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Oman Land Border Closure Extended by a Week on Coronavirus Concerns

Oman will extend the close of its land borders for another week until Feb. 1. (AFP)
Oman will extend the close of its land borders for another week until Feb. 1. (AFP)
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Oman Land Border Closure Extended by a Week on Coronavirus Concerns

Oman will extend the close of its land borders for another week until Feb. 1. (AFP)
Oman will extend the close of its land borders for another week until Feb. 1. (AFP)

Oman will extend the close of its land borders for another week until Feb. 1, to curb the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency ONA said on Sunday, citing a decision by the Gulf state's coronavirus emergency committee.

The borders were closed last week because of concerns about a new coronavirus variant, although it did not specify which one, as well as due to lax adherence inside the Sultanate to wearing face masks and avoiding large social gatherings.

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Qatar Rejects ‘Provocative’ Statements Issued by Netanyahu's Office

Majed al-Ansari, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson. (Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Majed al-Ansari, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson. (Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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Qatar Rejects ‘Provocative’ Statements Issued by Netanyahu's Office

Majed al-Ansari, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson. (Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Majed al-Ansari, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson. (Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Qatar strongly rejected on Saturday what it described as “provocative” Israeli statements made by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Majed al-Ansari, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said the “Israeli statements fall short of the most basic standards of political and moral responsibility”.
He added: "Picturing the ongoing aggression in Gaza as a defense of civilization brings back rhetorics used by regimes throughout history to justify their crimes under false pretenses”.
Earlier, Netanyahu’s office called on Qatar, a key mediator between Israel and the Hamas group in Gaza, to "stop playing both sides with its double talk and decide if it's on the side of civilization or if it's on the side of Hamas".