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January 16, 2021

Saudi embassy to reopen in Qatar within days: FM

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said Riyadh will reopen its embassy in Qatar as part of a deal to normalise ties with its neighbour and end a three-year rift. The kingdom will restore full diplomatic ties with Qatar as…

January 11, 2021

Yemen’s Huthis defiant as US brands rebels ‘terrorists’

Yemen’s Huthis were defiant Monday after the United States said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President Donald Trump that aid groups warned could tip the country into famine. Unless Congress blocks the decision,…

January 11, 2021

First Qatar to Saudi flight lands after thaw

Qatar-Saudi flights resumed on Monday as the neighbours normalise ties under a landmark agreement that ended a bitter three-year rift and allows families to reunite. Saudi Arabia and its allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in June 2017…

January 11, 2021

First Qatar to Saudi flight takes off after thaw

Qatar-Saudi flights resumed on Monday as the neighbours normalise ties under a landmark agreement that ended a bitter three-year rift and allows families to reunite. Saudi Arabia and its allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in June 2017…

January 11, 2021

First Qatar to Saudi flight to take off after thaw

Air travel between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will resume on Monday, according to the countries’ airlines, a major landmark as Doha’s former rivals normalise ties under a landmark agreement. Saudi Arabia and its allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and…

January 10, 2021

Top global oil exporter Saudi Arabia launches car-free city

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, announced Sunday the launch of an eco-city “with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions” at its futuristic NEOM mega development. The $500 billion NEOM project, set to be built from scratch…

January 10, 2021

Elated Qataris stream into Saudi after border re-opened

Qataris celebrated crossing their border with Saudi Arabia Sunday, calling the kingdom “our second country”, as Doha readied its strict coronavirus measures for Saudis to enter following a Gulf diplomatic thaw. Drivers arrived at the Salwa border crossing in Saudi…

January 8, 2021

Saudi king gets coronavirus jab

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Thursday received a Covid-19 vaccine jab, more than three weeks after the kingdom kicked off a three-phase inoculation programme, official media said. King Salman, 85, “received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine,” in the…

January 7, 2021

Qatar Airways says to fly over Saudi for 1st time since Gulf row

A scheduled Qatar Airways service will fly over Saudi Arabia Thursday for the first time since the Gulf crisis, which saw the kingdom close its airspace to Doha, the airline said. Saudi Arabia and its allies the United Arab Emirates,…