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Articles of the author Muhammed Nafie
Don't book repatriation flights online, warns Pak consulate in Dubai
DUBAI — Pakistani citizens in Dubai have been advised not to buy online tickets for repatriation flights as fraudsters continue to target them with fake tickets amid the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Tuesday. In a video message on his (...)

27 - 05 - 2020
Qatar reports 1,554 new coronavirus infections, one death
DUBAI — Qatar reported 1,554 new coronavirus cases and one fatality over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 31,346, the health ministry said on Thursday. As the country's cases continue to increase, its death toll has (...)

21 - 05 - 2020
UAE, Pakistan cities cross threshold of heat human body can bear: Data
DUBAI -- Some regions in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan have repeatedly crossed the deadly threshold of heat that human body can withstand, an analysis of weather station data found. Ras Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates and Jacobabad in (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Oman to meet funding needs of $50bn through 2023: S&P
DUBAI -- Oman will meet its funding needs of $50 billion between 2020 and 2023 raising 63 percent of it through external debt issuance, according to S&P Global Ratings. The rating agency said on Monday it expected Oman to raise the remaining 18.5 (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Kuwaiti emir appeals for unity in anti-corona fight
DUBAI -- Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah has called on all the residents of the country to stand in unity in the fight against coronavirus pandemic urging them to support the government's efforts. In his annual television address on (...)

09 - 05 - 2020
Qatar records 2,499 corona recoveries
DUBAI -- Qatar announced 1,130 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the small country to over 20,000, according to the numbers published by Qatar's Ministry of Health on Twitter. Authorities recorded one new (...)

09 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait reports 415 fresh cases, total reaches 7,623
DUBAI -- Kuwait announced on Saturday 415 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total in the country up to 7,623, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also reported two new deaths from the virus. Kuwait will enact a ‘total curfew' (...)

09 - 05 - 2020
India begins historic evacuation mission with two flights from UAE
DUBAI — India began the world's largest repatriation mission on Thursday to bring back citizens stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, with two Air India Express flights departing from Abu Dhabi and Dubai carrying a total of 354 (...)

07 - 05 - 2020
India denies forcing migrant laborers to pay train fares
NEW DELHI -- Following an outcry over its move to force migrant laborers seeking to return to their home states to pay their own train fares, the Indian government said on Monday that it was not the intention. Millions of migrants, including (...)

05 - 05 - 2020
Post-lockdown life won't return to normal: Experts
and Alicia Buller DUBAI -- Confidence is quietly growing that the new coronavirus may be receding, with restrictions being eased and economies gradually reopening across the world. However, experts who study the virus closely warn that it's too (...)

27 - 04 - 2020
Economic downturn may see outflow of expats from GCC
and Lauren Holtmeier DUBAI -- Experts expect an outflow of expatriate workers from Gulf states as a result of the economic shock delivered by the coronavirus pandemic. Gulf states rely heavily on foreign workers across all sectors of the economy, (...)

14 - 04 - 2020
Saudi coronavirus curfew: Ten questions answered
As countries around the world ramp up their efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Saudi Arabia has implemented several measures to slow the spread of the deadly virus, the latest being 24-hour curfews and lockdowns imposed on several cities, (...)

08 - 04 - 2020
Coronavirus: Tax measures announced in the Gulf so far
AS the coronavirus pandemic causes economic damage across the world, governments are responding with emergency tax measures to help support their economies. For employers and employees alike, the end of the tax year in the GCC has come at a bad time (...)

01 - 04 - 2020
Gulf countries pledge over $120bn stimulus to combat corona fallout
DUBAI -- Six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have pledged over $120 billion to help their economies fight the impact of the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, and stop businesses going bankrupt. Central banks and governments across (...)

25 - 03 - 2020
How corona-free Sierra Leone has learned from Ebola menace
DUBAI -- Sierra Leone is one of those few countries where no coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of March 23. As a country which had borne the brunt of the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak with 14,124 infections and 3,956 confirmed deaths, Sierra Leone (...)

24 - 03 - 2020
Corona impact on UAE's property market will be short term: Realtors
DUBAI -- The coronavirus epidemic is likely to only disrupt the UAE's real estate sector in the short-term, according to global real estate consultants Savills. Spreading at an alarming rate, the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the property market (...)

22 - 03 - 2020
Corona, fires, crashes, locust swarms: 10 bad things that happened in 2020
JANUARY 1, 2020 marked the beginning of a brand-new decade that many looked at with optimism and as a chance at a new lease on life. Now, three months in many are wondering if this year could get worse and whether what's passed so far could be a (...)

22 - 03 - 2020
Corona may cause 1.7mn people in Arab World to lose their jobs
DUBAI ‐‐ The coronavirus crisis could cause more than 1.7 million people in the Arab region to lose their jobs in 2020 and unemployment to spike 1.2 percent as the pandemic ravages economies and businesses shed jobs at an alarming rate, a policy (...)

21 - 03 - 2020
Saudi Arabia bans shisha and tobacco to combat COVID-19
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has banned cafes and restaurants in the Kingdom from serving shisha and tobacco as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs said. "Shisha and tobacco were banned in cafes and (...)

10 - 03 - 2020
UAE cancels concerts, sports events
DUBAI — The UAE has canceled or postponed upcoming entertainment and sports events as coronavirus continues spread across the Middle East and North Africa with over 1,600 people infected across the region. The organizers of Ultra Abu Dhabi 2020, (...)

03 - 03 - 2020
Coronavirus threat: Art Dubai postpones fair
DUBAI — Art Dubai on Tuesday announced that the 14th edition of the international art fair, scheduled for March 25-28, would be postponed, as the coronavirus outbreak spreads throughout the Arabian Gulf. The UAE has already canceled or postponed (...)

03 - 03 - 2020
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