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Saudi-led coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki Al Malki, displays the debris of a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards the capital Riyadh during a news conference in Riyadh on March 29, 2020. Reuters 

Saudi Arabia intercepts four drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels

July 3, 2020
Saudi Arabia's King Salman appointed 13 women to the kingdom's 26-member Human Rights Commission. Reuters 

King Salman appoints 13 women to Saudi Human Rights Commission

July 3, 2020
A camel guide wears a surgical mask while pulling his camel at the Giza Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Egypt has reopened its airports, the Egyptian museum and the famed Giza Pyramids in Cairo, for the first time in more than three months since the coronavirus closure. (AP Photo/Hamada Elrasam)

WHO says Middle East at 'critical threshold' in virus numbers

July 2, 2020
The Dhofar Mountains shrouded in mist at the Al Mughsayl blowholes, west of Salalah, Oman. Stephen Lock for The National

Oman extends restrictions in popular tourist region Dhofar

July 1, 2020
A view of the Blue Nile as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019. AFP

Saudi Arabia welcomes resumption of talks over Nile dam

July 1, 2020
A Saudi cinema viewer has his temperature taken as he wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, at VOX Cinema hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, June 26, 2020. AP

Saudi shoppers splurge before VAT rise

June 29, 2020
A Saudi family wearing protective face masks walk on Tahlia Street in Riyadh as nightlife kicks off after the government loosened coronavirus restrictions. Reuters

Coronavirus: Saudi father and son’s handshake ends in death

June 28, 2020
Pedestrians in Dubai's Deira district wear face masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus as the worldwide search for a vaccine or treament for Covid-19 continues. Pawan Singh / The National

UAE firms strike deal with Israeli companies on coronavirus research, says official

June 26, 2020
A picture taken June 23, 2020 shows a few worshippers performing al-Fajr prayer at the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. Saudi Arabia has announced it will hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf. / AFP / STR

Coronavirus: WHO backs 'tough' decision to limit Hajj pilgrimage

June 25, 2020
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnesses the progress of Adnoc projects in Al Ruwais.  Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs 

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed reviews Covid-19 measures with King of Belgium

June 25, 2020
Rawan Fairq, a barista, said driving has changed her life. The National

Two years in the Saudi fast lane: ‘driving changed my life’

June 24, 2020
Dr Saber Jan  Frontline health workers are praised as hero’s in today's pandemic, but before patients get their help, some are getting lost in translation. Here comes the role of those volunteering at a health call center in Saudi

Coronavirus: meet Makkah's multilingual volunteers spreading Covid-19 information

June 24, 2020
A chartered flight brought 73 Indian medical workers back to Oman. Bloomberg

Indian medics return to Oman as coronavirus cases surge

June 23, 2020
Saudi Arabia's authorities said on Monday that only a limited number of people, who must already be in Saudi Arabia, will be able to perform the Hajj this year. AFP

Coronavirus: Arab countries back Saudi Arabia's Hajj downsizing

June 23, 2020
The Southern Transitional Council and Yemeni governement have come to a ceasefire agreement. EPA

Yemen government and STC agree ceasefire: Saudi coalition

June 22, 2020
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 26, 2019 A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. The United Nations Security Council plans to meet on June 29, 2020 to discuss Egypt and Sudan's objections to Ethiopia's construction of a mega-dam on the Nile River, diplomatic sources said on June 25, 2020. The public video conference was called by the United States on behalf of Egypt, according to the sources. Ethiopia wants to start filling the reservoir for the 475-foot (145-meter) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in July, with or without approval from the two other countries. / AFP / EDUARDO SOTERAS

Beyond the Headlines: How do you solve the Nile Dam dispute?

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An Airbus SE A380-800 aircraft, operated by Emirates, taxis past the terminal at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, March 23, 2020. Dubai-based Emirates, the largest long-haul airline, and neighbor Etihad of Abu Dhabi will stop flying passengers for two weeks from Wednesday because of local restrictions. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

UAE travel guidelines, 402 new cases, Dubai rental contracts - The Daily Update

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 The drive-in cinema is making a comeback at Mall Of The Emirates, as the property and VOX Cinemas take the movie-going experience outdoors. Photo: Reem Mohammed/The National

Abu Dhabi drive-in cinema, 421 new cases, NMC cash transfers - The Daily Update

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A display showing departing flights is pictured at the airport in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on June 30, 2020. / AFP / Daniel ROLAND

Business Extra: Iata’s Muhammad Albakri says airlines must get flying or we risk losing them

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