Update The masks are off in public places as Saudi Arabia eases COVID-19 restrictions

The masks are off in public places as Saudi Arabia eases COVID-19 restrictions

  • The Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque will also be operating at full capacity for those who have been double jabbed
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Lebanese Christian group denies Hezbollah claim it planned Beirut bloodshed

Lebanese Christian group denies Hezbollah claim it planned Beirut bloodshed

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Update Saudi Arabia issues royal decrees, appoints new health and Hajj ministers

Saudi Arabia issues royal decrees, appoints new health and Hajj ministers

  • Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has been appointed the new minister of Hajj and Umrah
  • Fahd Al-Jalajel has been appointed as the Kingdom’s new health minister
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Update Saudi air defenses destroy Houthi drone targeting Jazan

Saudi air defenses destroy Houthi drone targeting Jazan

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Update Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan arrives to speak to reporters at the State Department in Washington D.C. (AP)

Saudi FM: There should be ‘quick suspension’ by Iran of activities that violate nuclear deal

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KSA, Egypt discuss environmental cooperation

KSA, Egypt discuss environmental cooperation

  • The men praised their countries’ successful cooperation in the field of environmental protection
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Saudi envoy to UK details rapid modernization under crown prince

Saudi envoy to UK details rapid modernization under crown prince

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Saudi campaigners are highlighting the risks of breast cancer — and not only for women

Saudi campaigners are highlighting the risks of breast cancer — and not only for women

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Iran sentences ex-central bank chief to 10 years in prison

Iran sentences ex-central bank chief to 10 years in prison

  • Besides violating the currency system, Valliollah Seif also had a role in smuggling foreign currency
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Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails

Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails

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EU: Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks

EU: Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks

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UK PM Johnson visits church where lawmaker was stabbed to death

China launches second crewed mission to build space station

China launches second crewed mission to build space station

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Special Philippines to deport, blacklist foreigners who join election campaigns

Philippines to deport, blacklist foreigners who join election campaigns

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Bitcoin trades near record after topping $60,000 for first time in 6 months

Bitcoin trades near record after topping $60,000 for first time in 6 months

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After Alitalia’s demise, ITA airline launches with new look

After Alitalia’s demise, ITA airline launches with new look

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Brent tops $85 as Saudi oil minister vows to stick to output plan

Brent tops $85 as Saudi oil minister vows to stick to output plan

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Apple removes popular Quran app for users in China

Apple removes popular Quran app for users in China

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Special Google cyber-threat arm exposes Tehran’s online espionage

Google cyber-threat arm exposes Tehran’s online espionage

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Goal of new UAE-based creative agency to prove role, value of empathy to balance humanism with capitalism: Mimi Nicklin

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Apple removes popular Quran app for users in China

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Special Google cyber-threat arm exposes Tehran’s online espionage

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World’s largest floating nightclub opens on Dubai’s historic QE2 cruise liner

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German couple take refuge on boat as volcano threatens their Spanish home

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Greenpeace sounds alarm over animal farming in Spain

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