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 Bahrain has already placed an order to purchase more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines being developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, British firm AstraZeneca and the Chinese Sinopharm, said Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani, a member of the national taskforce for combating COVID-19, on Tuesday. — Courtesy photo
Bahrain prepares to be among the first countries to receive COVID-19 vaccines
MANAMA — Bahrain has already placed an order to purchase more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines being developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, British firm AstraZeneca and the Chinese Sinopharm, said Dr. Manaf Al Qahtani, a member of the national taskforce for combating COVID-19, on Tuesday.Dr. Qahtani said that the selection of the aforementioned vaccines was made by the taskforce after following up on the developments regarding vaccine trials in the world.He also that the kingdom will to be among the first countries in the world to provide the vaccines as soon as it is approved by national and international health authorities.He said that concerned authorities have drawn up plans to provide the vaccine to citizens and residents easily and conveniently and in accordance with the...
November 11, 2020

Bahrain prepares to be among the first countries to receive COVID-19 vaccines

Back-to-school ceremony on Sept. 1, 2020, at the UNRWA Nuzha school in Jordan. — Courtesy photo
UN agency for Palestine refugees runs out of money as coronavirus spreads
GENEVA — The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) has run out of cash on hand to keep vital services going amid the worsening health emergency, UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai told a regular UN press briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. “Despite the immense efforts to raise sufficient funds in 2020 to maintain UNRWA’s critical services to 5.7 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East, as of Nov. 9, UNRWA has run out of money,” Alrifai said. “If we do not have additional funding by the end of this month, November, then we will have to enact really disheartening measures that will affect the salaries of our frontline 28,000 UNRWA staff, in the middle of a global health emergency.” The number of refugees who have contracted COVID-19 has jumped from...
November 11, 2020

UN agency for Palestine refugees runs out of money as coronavirus spreads

The US State Department on Tuesday approved a massive package of F-35 fighter jets and MQ-9 unmanned systems for the United Arab Emirates. — Courtesy photo
US plans sale of F-35 fighter jets to UAE in $23.3 billion arms deal
WASHINGTON — The US State Department on Tuesday approved a massive package of F-35 fighter jets and MQ-9 unmanned systems for the United Arab Emirates.In a statement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the package, which comes with an estimated price tag of $23.37 billion, includes up to 50 F-35s worth $10.4 billion, 18 MQ-9Bs worth $2.97 billion, and $10 billion worth of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.“This is in recognition of our deepening relationship and the UAE’s need for advanced defense capabilities to deter and defend itself against heightened threats from Iran,” Pompeo said.“The UAE’s historic agreement to normalize relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to positively transform the region’s...
November 10, 2020

US plans sale of F-35 fighter jets to UAE in $23.3 billion arms deal

The United States on Tuesday imposed Iran-related sanctions on six companies and four people, accusing the network of supplying sensitive goods to an Iranian military firm. — Courtesy photo
US imposes Iran-related sanctions on six companies, four individuals
WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday imposed Iran-related sanctions on six companies and four people, accusing the network of supplying sensitive goods to an Iranian military firm.In a statement, the US Treasury Department accused the companies and individuals of facilitating the procurement of sensitive goods, including US-origin electronic components, for Iran Communication Industries (ICI), an Iranian military firm designated by the United States in 2008 and by the European Union in 2010 for being owned or controlled by Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the overall manager and coordinator of Iran’s ballistic missile program.ICI, a subsidiary of Iran Electronics Industries, which falls under MODAFL, produces various items including military...
November 10, 2020

US imposes Iran-related sanctions on six companies, four individuals

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Cleveland Clinic doctors remove cancerous mass weight of 3.5kg from patient’s pancreas
ABU DHABI — Doctors at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have successfully removed a massive cancerous tumor growing in the pancreas of a 50-year-old woman after she was turned away from several other hospitals due to the size of the mass.This aggressive form of cancer has very few symptoms until it is in its advanced stage. The patient began experiencing symptoms, including a loss of appetite and diarrhea that had caused a drop in her weight and caused fatigue and excessive bloating a year back.The tumor continued to grow, causing an unnatural abdomen bulge that made it difficult for her to sleep or carry out daily chores. When the problem persisted, she got it investigated with a biopsy that confirmed pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a cancer that starts in the ducts of the pancreas."The...
November 10, 2020

Cleveland Clinic doctors remove cancerous mass weight of 3.5kg from patient’s pancreas

Dr. Usama Ahmed Abdulrahim in this file photo.
Sudan's health minister contracts coronavirus
KHARTOUM — Sudan’s Minister of Health Dr. Usama Ahmed Abdulrahim has contracted coronavirus, along with other two senior officials at the ministry it was reported Tuesday.In a statement, the Sudanese Ministry of Health affirmed that they are undergoing treatment and are doing well.The statement stressed anew the importance of the public abidance by applying the guiding and precautionary measures, putting on facemasks, avoiding hands shaking and reporting, immediately, in case of suspicion's symptoms. — SPA
November 10, 2020

Sudan's health minister contracts coronavirus

A number of ministers in Bahrain received on Tuesday shots of the coronavirus vaccine as part of their keenness to support the national efforts aimed at confronting the pandemic and limiting its spread. — BNA photos
Bahrain ministers receive coronavirus vaccine shots
MANAMA — A number of ministers in Bahrain received on Tuesday shots of the coronavirus vaccine as part of their keenness to support the national efforts aimed at confronting the pandemic and limiting its spread. The ministers expressed their deep appreciation for Team Bahrain, led by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for the proactive efforts it has been taking before the detection of the first COVID-19 case in the country. They stressed that Team Bahrain’s efforts have played a pivotal role in ensuring the kingdom’s success in addressing the pandemic, highlighting the global acclaim of Bahrain’s efforts in fighting the virus. On Nov. 3, Bahrain’s Health Ministry announced that the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) had authorized the emergency use of...
November 10, 2020

Bahrain ministers receive coronavirus vaccine shots

The United Arab Emirates recorded on Tuesday 1,096 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, marking a steady decline in the number of new infections in the last few days. — Courtesy photo
UAE sees steady fall in new coronavirus cases
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates recorded on Tuesday 1,096 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, marking a steady decline in the number of new infections in the last few days.According to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM, 3 more patients died from complications caused by the virus.This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 144,385 and virus-related fatalities to 518.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 135,883 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...
November 10, 2020

UAE sees steady fall in new coronavirus cases

The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar have signed a Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the two countries. — Courtesy photo
UAE, Myanmar establish diplomatic relations
NEW YORK — The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar have signed a Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the two countries. Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, UAE's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, signed the Joint Communique on behalf of the UAE, while Kyaw Moe Tun, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Myanmar, signed on behalf of his country. The Joint Communique affirms the common interest of both countries to promote mutual understanding and strengthen friendship and cooperation in the political, economic, and social spheres. Ambassador Nusseibeh noted that the UAE looks forward to developing relations with Myanmar based on shared interests and priorities. She also expressed the UAE’s...
November 10, 2020

UAE, Myanmar establish diplomatic relations

Saeb Erekat, Palestinian top negotiator with Israel, has passed away at an Israeli hospital.
Palestine top negotiator Erekat dies of COVID complications
RAMALLAH — Saeb Erekat, Palestinian top negotiator with Israel, has passed away at an Israeli hospital, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamad Shtayyeh announced Tuesday.Erekat, secretary general of Palestine Liberation’s Executive Committee, was taken to Hadassah-Ain Karem hospital on Oct. 18 following his infection with the novel coronavirus.Erekat, one of the Palestinian voices on world stage, carried out a liver transplant operation in 2017. Palestine Fatah movement mourned Erekat in a statement distributed to the press.Erekat, 65, a tenacious negotiator who helped forge some of the few political gains for Palestinians over more than two decades of on-again, off-again talks with Israel but who was ultimately frustrated by the two sides' failure to achieve a final peace settlement,...
November 10, 2020

Palestine top negotiator Erekat dies of COVID complications

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