday said will re-open its capital Amman airport Tuesday next week to regular flights after six months of hiatus and several postponements owing to covid-19 pandemic. “The coronavirus crisis cell has decided to resume regular flights through the Queen Read more
The World Bank has approved a $500 million loan to Turkey to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the covid-19 pandemic to keep afloat. The loan to be released under the Turkey Emergency Firm Support Project will be Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has called on all stakeholders to be mobilized and get actively involved in national efforts to promote awareness and provide guidance to the citizens to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. In his speech Read more
Turkey’s Istanbul airport has received world first health accreditation underlining the global airports’ observance of the health protocols. The award, given by the Airports Council International (ACI), works with airports by assessing new measures and procedures introduced as a result Read more
China’s aviation regulator said Wednesday it would suspend Etihad Airways from operating its Abu Dhabi- Shanghai flight for a week due covdi-19 contaminations. The decision will be reinforced from August 17, Zaywa reports. China is alarmed by a high number Read more
Iran Monday shut down a private newspaper after the media publish remarks by an expert who challenged government figures on covid-19 pandemic has caused deaths of the 18,616 people in the Islamic republic. Jahane Sanat according to IRNA news agency Read more