Emirates resumes Iran flights after five-month break

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1594990492411767000 Fri, 2020-07-17 12:52 TEHRAN: Dubai-based Emirates airlines resumed flights to the Iranian capital on Friday after a five-month break due to shutdowns to…

Saudi Arabia announces 37 more deaths from COVID-19

Author:  Zaynab Khojji article author:  Arab News ID:  1594990105371742700 Fri, 2020-07-17 16:07 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced 37 more deaths from COVID-19 and 2,613 new confirmed cases of the disease on…

UK PM hopes for return to normality by Christmas

Author:  David HARDING | AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1594989859711720500 Fri, 2020-07-17 12:35 LONDON: Britain could return to normality from the coronavirus outbreak by Christmas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said…

Al-Bab airstrikes widen rift between Ankara and Kremlin

article author:  MENEKSE TOKYAY Fri, 2020-07-17 03:52 ANKARA: The relationship between Turkey and Russia looks set to be further strained by Russian airstrikes conducted late Wednesday on civilian settlements in…

Bitcoin Twitter hack does not concern many Saudis

article author:  ASEEL BASHRAHEEL Hala Tashkandi Author:  Fri, 2020-07-17 03:43 JEDDAH, RIYADH: After Wednesday’s Twitter hack against social media sites’ verified accounts, Saudis showed no signs of worry as to…

Saudi music fans weigh in on the ‘new normal’ for concerts

article author:  Hala Tashkandi Author:  Fri, 2020-07-17 03:38 RIYADH: As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts routines and lifestyles across the globe, and the collective desire for normal life increases, many have…

Dubai holds first ‘real life’ conference after shutdown

article author:  AFP Author:  Fri, 2020-07-17 03:38 DUBAI: “Don’t touch the screen!” warned an organizer as participants attempted to print their badges, via barcodes sent to their phones, at Dubai’s first…

Timbuktu extremist on trial for ‘unimaginable crimes’

Author:  Danny KEMP | AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1594752718703496200 Tue, 2020-07-14 13:24 THE HAGUE: A Malian jihadist police chief committed “unimaginable crimes” during a reign of terror in the…

Arab News en Français partners with Experience AlUla

article author:  Jonathan Gornall Tue, 2020-07-14 21:03 LONDON: Arab News en Français is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s Experience AlUla to highlight the collaboration between the Kingdom and one of France’s…

Zain profits fall as pandemic hits pilgrim packages 

article author:  Fahad Alzahrani Tue, 2020-07-14 20:51 RIYADH: Saudi telecom company Zain KSA said profits more than halved as the halt of the Umra season contributed to a decline in the…