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May 25, 2020
Dubai to resume economic activities, reopen gyms, cinemas, starting May 27
Joanne Serrieh DUBAI — Dubai will allow gyms, cinemas and other businesses to reopen starting on Wednesday May 27, according to a statement issued by Dubai Media Office on Monday. Business will be allowed to operate between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. but must comply with strict precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.The announcement came after a virtual meeting of Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis ...
May 25, 2020
Link between Lebanon and Syria’s economies spells disaster for both
Nicholas Frakes DUBAI — Ata expects that “we can go to a real famine in Syria in the near future if things continue like this” especially with the situation in Lebanon.In order to create some economic relief, Lebanon began negotiations with the Intentional Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to obtain $10 billion in aid. However, these negotiations could impact Syria as well.“I think that whatever the IMF asks, there will ...
May 25, 2020
Kuwait confirms 665 cases, 9 deaths from coornavirus
Saudi Gazette reportKUWAIT CITY — Kuwait on Monday registered 665 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall infections in the country to 21,967, according to a statement the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health carried by Kuwait News Agency.The ministry also announced nine more coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 165 so far."The newly identified cases were locally transmitted," the Ministry's Spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad ...
May 25, 2020
Qatar reports 1,501 new cases, most are expat workers
Tuqa Khalid DUBAI — Qatar reported on Sunday 1,501 new coronavirus cases, and two fatalities, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country up to 34,521 and the death toll up to 23.The Ministry of Health also reported the recovery of 657 coronavirus patients, raising the total number of recoveries up to 9,170. The two new deaths were a 66-year-old and a 53-year-old both of whom were ...
May 25, 2020
India’s Consulate in Dubai warns against repatriation flights scams
Tuqa KhalidDUBAI — The Consulate General of India in Dubai warned Indian nationals in the United Arab Emirates of people running scams, collecting money and claiming to operate repatriation flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.“It has come to our notice that certain people and travel agencies in UAE are contacting Indian nationals in the name of forthcoming chartered flights to various destinations in India and in some cases, alluring them to ...
May 24, 2020
Kuwait confirms 838 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths
Saudi Gazette reportKUWAIT CITY — Kuwait on Sunday, the first day of Eid, registered 838 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall count to 21,302, according to a statement from the country’s Ministry of Health, carried by Kuwait news Agency.The ministry also announced eight more deaths from the virus, raising the total number of fatalities in the country to 156.A total of 370 more patients have ...
May 24, 2020
Oman reports highest daily increase of 513, total now 7,770 on Eid
Tommy Hilton DUBAI — Oman recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Sunday, with an increase of 513 cases bringing the total in the country to 7,770 on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr.The Sultanate has been the least badly affected Arab Gulf state, but cases have begun to rise more steeply in the past week.On Saturday, Oman reported 463 new cases following a rise of 424 new ...
May 23, 2020
Wife of imprisoned Sheikh Talal asks for his release amid coronavirus fears
Lauren Holtmeier DUBAI — The wife of detained Qatari Sheikh Talal Al-Thani has asked her husband be released as fears of coronavirus spreading through the prison intensify.“For sure he is not safe, as I said before, and as it turned out, I was right,” Asma Arian, the imprisoned Qatari royal’s wife, said.Arian, who lives in her native Germany, said that Sheikh Talal was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure ...
May 23, 2020
UAE announces 812 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
Saudi Gazette reportABU DHABI — Another 812 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the United Arab Emirates during the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 infection in the country to 28,704, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Saturday.The ministry also announced three more deaths, taking the country’s death toll from coronavirus to 244.According to the ministry, the deceased, who are from different countries, died due ...
May 23, 2020
Pompeo urges Libya’s Turkish-backed GNA to accept ceasefire, end fighting
DUBAI — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday pressed Libya’s Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) for a ceasefire and criticized the flow of weapons as Tripoli pushes back against a year-old offensive.Pompeo placed a phone call to Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj to “reiterate US opposition to the continued level of weapons and munitions being brought into the country,” the State Department said.Pompeo and Sarraj “emphasized the importance ...
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