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Saudi Arabia has reported 4,193 new cases and 50 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 201,801. Saudi Arabia is holding the 14th position for most coronavirus cases worldwide. The death toll raised to 1,802 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 2,945 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 140,669. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases are in Dammam (431), followed by Al Hofuf (399) and Riyadh (383). https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1279030986492325889?s=20

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh on Friday, officials said, weeks after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on their disputed border there, escalating tension between the Asian giants. Modi, who has been under pressure to respond to what India deems Chinese incursions, met troops at a base in Ladakh’s Nimu area. Officials said Modi was accompanied by the chief of defence staff, General Bipin Rawat, and the chief of the army, General Manoj Mukund Naravane. India and China have traded blame for triggering the high-altitude brawl in the Galwan Valley on June 15,…

Kuwait has reported 813 new coronavirus cases, of which 428 are citizens, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 48,672, according to the Ministry of Health. 1 patient died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 360. 886 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 39,276. Kuwait has done 4,149 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry. So far, the country has conducted…

Oman has registered five deaths and 1,374 new cases of coronavirus, of which the majority of the case are from citizens by 839 and the rest 535 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 43,929. The death toll reached 193 after reporting the new deaths. Most of the deceased are elderly people. Meanwhile, 851 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 26,169. 3,834 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. https://twitter.com/OmaniMOH/status/1278991214746963968?s=20

Bahrain has reported 423 new cases of coronavirus, among 252 expatriate workers, 167 new cases are contacts of active cases, and 4 are travel-related, after conducting over 9,700 additional COVID-19 tests on Thursday. The death toll stands at 94, as two new deaths were reported in the kingdom. Meanwhile, 635 additional recoveries from COVID-19 were reported. The total cases have driven to 27,837 of which 22,583 have recovered, which means that over 81 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,160 active cases. Also, there are 82 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 51 are in a…

Bahrain has announced the death of a 63-year-old male citizen from coronavirus. So far the total has reached up to 94. The MOH expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased. The total cases have driven to 27,414 of which 21,948 have recovered, which means that over 80 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered from the virus. Currently, there are 5,372 active cases. Also, there are 84 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment, of which 51 are in a critical condition. So far the country has conducted 564,365 tests, as per the government statics.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has announced that it will resume its direct Abu Dhabi and Dubai flights with scheduled operations starting from July 5. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between Bahrain and the UAE since 1954 and both Abu Dhabi and Dubai have always been key successful routes within the Gulf Air’s network. The airline currently flies to and from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Manila, Athens, Cairo and several destinations in Pakistan, and with the addition of Abu Dhabi and Dubai services, Gulf Air will operate to 25 percent of its original network. Being one of…

Thousands of Greek protesters rallied in central Athens on Thursday against government plans to regulate frequent street demonstrations which often cause disruption in the city. Street protests are the main form of opposition against government policies in Greece, a country still recovering from a deep socioeconomic crisis that erupted in late 2009 and led to three international bailouts on tough austerity terms. As many as 3,500 members and supporters of Greece’s communist party gathered in central Syntagma square to protest legislation now pending in parliament and which is expected to be put to the vote next week. Demonstrators held banners…

Botswana is investigating a growing number of unexplained deaths of elephants, having confirmed 275 had died, up from 154 two weeks ago, the government said on Thursday. The dead elephants were first spotted months ago in the Okavango Panhandle region, and the authorities say they have since been trying to discover the cause. Poaching has been ruled out as the cause of death, as the carcasses were found intact. “Three laboratories in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Canada have been identified to process the samples taken from the dead elephants,” the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism said in…

Boris Johnson’s father has travelled to Greece to prepare his second home as a holiday let despite strict Foreign Office advice against all but essential international travel. Stanley Johnson posted on his public Instagram page on Wednesday evening wearing a face mask in an airport queue and boasted of arriving in Athens in a separate post to his 140,000 followers. Due to Greece extending its ban on flights arriving in the country from the UK until the middle of July, the prime minister’s father was reported to have travelled to the country’s capital via Bulgaria. The Foreign Office still advises British citizens against all but essential…