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February 24, 2021
UAE establishes executive office to combat money laundering, terrorist financing
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 3,102 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the second highest single-day virus-related fatalities since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by state news agency WAM.On Feb.19 this year, the UAE reported 20 deaths from complications caused by COVID-19This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 378,637 and the death toll to 1,164.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 179,229 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, according to the ministry.In the...
February 24, 2021
UAE records second highest daily COVID-19 death toll
February 24, 2021
MBZUAI, Weizmann Institute of Science establish joint AI program
ABU DHABI — The ministry of health in the United Arab Emirates has so far vaccinated 3,480,415 people against COVID-19, which accounts for 44.89 percent of the target segment of UAE population, the country's health officials said during a media briefing on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, spokesperson for the UAE health sector added that 57.66 percent of the total population above 60 years have been inoculated against the virus.
Dr. Al Hosani stated that 5,668,264 doses have been administered, at 57.31 doses per 100 persons while the number of tests conducted crossed the 29 million mark.
She added that the UAE is developing its preventive systems and performing ongoing assessments of related outcomes, most notably in terms of health sector statistics and...
February 23, 2021
Nearly 45% of UAE's population inoculated against coronavirus
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's Ministry of Health recorded on Tuesday 1,015 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, breaching the 1,000 mark once gain after a gap of four days.The ministry also announced eight more deaths caused by complications caused by the infection over the past 24 hours.This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 186,004 and virus-related fatalities to 1,057.According to the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 10,867 active cases in the country out of which 146 are receiving treatment in intensive care units.A total of 8,221 swab tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country to 1,746,776, Al-Sanad said.Meanwhile, a total of 906 more patients have...
February 23, 2021
Kuwait's single-day COVID-19 cases top 1,000 again as surge continues
ABU DHABI — HALCON, a regional leader in the production and supply of precision-guided weapons, Tuesday unveiled SkyKnight — the first UAE designed and manufactured counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) missile system, at the International Defense and Exhibition Conference (IDEX) 2021.EDGE, the parent company of HALCON, has been developing a short-range air defense system, as has Germany-based Rheinmetall AG, which was actively seeking a missile system to form part of its Skynex air defense system.The companies decided to jointly offer a solution, with HALCON providing SkyKnight, the missile system to the highly regarded Oerlikon Skynex Air Defense System, which sets new standards with its unique open architecture.HALCON’s SkyKnight was purposely designed to counter the full...
February 23, 2021
HALCON unveils UAE’s first air defense missile
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 3,005 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 375,535, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry announced 5 more deaths from complications caused by COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 1,145.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 175,284 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, according to the ministry.In the statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus...
February 23, 2021
Deaths drop to 5 as recoveries continue to outpace new coronavirus cases in UAE
February 22, 2021
US special envoy for Yemen returns to Mideast on 10-day visit
February 22, 2021
'DhabiSat' arrives at ISS, marking another major milestone for UAE
February 22, 2021
GCC, UK reaffirm significance of their strategic relations
