Saudi Arabia travel ban on 20 countries to remain when flights resume in May

Saudi Arabia travel ban on 20 countries to remain when flights resume in May

Saudi Arabia's temporary travel ban on travelers or those transiting from 20 countries will still be in effect after the resumption of international flights on May 17, the Saudi airline tweeted on Thursday.The travel ban was placed on the UAE, Egypt, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Argentina, USA, South Africa, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Brazil, Portugal, Sweden, Ireland and Italy, according to the country's interior ministry.In a tweet, Saudi airlines said that the lifting of the suspension of all international flights effective as of 1:00 AM on May 17 does not apply to countries where the relevant official committee decided to suspend travel to or from it due to the outbreak of Covid-19.Comments Read Next12 hours agoSaudia: Flight resumption does not include 20 banned countries16 hours agoUAE reports 1,931 new COVID-19 cases and 1,898 recoveries19 hours agoSaudi: More than 1000 cases reported for second consecutive day2 days agoUAE: 113,621 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in 24 hours2 days agoBahrain closes 3 mosques for violating Covid-19 measures, reopens 4 others2 days agoSaudi records highest daily Covid-19 infections since August 20202 days agoPhilippines to start clinical trials on Ivermectin, other drugs for Covid-192 days agoOman records 1,263 new coronavirus case and