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Ras Tanura port in Saudi Arabia was the target of a drone attack thwarted by Saudi air defences on Sunday. Bloomberg

Saudi defence systems foil drone and missile attacks in kingdom's Eastern Province
People sitting outside Locals Cafe in Jeddah on Sunday. The National

People flock to cafes and restaurants in Saudi Arabia as ban lifted

Saudi Arabia
Brig Gen Turki Al Malki, spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said the coalition continued to thwart airborne attacks. AFP

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launch drone attack at Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
Lise Grande, former UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen at the 2018 UAE Security Forum 2018 in NYU Abu Dhabi. The National 

Lise Grande: I was the only woman in 98% of all official meetings in Yemen

MENA

Saudi Arabia to offer free coronavirus vaccine at pharmacies

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-led coalition destroys drones aimed at cities

Saudi Arabia

Emir of Kuwait flies to US for routine medical checks

Gulf
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A marketing and sales employee posing for a photo at one of the armoured vehicles produced by STREIT. Ahmed Maher / The National

Idex 2021: Smile for a souvenir photo with a tank or Kalashnikov

UAE
The Saudi Space Commission congratulated the UAE on the success of its Mars Hope probe. EPA

Saudi Arabia to boost space funding with eye on Mars

Saudi Arabia
Houthis-allied tribesmen holding up weapons shout slogans during a rally against the US terrorist designation of the Houthis, in Sanaa, Yemen,  February 4, 2021. EPA

US calls on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to cease attacks on Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
A medic prepares a Covid-19 vaccine injection. AFP

Coronavirus vaccine in the Gulf: What we know so far

Gulf
Qala'at al-Bahrain, Jidd Hafs, Bahrain, Middle East. Getty Images

How the centuries-old mystery of Bahrain's lost civilisation of Dilmun was solved

Heritage
Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Manchester United - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - March 7, 2021 Manchester United's Luke Shaw celebrates scoring their second goal with Bruno Fernandes and teammates Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club /league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details.

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Liverpool's Rhys Williams react after Fulham's Mario Lemina scored his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Clive Brunskill/Pool via AP)

Liverpool v Fulham ratings: Salah 4, Jota 5; Areola 7, Andersen 8
Shuwaikh market in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Kuwaiti government has imposed a 12-hour daily curfew from March 7 until at least April 8 to curb Covid-19. EPA

Kuwait's coronavirus curfew has people rushing back home - in pictures
TOPSHOT - Kurdish Syrian women take part in Women's Day celebration in the Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on March 6, 2021. / AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN

International Women's Day celebrations in Syria - in pictures
Saudi cyclist Maya Jambi, reacts as she rides her bicycle past the Corniche Mosque in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 6, 2021. The brave cyclist team, which was formed in 2019 aiming to normalize the sport for women, organize a tour cycling ahead of International Women's Day. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Saudi women's cycling team take to the streets of Jeddah - in pictures
Wheel marks are left in the soil of Jezero Crater on Mars as Nasa's Perseverance rover drives on the Martian surface for the first time. Reuters

Nasa's Perseverance rover goes for first drive on Mars
epa09045133 Venezuelan athlete Edy Alviarez does a trick during his presentation at the National BMX Freestyle Championship, in Caracas, Venezuela, 27 February 2021 (Issued 01 March 2021). The National Venezuelan BMX Freestyle Championship was held on 27 February. The event, which took place at the United Nations Extreme Sports Park, was endorsed by the International Cycling Union and awarded ranking points on the way to the Tokyo Olympic Games. EPA/RAYNER PENA R

25 of the best sports images of the week
Ras Tanura port in Saudi Arabia was the target of a drone attack thwarted by Saudi air defences on Sunday. Bloomberg

Aramco 'well placed' to meet its $75bn dividend payout, BofA says

Energy
Abu Dhabi-listed International Holding Company's subsidiaries delivered strong organic revenue growth of 165 per cent. Reuters

Abu Dhabi's IHC reports six-fold rise in 2020 net profit on acquisitions

Markets
AirAsia Group chief executive, Tony Fernandes, says the company plans to launch its air taxi operations as early as next year. Reuters

Low-cost carrier AirAsia eyes air taxi business by 2022, CEO says

Aviation
Eligible Deliveroo riders in all of its 12 markets including the UAE will receive payments. Courtesy Deliveroo. 

Deliveroo to reward riders through £16m fund as London IPO nears

Markets
Amber Waheed is the author of The Great Fraud Fightback, which documents her legal journey after being duped out of $80,000 by her financial adviser. Antonie Robertson/The National

The Great Fraud Fightback: How one woman took on her rogue financial adviser and won

Money
Mourners gather by the grave of Brig Gen Abdul Ghani Shaalan, commander of Special Security Forces in Marib, Yemen, who was killed in fighting with Houthi rebels in February. Reuters.

Yemen: at least 90 killed in 24 hours of fighting in Marib province

Gulf
The property market in India is bouncing back from the coronavirus-induced slump. Alamy

India's property market is recovering but it needs a helping hand

Property
Kitch co-founder Walid Hajj believes restaurants will rebound quickly and says businesses that survived Covid-19 will face less competition. Antonie Robertson / The National

Generation Start-up: This company plans to disrupt the cloud kitchen space in the Middle East

Technology
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre, managed by Najla Al Midfa, has launched S3, a start-up studio to follow a revenue-sharing model. Reem Mohammed for The National

International Women’s Day: Celebrating a different but a significant year

Economy
DP World and its Canadian partner CDPQ signed a long-term agreement with Indonesian conglomerate Maspion Group to start the construction of an international container port and industrial logistics park in Gresik. Photo: Reuters

DP World and Canada’s CDPQ sign port and logistics park deal in Indonesia

Economy
An pump jack. Opec+ voted to extend its production curbs to April 30. AP

Oil prices rally to highest since 2019 after Opec+ extends output curbs

Energy
Saudi Arabia announced that restaurants and entertainent facilities will be able to resume full services from Sunday.  AGP

Saudi Arabia to lift Covid precautions on indoor dining and gyms

Saudi Arabia