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  • U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan down to close to 8,600 ahead of schedule – sources

    U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan is down to nearly 8,600, well ahead of a schedule agreed with Taliban militants in late February, in part because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, U.S. and NATO officials said.

  • Saudi-led coalition says it downs Houthi drones launched at Najran

    The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said its forces intercepted and downed drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards the Saudi border city of Najran on Wednesday in the first such incident since late March. There was no immediate comment from the Houthi group about the attack, which comes after the expiry of a one-month ceasefire announced by the coalition on April 24, an extension of a two-week truce prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Saudi volunteers using their cars and hearts to give back during Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown

    As coronavirus lockdown brought normal life in Saudi Arabia to a halt, a group of Saudi princes, doctors, bankers, engineers, businessmen, teachers and students are working to take care of those self-isolating. Over 600 volunteers are working 24 hours a day to distribute essential items and food baskets to quarantine sites across the Makkah region and the Eastern province for free, helping residents stay inside and curb the spread of coronavirus.

  • Saudis surge into home delivery service during lockdown

    Young Saudis are flocking to work for food delivery apps as the sector experiences a boom sparked by lockdowns to curb the coronavirus crisis. Attracted by the chance to earn extra cash, interact with others and help their communities, the number of Saudis working with delivery services has rocketed by 286 per cent since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said.

  • Saudi creatives prosper online during lockdown 

    Around the world, art galleries, museums and fashion houses turn to digital channels to keep events and exhibitions going during lockdown. So too are local ventures in Saudi Arabia, and one source of art in particular is finding its place in a quarantined world — resulting in increased recognition for the Kingdom’s independent artists and designers.

  • Coronavirus spike in Saudi Arabia, Gulf Arab countries prompts new lockdowns

    Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf Arab countries are seeing a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, prompting governments to reimpose some restrictions that had been lifted late last month ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab gulf country, had recorded about 15,000 cases when Ramadan began. But in less than a month, the kingdom’s numbers quadrupled, with nearly 60,000 confirmed cases as of Wednesday, making it the Arab world’s new hotbed of infection.

  • Lebanon begins to reopen after four-day lockdown

    But following a surge in infections, Lebanon announced a four-day lockdown last week, reversing earlier moves to reopen cafes and restaurants at 30% capacity and allow public prayer at mosques.

  • Saudi Home Run initiative aims to keep people active during lockdown

    Registered participants will be able to link their personal profiles with their Strave or Fitbit accounts through the website www.ksahomerun.inphota.com in order to input the information directly from their personal tracking devices.

  • Saudi Arabia toughens crackdown on graft

    A Saudi anti-graft watchdog said it has investigated 117 cases of financial and administrative corruption during the month of Ramadan as the country presses ahead with a tough clampdown on white-collar malpractices. The watchdog, officially known as the Control and Anti-Corruption Authority, Nazaha, has revealed details of some such cases that range from bribery, forgery, influence peddling and administrative authority misuse.

  • In shadow of COVID-19, US-led battle against Islamic State continues

    As we wrote back in January, the US campaign against IS does not always get the credit it deserves.  A so-called narrative of a US retrenchment from the Middle East sometimes skates over an overwhelming success, and it shouldn’t.