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The resolution, which was adopted during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, stipulates that married employees of the Federal Government may take fully paid leave to take care of their children below the age of 16. — Courtesy photo
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UAE to grant paid leave to select federal govt employees
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Arab Coalition announces truce for two weeks in Yemen 
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Saudi Arabia to support fight against COVID-19 in Yemen and Palestine
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UAE to grant paid leave to select federal govt employees
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49 firms shut after seizing 27 million packages of illegal products
A man wearing a protective face mask walks through the deserted Barajeel Souq in old Dubai. -- File photo
April 6, 2020
Thousands of Pakistanis in UAE seek to return home 
South Korean Health Minister Park Neung-hoo, seen in this file photo, extended the nation's intensive social distancing campaign scheduled to end on Monday by two weeks.
April 4, 2020
S. Korea extends intensive social distancing to reach daily 50 corona cases
US journalist Daniel Pearl
April 2, 2020
Pakistan court overturns conviction in murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl
Mena
Kuwait government employees line up to get tested for coronavirus in this file picture. — Courtesy photo
April 8, 2020
Kuwait reports 112 new coronavirus cases and 6 more recoveries
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The United Arab Emirates reported 300 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to, 2659, the state news agency reported quoting the country’s the Ministry of Health and Prevention. — Courtesy photo
April 8, 2020
300 new coronavirus cases reported in UAE
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The empty Sheikh Zayed Street in Dubai is pictured on March 27 amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. -- File photo
April 8, 2020
Dubai eateries unsure ​​​​​​​when they will reopen
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opinion
Turki Bin Talal
April 8, 2020
‘Hold your heads up high,’ a message to our invisible heroes
April 7, 2020
Yes, I want to be the second wife!!!
Khalid Al-Sulaiman
April 6, 2020
A conversation with my American friend
Hasan Tayyeb
April 6, 2020
Knock-on effects of Covid-19 on Public Transportation in Saudi Arabia
Europe
Prof. Mauro Ferrari, the president of the European Research Council, has quit after failing to persuade Brussels to set up a large-scale scientific program to combat coronavirus. — Courtesy photo
April 8, 2020
EU science chief quits over over COVID-19 response
Johnson was admitted to the unit in St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, on Monday evening after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. — Courtesy photo
April 8, 2020
UK PM spends second night in intensive care
Tan Sri Hasmy Agam, on left, and Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic, on right.
April 8, 2020
World on Autopilot: UN Security Council should urgently address Covid-19
Johnson, 55, was hospitalized on Sunday and admitted to intensive care on Monday after his condition worsened. — Courtesy photo
April 7, 2020
UK PM Johnson is ‘stable’ and in ‘good spirits’ 
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, was admitted to London’s St. Thomas Hospital on Sunday with continuing to show symptoms of the coronavirus after testing positive on March 27. — Courtesy photo
April 7, 2020
UK PM Johnson in intensive care with coronavirus symptoms
Asia
With Italy and Spain bearing the brunt of the crisis in Europe, the death toll in the US is now more than 4,000 — higher than the declared number of fatalities in China. — Courtesy photo
April 1, 2020
Europe coronavirus toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of worst crisis since WWII
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April 1, 2020
Pakistan coronavirus cases top 2,000
March 31, 2020
Outrage as migrants sprayed with disinfectant in India
Africa
A nursing home worker and a medic are seen at the Life Care Center of Kirkland in Washington in this March 7, 202 file picture. — Courtesy photo
March 27, 2020
US overtakes China with most coronavirus cases
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April 6, 2020
24-hour curfew enforced in many cities, governorates
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has issued a decision to regulate the contractual relationship between workers and employers as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to limit the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. — Courtesy photo
April 6, 2020
Companies can reduce staff salary or grant them leave to confront coronavirus
According to the royal order, the employer instead of terminating the contract of a Saudi worker can apply for compensation request with the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), claiming 60 percent of the registered wage for a duration of three months, at a maximum of SR9,000 monthly. — Courtesy photo
April 3, 2020
Saudi govt to pay 60% of wages for citizens working in private sector for 3 months
America
US Senator Bernie Sanders
April 8, 2020
Bernie Sanders drops out of US presidential race
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The country has more than 398,000 confirmed cases, the highest number in the world. Global cases have exceeded 1.4 million. — Courtesy photo
April 8, 2020
US reports highest coronavirus death toll in single day
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According to the city's data, more than half of the people in Chicago who have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, and over 70 percent of those who have died are African Americans, health officials and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday. African Americans make up 30 percent of the city's population. — Courtesy photo
April 7, 2020
Coronavirus takes a heavy toll on African Americans
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