Saudi Arabia will allow direct entry to travellers from Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt and India from December 1, lifting a requirement that they first spend two weeks outside the six countries, state news agency SPA said on Thursday.
Citing an interior ministry official, the agency said travellers would have to quarantine for five days in government-approved accommodation after arriving, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Indonesia reopens Jakarta airport, four others after Anak Krakatau ash clears
Indonesia has reopened its main airport in Jakarta and four others that had been closed due to volcanic ash from a series of eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a statement on Tuesday.
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv as US envoys leave
Russia has resumed airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, shortly after the departure of US peace negotiators, attacking the city with ballistic missiles and injuring six people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Kenya offers temporary amnesty to undocumented East Africans amid crackdown fears
Kenya's government offered a temporary amnesty to undocumented East African nationals after hundreds of Burundians flocked to their country's embassy in Nairobi on Monday seeking travel documents, fearing a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad.
7 Indonesian airports remain shut due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau
Seven Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta, remained closed on Monday morning because of volcanic ash from eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, the transport minister said.
Bolivia confirms 9 deaths after military base explosion
Bolivian authorities on Monday confirmed that nine people have died after an explosion on Friday at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La Paz.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese town kill 11, state news agency saysÂ
Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town early on Monday killed at least 11 people, a day after seven people were killed and without an online evacuation warning from the military.
Nepal marks national mourning day after deadly flood
Grief-stricken Nepalis entered the last day of 13-day mourning period on Monday for the hundreds who died in the catastrophic flood along the country's border with China even as the government kept search operations going after four miracle rescues in recent days.
Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far-right party within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War II.
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