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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. — Courtesy photo
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 condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 136,352 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...
November 26, 2020

Single-day cases rise to 1,305 as UAE battles second wave of coronavirus

Wael Zaki, founder of
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 by the "Umatter" campaign showed that 27% of the respondents are extremely concerned about the impact of the pandemic on their financial income and standard of living, and 81% said that they felt they had no interest in practicing their favorite activities over the past months, and that this feeling haunts...
November 26, 2020

Umatter: 90% of Bahrainis canceled crucial projects due to COVID-19

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. — File photo
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 that the incident occurred in the territorial waters of Bahrain in accordance with the provisions of Law 8 / 1993 regarding the territorial sea of Bahrain and the adjacent area.The provisions of this law are still in force and have not been repealed or amended according to any other legislation, the councils added.Bahrain has the...
November 26, 2020

Interception of Bahrain vessels by Qatari patrols condemned

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 Netanyahu, along with a delegation that included the CEO of Ben Gurion International Airport Shmuel Zakay and representatives from the aviation industry. Ghaith Al Ghaith said: "Today’s inaugural flight sees the air transport agreement realized. The creation of these direct air links will support the development of commercial ventures...
November 26, 2020

flydubai's first scheduled commercial flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv gets warm welcome

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a British-Australian academic jailed in Iran for spying, has been freed in a prisoner swap. — Courtesy photo
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 and others who had campaigned for her freedom, describing the past two years and three months as "a long and traumatic ordeal."She said her departure from Iran was "bittersweet," despite the injustice she had been subjected to."I have nothing but respect, love and admiration for the great nation of Iran...
November 26, 2020

British-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange

The coronavirus pandemic has changed
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 second ordinary session of the 17th Legislative Chapter of the FNC on Thursday, acknowledged this year's unique circumstances in light of the coronavirus pandemic saying: "You resume your work today in a time full of challenges and regional and international changes." President Sheikh Khalifa also praised the UAE's "exemplary"...
November 26, 2020

Pandemic has changed everything, UAE president tells lawmakers

Families in Gaza receive food baskets through the UNRWA home delivery program in this file picture. — Courtesy photo
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 the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people: The Gaza Strip under closure and restrictions”. The damage from Israel’s military operations was equivalent to around six times the Palestinian enclave’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, or 107 percent of the total Palestinian GDP, the report said. Gaza’s poverty rate stood at 40...
November 26, 2020

UN report finds Gaza suffered $16.7bn loss from Israeli siege and occupation

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. — Courtesy photo
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 by the reports that Djalali had been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution. “We are horrified by the reports that Djalali is soon to be executed by Iran. His torture, arbitrary detention, death sentence and now reported imminent execution are unconscionable acts that should be condemned by the international...
November 26, 2020

UN experts decry Iran’s reported plan to execute Iranian-Swedish academic

Indian Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was received by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. — WAM photo
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 in political, investment, and economic fields, the UAE state news agency, WAM, reported.The meeting also touched on the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and the importance of the two countries' cooperation in the fields of pandemic containment, prevention, and control of its spread. The two...
November 26, 2020

Abu Dhabi crown prince meets with Indian foreign minister

heikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, receives a vaccine during a clinical trial for the third phase of the inactive vaccine for Covid-19. — Courtesy WAM
COVID-19 vaccine trial participants exempt from PCR test to enter Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi’s Emergency, Crisis, and Disasters committee for COVID-19 has approved special measures for participants in the Phase III clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine or the national vaccination program for emergency use. The special measures apply to participants in the vaccine trial immediately after their first dose. They apply to participants in the national vaccination program 28 days after their second dose. Trial participants are identified by a gold star in the Alhosn app and are not required to take a PCR or DPI test to enter Abu Dhabi from within the United Arab Emirates. After traveling abroad, they are exempt from quarantine but must undergo a PCR test before traveling and upon returning to the emirate. They are exempt from PCR tests on the 4th and 8th...
November 25, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine trial participants exempt from PCR test to enter Abu Dhabi

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