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November 26, 2020
Single-day cases rise to 1,305 as UAE battles second wave of coronavirus
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates recorded on Thursday 1,305 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 163,967, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry also announced one more death from complications caused by COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 564.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable ...
November 26, 2020
Umatter: 90% of Bahrainis canceled crucial projects due to COVID-19
MANAMA — A survey conducted by the "Umatter" campaign for "Mental Health and Well-being" revealed that 90% of Bahrainis had to cancel important personal projects related to education, work or marriage due to the extraordinary circumstances placed on Bahrain and the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. In parallel, feelings of anxiety and physical and psychological stress have troubled them for such a considerable periods in the recent times.The survey conducted ...
November 26, 2020
Interception of Bahrain vessels by Qatari patrols condemned
MANAMA — Both chambers of the Bahraini parliament have slammed the interception by Qatari Coast and Border Security patrols of two Bahraini Coast Guard vessels taking part in a maritime exercise “Al Manaa,’’ north of Fasht Al Dibal island, on Wednesday.In separate statements on Thursday, Bahrain’s Shura Council and Council of Representatives condemned the Qatari action as a threat to security and peace in the Arabian Gulf region.The councils affirmed ...
November 26, 2020
flydubai's first scheduled commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv gets warm welcome
DUBAI — The first scheduled commercial flight operated by flydubai from Dubai was given a water salute upon landing at landed at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport on Thursday. The inaugural flight was flown by Captain Patrick Gonzenbach and Emirati First Officer, Abdulla Al Shamsi. Onboard the aircraft was a delegation led by Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, flydubai. They were met on arrival by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
November 26, 2020
British-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange
DUBAI — Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic detained by Iran for more than two years on espionage charges, has been freed in an apparent prisoner exchange for three Iranians.Moore-Gilbert, a lecturer on Middle Eastern studies at the University of Melbourne, had been detained in Iran since 2018. The 33-year-old was found guilty of espionage last year and sentenced to 10 years in prison.In a statement, Moore-Gilbert thanked the Australian government ...
November 26, 2020
Pandemic has changed everything, UAE president tells lawmakers
ABU DHABI — The coronavirus pandemic has changed "everything" in the daily routine of people and nations as well as the priorities of governments all around the world, bringing the world's economy to a near standstill, said President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his address to the Federal National Council, the parliamentary body of the UAE, on ThursdayThe UAE president, who opened the ...
November 26, 2020
UN report finds Gaza suffered $16.7bn loss from Israeli siege and occupation
NEW YORK — Israel’s military operations and prolonged closure of Gaza, has caused economic damage of $16.7 billion between 2007 and 2018, driving the poverty rate up almost fourfold compared to what it might have otherwise been, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD said in a report published on Wednesday. Gaza’s economy was on the verge of collapse, notes the report for the UN General Assembly, entitled “Economic costs of ...
November 26, 2020
UN experts decry Iran’s reported plan to execute Iranian-Swedish academic
NEW YORK — Iran must halt any planned execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who has not been given a fair trial and was forced to confess under torture, two experts advising the UN Human Rights Council said on Wednesday.Javaid Rehman, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and Agnes Callamard, special rapporteur on the extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, said in a statement they were alarmed ...
November 26, 2020
12 years on, victims of Mumbai terrorist attacks await justice
NEW DELHI — As India marks yet another anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, New Delhi reiterates its call on Islamabad to bring the perpetrators to justice.The attacks on Nov. 26, 2008, left more than 160 dead and hundreds injured and the families of those who lost their dear and near ones in the gruesome attacks are waiting anxiously for the last 12 years for justice to be served.India ...
November 26, 2020
Abu Dhabi crown prince meets with Indian foreign minister
Saudi Gazette reportABU DHABI — Indian Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday evening following a one-day visit to Bahrain.The Indian minister was received by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi.Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed discussed with Dr. Jaishankar strategic and friendly relations between the two countries and ways of furthering bilateral cooperation and partnerships, particularly ...
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