Domestic tourism to resume in Egypt; coastal cities ‘healthier’, says minister

Domestic tourism to resume in Egypt; coastal cities ‘healthier’, says minister

MP Thoraya El-Sheikh said that domestic tourism should be pushed back by at least a month, in light of the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases.. Syrian authorities prevent Saudis from crossing border into Lebanon /node/1671341/middle-east. Lebanese and Americans evacuated as Lebanon opens border for second time. BEIRUT: Syrian border authorities reportedly prevented a bus transporting Saudi nationals from Syria into Lebanon from crossing the border through Syria's Jdeidet Yabus crossing on Thursday.. A diplomatic source familiar with the matter told Arab News, "The Syrian authorities demanded that the Saudi Foreign Ministry contact its Syrian counterpart to schedule the evacuation of Saudi citizens before they are allowed to leave its territory.". The source said that the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Lebanon was trying to arrange the evacuation of 30 Saudis living in Syria, in line with the Saudi Foreign Ministry's decision to evacuate Saudi nationals from all countries witnessing a spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. ". "The Saudi Embassy has informed the Lebanese and Saudi Foreign Ministries about what happened.". A Lebanese security official at Al-Masnaa crossing said: "A bus sent by the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon crossed the Lebanese borders toward the Syrian crossing of Jdeidet Yabus to