Saudi Arabia's King Salman has approved an extension of the kingdom's curfew until further notice.
That's according to the state news agency (SPA), which added that the move is aimed to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The order was issued just before the 21-day curfew measure, which started on March 23, expired at midnight Saturday.
Last week, Riyadh and other big cities were placed under a 24-hour curfew.
So far, the country has more than 4,000 positive cases and 52 deaths.
US says it thwarted potential IS-inspired New Year's Eve attack
The US Justice Department said on Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out an IS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year’s Eve.
Swiss face painful task of identifying victims of deadly fire
Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.
Hiker killed in rare suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado
A hiker in Colorado has died in the state's first suspected fatal mountain lion attack in over 25 years, authorities said.
Contaminated water kills 9 and hospitalises 200 in India's Indore city
At least nine people have died and more than 200 have been hospitalised in the central Indian city of Indore after a diarrhoea outbreak that officials said was linked to contaminated drinking water, according to a lawmaker and local health authorities.
Several reported killed in Iran protests
Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the country for three years over worsening economic conditions sparked violence in several provinces.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the completion of the return of all UAE Armed Forces personnel from Yemen.
The Foreign Ministers of the UAE, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The UAE has expressed full solidarity with Switzerland following a tragic fire in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, which left several people dead and many others injured.
