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COVID-19 | Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran
The Coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran cancelled on Friday prayers in major
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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival Postponed & Doha’s Qumra Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns – Update
The inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, which was due to run March 12-21, has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. The decision follows the news earlier Tuesday that
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Coronavirus: Prices of facemasks up 1,700% in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: It is no wonder you can’t find medical masks at pharmacies or any shop easily in Saudi Arabia these days. Owning to the lack of supplies, some shops there have hiked prices of facemasks by a whopping 1,700 per cent, the Saudi daily
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Saudi Arabia Confirms First Coronavirus Case, State-Run SPA Says
Saudi Arabia’s health ministry confirmed the kingdom’s first positive coronavirus case, state-run Saudi News
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Saudi Arabia halts travel to Mecca, Medina over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over coronavirus fears just months ahead of the
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Saudis put on brave face as coronavirus roils oil markets
The coronavirus outbreak has been pressuring oil prices for weeks as Saudi Arabia-led OPEC and other oil producers
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Read MoreSaudi Arabia wary of costly slow response as virus knocks oil
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia wants global oil producers to agree a quick oil supply cut as China's coronavirus knocks demand, aware that delays in the past led to costly price collapses, sources familiar with the kingdom's
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to Block Return of Expats Who Travel to China
Saudi Arabia will stop expatriates from returning to the kingdom if they travel to China in an effort to contain the outbreak of coronavirus. The kingdom banned citizens and expatriates from traveling to China, state-run Saudi Press Agency
Read MoreSaudis Weigh Large Oil Cuts in Response to Coronavirus
Saudi Arabia is pushing for a major, short-term oil production cut as it seeks to respond to the impact of China’s deadly coronavirus on crude demand, according to OPEC officials. Representatives of the Organization of the
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