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Articles of the author Joanne Serrieh
Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Fitr amid restrictions, lockdowns
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 (...)

25 - 05 - 2020
Dubai to resume economic activities, reopen gyms, cinemas, starting May 27
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 (...)

25 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait records 804 new cases, majority of them expatriates
DUBAI -- Kuwait has confirmed 804 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 17,568 on Wednesday, according to the health ministry. About 650 of the new cases are expatriates of different nationalities. A spokesman also said (...)

20 - 05 - 2020
Qatar reports 1,491 new cases, one death
DUBAI -- Qatar reported 1,491 new coronavirus cases and one fatality over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 30,481, according to the health ministry. As the country's cases continue to increase, its death toll has (...)

20 - 05 - 2020
80% expatriates in Kuwait's 1,073 new corona infections
DUBAI -- Kuwait has confirmed 1,073 new coronavirus cases after conducting 4,382 screenings over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 16,674, a health ministry spokesman announced on Tuesday. About 80 perecent of those (...)

19 - 05 - 2020
38,000 COVID-19 tests in UAE detect 873 new cases
DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates conducted an additional 38,000 coronavirus tests over the past 24 hours, which confirmed 873 new cases, raising the number of confirmed cases to 25,063, according to the health ministry. The UAE's daily recovery (...)

19 - 05 - 2020
Oman records steady increase of 292 new cases
DUBAI -- Oman has confirmed 292 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 5,671, and one new fatality, raising the Sultanate's coronavirus death toll to 26, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. A 57-year-old resident who had previously tested (...)

19 - 05 - 2020
Qatar cases exceed 30,000 with 1,547 new infections
DUBAI -- Qatar's number of novel coronavirus infections topped 30,000 on Saturday, with the health ministry reporting 1,547 new cases. The total number of cases is now 30,972, according to a Reuters count. Meanwhile, an additional 242 people have (...)

16 - 05 - 2020
Oman confirms 404 new cases; deaths number 20
DUBAI -- Oman confirmed 404 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the total to 5,029 as the death toll climbed to 20, according to a health ministry statement. Meanwhile, the sultanate's number of recoveries increased to 1,436 as more patients (...)

16 - 05 - 2020
Restaurants use mannequins, dolls to fill ‘social distancing' voids
DUBAI — As restaurants in the United States prepare to reopen following shutdowns due to coronavirus preventative measures, owners are using mannequins and dolls to fill empty seats to maintain social distancing guidelines. A three-Michelin-star (...)

15 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait sees jump in cases, records 947 new infections, 6 deaths
DUBAI — Kuwait saw a jump in coronavirus numbers with 947 new infections and six fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours, a health ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Of the new cases, 256 are Indian nationals, 235 are Egyptian, 160 are Kuwaiti (...)

14 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait records 178 new recoveries
DUBAI -- Kuwait recorded 598 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, 178 new recoveries and seven deaths, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday. The Kingdom has maintained a relatively high recovery number of recoveries with 2,907 out of (...)

11 - 05 - 2020
Tunisia foils terror plot targeting its military
DUBAI -- Tunisian military units on Sunday foiled a terrorist plot that targeted military and security personnel, according to a Ministry of Defense statement. National Army Units detected suspicious activity and then conducted a thorough search of (...)

11 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait records its highest daily toll with 1,065 cases
DUBAI -- Kuwait recorded 1,065 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, its highest daily toll so far, raising the total to 8,688, according to the health ministry. A health ministry spokesman said nine people who had tested positive for (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
Spike in UAE numbers with 781 new cases
DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates saw a spike in daily cases recorded two weeks after easing restrictions with 781 new cases confirmed over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 19,198, the health ministry announced on Sunday. Meanwhile, the (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
123 foreigners, 52 Omanis new infections; total stands at 3,399
DUBAI -- Oman's health ministry confirmed 175 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 3,399 in the sultanate on Sunday. The ministry also recorded new recoveries, raising the total to 1,117, while a total of 17 (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
One person in Bahrain infects 16 relatives during iftar feast
DUBAI -- Sixteen family members in Bahrain contracted coronavirus from one infected relative during a Ramadan iftar gathering, the Ministry of Health announced in a statement on Saturday. The family members did not comply with precautionary measures (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
Mutated coronavirus strain more contagious, says study
DUBAI -- A new study shows that the dominant strain of the novel coronavirus, now spreading across the US, had mutated from the original strain that emerged in Wuhan, China and it appears to be more contagious, according to a media report. A report (...)

06 - 05 - 2020
UAE records 462 new cases; drop in recent daily toll
DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates has detected 462 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours after 28,000 tests were administered within plans to expand the country's testing capacity, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. The latest number (...)

05 - 05 - 2020
Oman records 98 new cases, total now 2,735
DUBAI -- Oman has confirmed 98 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 2,735, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. Forty-two of the new cases are Omani nationals while 56 are non-Omanis. While the death toll remains low at 12, a total of (...)

05 - 05 - 2020
Lebanese hold ‘lira funeral' procession
DUBAI -- A group of Lebanese people held a parody funeral procession for the plummeting lira currency, according to a video widely shared on social media. Four men dressed in all black carried a coffin as they danced to the beat of the "dancing (...)

03 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait records three fatalities, 242 new cases, total now 4,619
DUBAI -- Kuwait has recorded three new coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours and 242 new cases, raising the total to 4,619, the health ministry announced on Saturday. Health Minister Dr. Basel Al-Sabah earlier announced an additional 101 (...)

02 - 05 - 2020
Oman sees drop in daily number of corona cases
DUBAI -- Oman has seen a drop in its daily increase with the health ministry recording only 36 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, compared to 99 the day before. The sultanate has maintained its low death toll at 11 out of a total 2,483 (...)

02 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait confirms 353 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily toll so far
DUBAI — Kuwait confirmed 353 new coronavirus cases, marking its highest daily toll so far, the health ministry announced on Friday. Meanwhile, the death toll reached 30 after four new fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours. The number of (...)

01 - 05 - 2020
Total infections in Kuwait now 3,288; two more die
DUBAI -- Kuwait confirmed 213 new coronavirus cases and recorded two fatalities over the past 24 hours, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday. The total number recorded so far reached 3,288 and the death toll climbed to 22. Health Minister Dr. (...)

27 - 04 - 2020
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