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SHARJAH — In an operation called "Lightning Force", the anti-narcotics department of the Sharjah Police arrested a gang of nine persons, who attempted to sell more than a million "Zinex" tablets, worth more than 15 million dirhams, in the country.
Lt. Col. Majid Al Asam, director of the anti-narcotics department, revealed that they had received information that the gang had brought in large quantities of narcotic pills to distribute them to a group of promoters in less than 24 hours.
After the police confirmed the information, a security team was formed to follow-up on the case. With thorough research, investigation, and gathering of information in less than 12 hours, the team was able to identify the members of the gang and track their movements.
The police worked...
December 15, 2020
Sharjah police bust drug ring, seize 1mn narcotic tablets
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait recorded on Tuesday 261 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 146,710, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.The ministry also announced one more death due to complications caused by the deadly virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 913.According to the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 3,198 active cases in the country out of which 56 are receiving treatment in intensive care units.A total of 4,662 swab tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country so far to 1,190,287, Dr. Al-Sanad said.Earlier in the day, the ministry announced that a total of 242 more patients have recovered...
December 15, 2020
Kuwait reports 261 COVID-19
cases, 242 recoveries, 1 death
December 15, 2020
Bahrain welcomes US decision to designate
Saraya Al-Mukhtar as terrorist organization
SHARJAH — Sharjah-based global humanitarian organization, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), has announced the allocation of $2,369,300 (8,702,912 dirhams) to support the reconstruction of the emergency and trauma (ERT) unit of the Saint George Hospital University Medical Centre (SGHUMC) in Beirut that was rendered inoperative by the devastating explosion that shook the Lebanese capital in August 2020.
The project falls under the Salam Beirut initiative, an emergency aid-and-relief campaign launched by Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of Sharjah's ruler, the chairperson of TBHF and eminent advocate for refugee children at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to boost local and internationally-aided relief operations directed towards restoring...
December 15, 2020
Sharjah-based charity pledges $2.37mn to
reconstruct St. George Hospital in Beirut
DUBAI — The Emirates Literature Foundation, together with Google, has launched "Kateb Maktub", an initiative that will vastly increase the presence and visibility of Arab authors online, ahead of World Arabic Language Day.
The initiative is designed to boost the number of Arab author pages on Wikipedia, one of the world's most visited websites with more than 1 billion visitors per month.
Arab authors currently have fewer than 1,500 pages on Wikipedia, lagging far behind author pages in languages such as English, German, or French. This puts writers from the region at a disadvantage, since they are not as easily discovered as their international peers. The initiative aims to increase the number of Arab author pages tenfold.
The Emirates Literature Foundation is now...
December 15, 2020
UAE foundation partners with Google
to put global focus on Arab authors
December 15, 2020
US designates Iran-backed group
based in Bahrain as terrorist entity
December 15, 2020
UAE, Israel to explore cooperation
in development of tech ecosystems
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 1,226 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 187,267, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry announced four more deaths from complications caused by COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 622.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 155,176 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...
December 15, 2020
UAE continues to battle second wave
of COVID-19, reports 1,226 new cases
December 15, 2020
Kuwait's emir urges new parliament
to carry out comprehensive reforms
December 15, 2020
Kuwait's PM optimistic about end of Gulf crisis
