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May 25, 2020
Dubai to resume economic activities, reopen gyms, cinemas, starting May 27
Joanne Serrieh DUBAI — Dubai will allow gyms, cinemas and other businesses to reopen starting on Wednesday May 27, according to a statement issued by Dubai Media Office on Monday. Business will be allowed to operate between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. but must comply with strict precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.The announcement came after a virtual meeting of Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis ...
May 25, 2020
Link between Lebanon and Syria’s economies spells disaster for both
Nicholas Frakes DUBAI — Ata expects that “we can go to a real famine in Syria in the near future if things continue like this” especially with the situation in Lebanon.In order to create some economic relief, Lebanon began negotiations with the Intentional Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to obtain $10 billion in aid. However, these negotiations could impact Syria as well.“I think that whatever the IMF asks, there will ...
May 25, 2020
Kuwait confirms 665 cases, 9 deaths from coornavirus
Saudi Gazette reportKUWAIT CITY — Kuwait on Monday registered 665 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall infections in the country to 21,967, according to a statement the Kuwaiti Ministry of Health carried by Kuwait News Agency.The ministry also announced nine more coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 165 so far."The newly identified cases were locally transmitted," the Ministry's Spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad ...
May 25, 2020
Crashed Pakistan plane's pilot ignored 3 warnings: Report
KARACHI, Pakistan — The pilot of the PIA Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)'s crashed plane ignored three warnings from air traffic controllers about the aircraft's altitude and speed as it approached for landing, according to a news report.The ill-fated Airbus A-320 that took off from Lahore crashed into one of the densely populated neighborhoods in Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan on Friday, causing significant damage to houses in the area. ...
May 25, 2020
US restricts travel from Brazil as coronavirus cases spike in Latin America
WASHINGTON — The United States is restricting entry for travelers from Brazil as coronavirus cases spike in the biggest Latin American country, the Trump administration announced on Sunday. Brazil currently ranks only behind the United States in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the latest figures from the Johns Hopkins University database.In a White House proclamation, President Donald Trump said he is banning nearly all non-US citizens from ...
May 25, 2020
Qatar reports 1,501 new cases, most are expat workers
Tuqa Khalid DUBAI — Qatar reported on Sunday 1,501 new coronavirus cases, and two fatalities, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country up to 34,521 and the death toll up to 23.The Ministry of Health also reported the recovery of 657 coronavirus patients, raising the total number of recoveries up to 9,170. The two new deaths were a 66-year-old and a 53-year-old both of whom were ...
May 25, 2020
India’s Consulate in Dubai warns against repatriation flights scams
Tuqa KhalidDUBAI — The Consulate General of India in Dubai warned Indian nationals in the United Arab Emirates of people running scams, collecting money and claiming to operate repatriation flights amid the coronavirus pandemic.“It has come to our notice that certain people and travel agencies in UAE are contacting Indian nationals in the name of forthcoming chartered flights to various destinations in India and in some cases, alluring them to ...
May 25, 2020
Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Fitr amid restrictions, lockdowns
Joanne Serrieh DUBAI — Muslims across the globe welcomed Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday, with many forced to celebrate the normally festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan under strict stay-at-home orders due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The three-day holiday is usually a time of travel, family get-togethers and lavish daytime feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. However, this year many of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims ...
May 24, 2020
World’s first floating nuclear power plant commissioned for service
Matthew AmlôtDUBAI — The world’s first floating nuclear power plant has been fully commissioned to begin operation in northern Russia.The floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), named Akademic Lomonosov, was commissioned on Friday. Andrei Petrov, the director of Rosenergoatom (the electric energy division of Russia’s state nuclear energy firm), signed the relevant decree. Floating power stations allow facilities to be docked in remote regions that would otherwise be hard to develop.“Today ...
May 24, 2020
UAE reports 781 new coronavirus cases, one death
Saudi Gazette reportABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Sunday recorded 781 new coronavirus cases and one more death, bringing the total number of COVID19 infections and fatalities in the country to 29,485 and 245 respectively, the country’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a statement.The new cases were detected following 35,000 tests conducted over the past few days, the ministry said.The ministry also announced new 561 recoveries, ...
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