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Saudi Arabia has imposed temporary travel restrictions to anyone coming or transiting from 20 countries including Egypt, UAE, Lebanon, US, Brazil, UK, India and South Africa to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The travel ban excludes citizens, diplomats, Read more
The Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Morocco was launched Thursday from the Royal Palace in Fez by King Mohammed VI, who received the first shot of the vaccine. The vaccination campaign is launched after Morocco received last week two million doses Read more
Morocco will launch the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus on Thursday Jan.28 and King Mohammed VI will give the effective start of the campaign, the royal office announced in a statement on Wednesday evening. “After receiving different batches, the Read more
Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has suspended flights to Israel from Jan. 26 until Jan. 31 without providing explanation. The airline indicated that the move was in line with a decision by “related authorities”, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports Read more
The United Arab Emirates has put on hold the visa free agreement with Israel until July 1 in a move to curb Covid-19 contaminations, Zawya reports. The Gulf country’s foreign and international cooperation ministries have updated the travel requirements for Read more
Tunisia Tuesday announced a four-day general lockdown starting from Thursday as authorities move to curb alarming covid-19 contaminations. The measure includes a nationwide curfew from 4pm to 6am, suspension of school classes until January 24, ban on all cultural events. Read more
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has received the first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). His son, the Crown Prince and other senior officials are also reported to have received the first Read more
The Egyptian ministry of Trade and industry has extended for additional three months the ban on all kinds of beans export, in an effort to meet domestic demand amid the pandemic, Arab Finance reports. The decision however according to the Read more
Luxury Entertainment, a joint venture of Al Mohsen Al Hokair Group has launched the two new cinemas in the kingdom which has continued on its modernization plan. The two Cinepolis cinemas, Zawya reports, were on Monday, in Dammam and Jeddah. Read more
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned to the North African country after spending two months in Berlin, Germany, for medical treatment after testing positive to covid-19. Tebboune appeared in a video footage during a news hour on state-run television, ENTV. The Read more