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Bahrain announces the opening of its Air space to Qatar: Bahrain announced the opening of airspace for the flights of Qatari planes, starting from Today, 11th January 2021 (Monday) morning. Bahrain announces the opening of its Air space to Qatar The Civil Aviation Affairs Authority at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in the…

Qatar Airways opens booking: Qatar Airways has started booking direct flights to Saudi Arabia from Monday, January 11, 2021. Qatar Airways opens booking for direct Saudi flights The flight will depart from Doha Hamad International Airport at 1:45 PM, and arrive at Riyadh, King Khaled International Airport, Saudi Arabia at 3:10 PM. Operated by…

New Domestic fuel prices in Saudi Arabia for January 2021: Saudi Aramco has updated the petrol prices (January) in Saudi Arabia on their website, petrol and other fuel prices for the month of December 2020, at a time when oil prices are fluctuating amid fears on global pandemic due to the spread of the Coronavirus. Saudi Aramco has announced…

UAE to restore Qatar trade and travel: The United Arab Emirates could re-open trade and travel links with Qatar within a week under a deal that ended a bitter dispute between the Gulf states. However, Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said some issues would take a longer time to fix. UAE to restore Qatar trade and…

Donald Trump Facebook and Instagram banned: Facebook and Instagram banned Donald Trump due to recent events. The latest news came on the official account of Mark Zuckerberg where he explains his stance on what happened in the U.S Capitol. More details below. Facebook and Instagram banned Donald Trump due to recent events Donald Trump’s fans broke…

Foreigners can run Saudi-Owned Companies: Foreigners can run Saudi-Owned Companies as per the latest report published today. The Ministry of Commerce has explained the above to OKAZ/Saudi Gazette after which the report was published explained below. Foreigners can run Local Saudi Companies The second paragraph of the ministerial decision issues…