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A Bahrain court has sentenced a doctor to three years in prison, and two others to one year in jail, and set 1,000 Bahraini dinars (SR10,000 approximately) as bail for each of them to stop the execution after finding them guilty in causing the death of twin babies, contrary to the medical profession’s ethics.
Doctors jailed in Bahrain for newborn twins’ death
Saudi Gazette reportMANAMA — A Bahrain court has sentenced a doctor to three years in prison, and two others to one year in jail, and set 1,000 Bahraini dinars (SR10,000 approximately) as bail for each of them to stop the execution after finding them guilty of causing the death of twin babies, contrary to the medical profession’s ethics, the Bahrain News Agency reported on Tuesday.The court acquitted a nurse in the same case, head of the ministries and public entities prosecution announced.Case documents reveal that a man had lodged a complaint indicating that the Salmaniya Medical Complex had proclaimed his twin babies dead and handed them over to him. However, the twins were found to be alive at the time of their burial, so he rushed them back to SMC, who told him that one of them...
January 12, 2021

Doctors jailed in Bahrain for newborn twins’ death

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran on Tuesday of providing a new operational headquarters to the Al-Qaeda terror network and announced news sanctions on Iranian officials.
Iran is new home base for Al-Qaeda, says Pompeo
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran on Tuesday of providing a new operational headquarters to the Al-Qaeda terror network and announced news sanctions on Iranian officials.In a speech, Pompeo said that since 2015, Tehran has allowed Al-Qaeda figures in the country to freely communicate with other Al-Qaeda members and perform many functions that were previously directed from Afghanistan and Pakistan, including authorization for attacks, propaganda, and fundraising.Pompeo also said that in 2016, the US Treasury Department identified and sanctioned three senior al-Qa’ida operatives residing in Iran and noted that Iran had knowingly permitted these Al-Qaeda members, including several of the 9/11 hijackers, to transit its territory on their way to Afghanistan for...
January 12, 2021

Iran is new home base for Al-Qaeda, says Pompeo

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit held an expanded meeting, on Tuesday, with the heads of the League’s missions abroad. — Courtesy photo
Pan-Arab cooperation with India to be rejuvenated
NEW DELHI — Senior officials of India and member countries of the Arab League today agreed on a series of measures to rejuvenate the "historic and civilizational ties that exist between the Arab World and India." The measures include an Arab-India Cultural Festival, a symposium on Arab-India cooperation in the field of energy, the first-ever Arab-India University Presidents’ Conference, a symposium on Arab-India Cooperation in the field of media and an overarching meeting called the Arab-India Partnership Conference. The measures were finalized at a meeting under the auspices of the Arab-India Cooperation Forum via video conference. Sanjay Bhattacharyya, secretary in India’s foreign ministry in charge of relations with the Arab world, and Mohamed Abu Al-Kheir, assistant...
January 12, 2021

Pan-Arab cooperation with India to be rejuvenated

The decision was taken during a meeting of the country’s supreme committee tasked with tacking developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic held under the chairmanship of Minister of Interior Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al-Busaidi. — ONA photo
Oman decides to gradually resume hybrid learning at schools from Jan. 17
MUSCAT — The government in Oman has decided to gradually return to a hybrid learning system, effective from Jan. 17 (Sunday), for school students in accordance with a mechanism to be announced by the Ministry of Education, the state-run Oman News Agency reported on Tuesday. The decision was taken during a meeting of the country’s supreme committee tasked with tacking developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic held under the chairmanship of Minister of Interior Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al-Busaidi. The meeting also followed up the developments of the pandemic and discussed preventive measures and ways to curb the spread of the virus and address other impacts.The committee underscored the significance of applying all precautionary measures in order to protect the health of...
January 12, 2021

Oman decides to gradually resume hybrid learning at schools from Jan. 17

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 3,243 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 236,225. — Courtesy photo
Single-day coronavirus cases in UAE top 3,000 for first time
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 3,243 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 236,225, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry announced six more deaths from complications caused by COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 717.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 151,480 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...
January 12, 2021

Single-day coronavirus cases in UAE top 3,000 for first time

Kuwaiti Health Minister Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah addresses the media in this file picture. — KUNA photo
COVID-19 cases rise by 494 as Kuwait witnesses second wave
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait recorded on Tuesday 494 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 155,335, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.The ministry announced one more virus-related death over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities in the country to 946.According to the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 4,814 active cases in the country out of which 47 are receiving treatment in intensive care units.A total of 10,340 swab tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country so far to 1,347,854, Dr. Al-Sanad said.Earlier in the day, the ministry announced that a total of 202 more patients have recovered...
January 12, 2021

COVID-19 cases rise by 494 as Kuwait witnesses second wave

Leaders of the United Arab Emirates have lauded the efforts of the frontline health workers as the country combats the coronavirus pandemic. — WAM photo
UAE leaders laud efforts of health workers in COVID-19 vaccination drive, urge all to get jabs
Saudi Gazette reportABU DHABI — Leaders of the United Arab Emirates have lauded the efforts of the frontline health workers as the country combats the coronavirus pandemic. They have called on citizens as well as residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines quickly to control the pandemic.Praising the healthcare staff, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the vice president and prime minister of the country, tweeted on Tuesday, saying: “The UAE has made great strides in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we are ranked second globally in the vaccine administration rates. Taking the vaccine is every individual's responsibility to protect their health, families, and wider society.”Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the...
January 12, 2021

UAE leaders laud efforts of health workers in COVID-19 vaccination drive, urge all to get jabs

Abu Dhabi University’s (ADU) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering (CoE), Dr. Montasir Qasymeh, has received a United States patent registered under
Abu Dhabi professor wins US patent for hybrid device set to advance quantum computing field
ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi University’s (ADU) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the College of Engineering (CoE), Dr. Montasir Qasymeh, has received a United States patent registered under "10,824,048 B2" to develop a first-of-its-kind device that will be capable of connecting superconducting quantum computers over significant distances. Superconducting quantum computers are the extraordinary computers of the future that will surpass all current ones - and achieve ultrasensitive sensing and "unattackable" quantum communication networks. Unlike today’s conventional computers, quantum computers can process huge amounts of data and perform computations in powerful new ways that were never possible before. Potential applications of quantum computing include...
January 12, 2021

Abu Dhabi professor wins US patent for hybrid device set to advance quantum computing field

The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Monday decided to allow the recruitment of new domestic workers, starting Jan. 17. — Courtesy KUNA
New domestic workers allowed entry into Kuwait starting Jan. 17
KUWAIT CITY — The Kuwaiti Cabinet on Monday decided to allow the recruitment of new domestic workers, starting Jan. 17 (Sunday). The move was prompted by the rising demand and spike in the cost of hiring workers already present in the country. In the weekly meeting chaired by Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Cabinet reviewed the recommendations received from the ministerial committee for coronavirus emergencies and it decided the following:1. Allowing the importation of new domestic workers within the framework of the plan while adhering to the controls and requirements as of Jan. 17, 2021.2. Requiring those coming from all countries of the world to Kuwait to bring a PCR certificate proving the negative result of (COVID-19) before arriving in Kuwait...
January 12, 2021

New domestic workers allowed entry into Kuwait starting Jan. 17

The United Arab Emirates and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in the defense and military fields. — WAM photo
UAE, Cyprus sign MoU on cooperation in defense field
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates and Cyprus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in the defense and military fields.The MoU was signed by UAE's Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi and Cyprus' Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides on Tuesday via video conferencing. Al Bawardi commended the strategic relations between the UAE and Cyprus, highlighting that the signing of this MoU will contribute effectively to strengthening joint action in the military and defense fields with the aim of raising capabilities in these fields. For his part, the Cypriot Minister stressed the importance of the partnership with the UAE in a way that achieves the security and stability of the region. — WAM
January 12, 2021

UAE, Cyprus sign MoU on cooperation in defense field

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