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Articles of the author Tamara Abueish
Saudi official buys Yemeni boy's wire glasses for $10,000
DUBAI — When Mohammed gave his glasses, made from a wire clothes hanger, to Yemeni photographer Abdullah Al-Jaradi in exchange for having his photo taken, the last thing he expected was for them to be auctioned off for almost $10,000. Al-Jaradi had (...)

21 - 05 - 2020
With 372 new cases, Oman infections cross 6,000-mark
DUBAI -- Oman recorded 372 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 6,043, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The new cases include 152 Omani citizens and 220 non-Omani (...)

20 - 05 - 2020
UAE's Mars Hope Probe set to launch into space July 15
DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates' Mars Hope Probe, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is set to launch into space on July 15, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The probe will make a 495 million km journey to reach (...)

20 - 05 - 2020
Qatar cites 1,637 new cases; infections cross 35,000-mark
DUBAI -- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Qatar surpassed the 35,000 mark on Tuesday after the Ministry of Health reported 1,637 new infections in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in Qatar is 29,957. Meanwhile, the (...)

19 - 05 - 2020
Majority of expatriates in Bahrain's 190 new cases
DUBAI -- Bahrain recorded 190 new coronavirus cases, the majority of which were detected in expatriates, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 7,374, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. A total of 4,410 cases (...)

19 - 05 - 2020
Qatar records 1,365 new infections
DUBAI -- Qatar records 1,365 new coronavirus infections as the number of active cases rises to 29,055, the Ministry of Health announced on Monday. Nineteen people were admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the past 24 hours, which brings the (...)

18 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait cases surpass 15,000 after 841 new infections reported
DUBAI -- Coronavirus cases in Kuwait surpassed the 15,000-mark after 841 new infections were reported in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country is 15,691. Six people died of the virus, (...)

18 - 05 - 2020
Significant drop in Oman daily cases
DUBAI -- Oman reported 157 new coronavirus cases and one new death, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 5,186 and the virus-related death toll to 22, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday. Eighty one non-Omani citizens and 76 (...)

17 - 05 - 2020
Cases in Qatar climb to 28,219 as 1,632 new infections found
DUBAI -- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Qatar rose to 28,219 after 1,632 new cases were detected in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. In the past 24 hours, 18 people were admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICUs), (...)

17 - 05 - 2020
UAE cites 731 new cases after conducting over 40,000 tests
DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates reported 731 new coronavirus cases after more than 40,000 tests were conducted across the country, the Ministry of Health announced. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the UAE to 23,358. Six people (...)

17 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait detects 1,048 new infections
DUBAI -- Kuwait detected 1,048 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 14,850. Five people died of the virus, which brings the virus-related death toll in the country to 112. Some of (...)

17 - 05 - 2020
Five new corona cases, two deaths in Yemen
DUBAI -- Yemen reports five new coronavirus cases and two virus-related deaths, which brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 70 and the death toll to 12, the country's supreme national emergency committee for COVID-19 (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Qatar reports 1,390 new cases
DUBAI -- Qatar reports 1,390 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 23,382, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The virus-related death toll in Qatar is 14, while the total (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait records 7 deaths, 751 new cases
DUBAI -- Kuwait recorded 751 new coronavirus cases and seven new virus-related deaths in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 11,028 and the coronavirus death toll to (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
209 foreigners among 298 new cases in Oman
DUBAI -- Oman recorded 298 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, 209 of which were detected in non-Omanis, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4,019, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. Eighty-nine cases (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Two strains, 70 mutations of coronavirus exist in UAE: Study
DUBAI — Two strains of the deadly coronavirus and 70 different mutations have been found in the United Arab Emirates, the spokesperson for the country's advanced sciences sector, Dr. Alawi Ali Al-Sheikh said. Worldwide, researchers have identified a (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Impact of outbreak will be same as third world war, says UAE ministry
DUBAI -- The impact that the novel coronavirus will have on geopolitics globally is similar to the effects that a third world war would have on countries around the world, the United Arab Emirates' Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Bahrain cites 173 new cases, mostly found in expatriates
DUBAI -- Bahrain reported 173 new coronavirus cases, most of which were detected in expatriate workers, which brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 5,409, according to the Ministry of Health. The total number of (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Cases in Kuwait cross 10,000-mark
DUBAI -- The number of coronavirus cases in Kuwait surpassed 10,000 after 991 new infections were reported, the Ministry of Health announced. The total number of cases in Kuwait reached 10,277. Ten new deaths were also reported, bringing the (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
UAE records 783 new infections
DUBAI -- The number of coronavirus cases in the UAE continues to grow as 783 new infections and two virus-related deaths were reported on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health announced. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Oman has 148 new infections; mostly foreigners are affected
DUBAI -- Oman reports 148 new coronavirus infections, mostly detected in non-Omanis, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,721, according to the Ministry of Health. Thirty-three Omanis and 115 non-Omani residents were (...)

12 - 05 - 2020
Coronavirus cases in Qatar rise to 16,592 with 918 new infections
DUBAI — The number of coronavirus cases in Qatar rose to 16,592 after 918 new infections were detected, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. Currently, the virus-related death toll in Qatar stands at 12. The new cases are a jump from the 830 (...)

07 - 05 - 2020
Kuwait reports 278 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in 24 hours
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait reports 278 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of cases in the country 6,5467 and the virus-related death toll to 44, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. The new (...)

07 - 05 - 2020
Oman reports 168 new cases, one death
DUBAI -- Oman reported 168 new coronavirus cases and one new death, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,903 and the virus-related death toll to 13, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. Forty-one of the new (...)

06 - 05 - 2020
Iraqi teenagers held for sexual assault and killing of 7-year-old
DUBAI -- Iraqi police arrested two teenage boys for sexually assaulting and killing a seven-year-old boy in a crime that shook the country, authorities said in a statement on Tuesday night. Shaheen Wissam Silwan had gone missing on May 1 in the (...)

06 - 05 - 2020
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