Saudi Arabia will lift a ban on international flights from Wednesday, March 31, the state news agency SPA said on Friday.
The country will allow its citizens to travel abroad and then return from March 31, and will open all air, land and sea ports from the same date, the agency added.
Kuwaiti air defences intercept missile, drone attack
Kuwait's army said on Thursday that its air defences had intercepted missiles and drones but did not say where they came from.
US strikes Iran again after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz
The US military carried out new strikes in Iran on Thursday, targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to US forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump dismissed an Iranian report of a deal to restore traffic through the strategic waterway.
Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon 'a combat zone'
Israel's military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it would act "with great force" against Hezbollah in the zone.
Rescuers in Laos say more oxygen needed to save trapped divers
The leader of a Thai volunteer group helping to extract seven divers trapped in a cave in Laos said on Thursday that more oxygen tanks would be needed to complete the rescue mission.
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted a special reception for the rulers of the Emirates, Crown Princes, Sheikhs, military personnnel and well-wishers on the occasion of Eid Al Adha.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has awarded the First Class Order of Independence to the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the UAE, Edward Hobart, in recognition of his role in strengthening ties between the two countries during his tenure.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged Eid Al-Adha greetings and best wishes during a phone call on Wednesday with Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the Kuwait.
