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Oman is set to resume issuing tourist visas for special individuals several months after re-opening airports in October. “The Supreme committee decided to allow the issuance of tourist visas to enter the sultanate, provided that the arrival of tourists is Read more
The Mohammed VI Champions Cup will come to close in January next year with the final more than one year after the kickoff. Mohamed Raouraoua, Vice-President of the organizing body, Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, made the announcement without Read more
Tunisia has extended for one month the state of emergency in place since November 2015. The measure banning all gatherings and granting security forces sweeping power, was last extended in May for six months in the framework of the ongoing Read more
Tunisia’s health ministry has suspended eight PCR testing laboratories and shut down a ninth one following revelations that the centers overcharge the tests, Webdo Tunis reports. Health minister Faouzi Mehdi was before the parliament today Friday to brief the legislature Read more
Emirates has offered some of its pilots one year unpaid leave in efforts to cut loss incurred as results of the pandemic effects on the travel industry, reports say. “We can confirm that we’ve offered some of our pilots unpaid Read more
The European Union, EU, has imposed fresh sanctions on seven ministers of Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s government, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. The new round of sanctions brings the total number of individuals and entities around the Syrian leader Read more
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
Egypt has approved a financing request of EGP 3 billion (about $191 million) by national carrier EgyptAir to be used to pay external debt, reports say. The Central Bank of Egypt will release the funds in form of loan, state-run 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
Oman’s national carrier, Oman Air, will resume its commercial flight operations from October 1 after a seven-month hiatus over the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes following the announcement by the Oman airport of the resumption of air traffic for international Read more