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Oman to end Muscat lockdown on May 29
DUBAI — Oman is to end on May 29 the lockdown implemented to slow the spread of coronavirus in the province of Muscat, including the capital city, according to Oman's national news agency. Muscat, the district of Muttrah and the town ofJalan Bani (...)

27 - 05 - 2020
Oman reports highest daily increase of 513, total now 7,770 on Eid
DUBAI — Oman recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Sunday, with an increase of 513 cases bringing the total in the country to 7,770 on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. The Sultanate has been the least badly affected Arab Gulf (...)

24 - 05 - 2020
Iran announces 50 more deaths
DUBAI -- Iran reported almost 2,000 new cases of coronavirus and 50 new deaths from the virus on Wednesday in a statement by the Health Ministry spokesperson. The 1,958 new cases brought the total in the country to 112,725. Spokesperson Kianoush (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Emirates to resume flights to 8 countries from May 21
Matthew Amlôt DUBAI -- Emirates airlines will resume flights to nine cities in eight countries, including providing connections between the UK and Australia, from May 21, the airline announced on Twitter on Wednesday. The eight destination cities (...)

13 - 05 - 2020
Oman records 174 new cases; total now 3,573
DUBAI -- Oman recorded 174 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total number in the country to 3,573, according to the Ministry of Health on Twitter. The rise is in line with a steady increase in the country over recent (...)

11 - 05 - 2020
Corona cases in Gulf cross 100,000-mark
DUBAI -- The total number of coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Cooperation Council states passed 100,000 on Monday, according to a Reuters tally based on official figures. The six GCC states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the (...)

11 - 05 - 2020
Qatar has 1,103 new cases, no new deaths
DUBAI -- Qatar reported 1,103 new cases of coronavirus in the country on Monday, a similar rise to the previous day's 1,189 cases, according to the Ministry of Health on Twitter. The total number of infections in the country is now 23,263, with (...)

11 - 05 - 2020
Princess Badiya Bint Ali, survivor of the 1958 Iraqi coup, dies aged 100
PRINCESS Badiya Bint Ali, an Iraqi royal who survived the 1958 coup that ended her family's rule, has died aged 100 in exile in London. Borin in Damascus in 1920, Princess Badiya was the aunt of Iraq's King Faisal II, Iraq's last king. Faisal was (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
Qatar infections soar again; total goes past 22,000-mark
DUBAI -- Qatar recorded 1,189 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total above 22,000, according to the Ministry of Health on Twitter. The rise is a similar number to the previous day increase of 1,130 new infections. It also (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
Can pregnant mothers infect their children with coronavirus?
The recent report of a woman infected with coronavirus successfully undergoing a Cesarean section operation in Saudi Arabia has prompted questions about whether pregnant women can transmit the COVID-19 virus to their children. Thankfully, there is (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
UAE academic year 2020-21 under review
DUBAI -- The UAE Ministry of Education is still reviewing whether students will be able to return to school in person for the academic year 2020-21, according to a release by the official Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Thursday. The UAE closed (...)

10 - 05 - 2020
No vaccine until end of 2021, says WHO official
DUBAI — The race to develop a vaccine that would end the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating as several firms move to clinical trials — but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it is unlikely we will have a vaccine before the end of (...)

08 - 05 - 2020
Saudi Arabia's Abha blooms purple
ABHA — Saudi Arabia's city of Abha has been covered in a blanket of purple as its trees bloom, photographs shared online showed on Friday. Abha is the capital of Saudi Arabia's southwestern Asir province and is a popular tourist destination for (...)

08 - 05 - 2020
Journalist dies in prison in Qatar after alleged torture
DUBAI — Qatari journalist and opposition activist Fahd Bohendi has reportedly died in a prison in Qatar, with a human rights organization saying that he had been tortured. Human rights organizations have called for an investigation into the case, (...)

29 - 04 - 2020
Qatar corona cases cross 12,000-mark
DUBAI -- Qatar announced 643 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country above 12,000 to 12,564, according to the Ministry of Public Health. The total of 12,564 includes the 10 people who have been (...)

29 - 04 - 2020
Oman to reopen a range of commercial activities
DUBAI -- Oman is to reopen a range of commercial activities in the sultanate including repair shops and money exchanges, according to a statement issued via Oman News Agency's official twitter on Tuesday. The statement issued by the country's (...)

28 - 04 - 2020
Dubai closes 13 shops for breaking COVID-19 rules
and Matthew Amlôt DUBAI -- Authorities hve shut down 13 shops and issued warnings to 211 others for failing to follow the precautionary measures established to slow the spread of coronavirus in the emirate, according to Dubai Economy on Twitter on (...)

28 - 04 - 2020
UAE records 536 new cases and 5 deaths
DUBAI -- The United Arab Emirates reported 536 new cases of coronavirus and five new coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, according to the UAE Ministry of Health on Twitter. The death toll in the country is now 76, with the total number of cases at (...)

26 - 04 - 2020
Dubai to allow Ramadan family gatherings, exercise outdoors
DUBAI — Dubai residents will be permitted to leave the house to visit family or perform one activity during Ramadan, according to new guidelines issued by the city's Department of Economic Development (DED) Wednesday. The guidelines set out by the (...)

23 - 04 - 2020
UAE President orders release of 1,511 prisoners
DUBAI -- UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Wednesday ordered the release of 1,511 prisoners ahead of the beginning of Ramadan, according to the WAM state news agency. Sheikh Khalifa annually pardons prisoners ahead of Ramadan, (...)

22 - 04 - 2020
Muscat lockdown extended till May 8
DUBAI -- Oman has banned mass gatherings for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and extended the current lockdown in its capital Muscat until May 8 as coronavirus cases in the country continue to rise, the country's Supreme Committee for dealing with (...)

21 - 04 - 2020
UAE enables repatriation of 22,900 expats with 127 trips
DUBAI -- Almost 23,000 foreign nationals have been repatriated from the UAE in 127 trips which were allowed to pass through temporarily closed UAE airports, according to Khalid Abdullah Belhoul, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and (...)

20 - 04 - 2020
UAE reports 479 new cases, 4 deaths
and Tamara Abueish DUBAI -- The UAE reported 479 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, a similar increase to the previous announcement, bringing the total number of cases to 6,781, according to the UAE's official WAM news agency. The announcement also (...)

19 - 04 - 2020
Young Saudi student's photo highlights e-learning in action
DUBAI — An image of a Saudi Arabian boy studying via his laptop in a remote area has surfaced on Twitter, showing the Kingdom's distance learning program in action. Saudi Arabia has closed schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has affected (...)

19 - 04 - 2020
Iran's death toll up by 94
DUBAI -- Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose by less than a hundred for the second day on Wednesday, rising from 4,683 to 4,777, while the total number of cases increased to 76,389. Iran's health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said (...)

15 - 04 - 2020
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