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Kuwait Monday said citizens who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 will not be able to travel out of the country from May 22. The directive coming from the cabinet does not include people in age groups ineligible to receive 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
Authorities in enclaved Palestinian territory of Gaza have decided to send a squad of medical doctors to the West Bank to help in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Health Minister in Gaza Dr Yousef Abu Al-Rish made the Read more
Three Kuwaiti officials have been nabbed over allegations that they caused the loss of $25 million for the civil aviation industry. The officials, whose identity has not been revealed, were arrested following a complaint by the Minister of State for Read more
The Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, is poised to complete the suspended Arab Champions Cup, dubbed the Mohammed VI Cup and is waiting for Morocco and Saudi Arabia to lift state of emergency measures, reports say. The competition was Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday announced a four-day lockdown across 31 cities from Thursday as the country grapples with increasing number of contamination from covid-19. The Turkish leader, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, after a cabinet meeting said the lockdown Read more
Jordan’s national flag airline has enough cash to keep head over water until June but will apply for government tax break to address adverse effects of the lockdown imposed by authorities to curb the spread of the novel covid-19 disease, Read more