CATEGORIES

Arab World's Covid-19 Fight Is Exemplary

The positive Arab response to the virus is, in part, due to the fact that Arab governments identified the threat from the virus and acted on it more decisively than the Trump administration, which, even now, remains in partial denial

Covid-19 Screening Centre In Dhafra Opens Today

The screening centre for COVID-19 is in Madinat Zayed, next to Madinat Zayed Council in Al Dhafra Region. The centre’s daily capacity reaches up to 300 people

Glimmer Of Hope In Italy And Spain As Daily Deaths Hit Low

Italy reports 525 new coronavirus deaths, slowest rise in over two weeks; Pope urges courage as global toll tops 65,000; UK will have to take further action if people flout lockdown rules: Minister.

Iran Death Toll Rises To 3,603 As Coronavirus Kills 150 More

‘Under the supervision of the health ministry, all those low-risk economic activities will resume from April 18. The decision does not contradict stay at home advice by the health authorities: Rouhani

Mainland China Sees Rise In New Coronavirus Cases

China reported 30 new virus cases, up from 19 as number of cases, involving travellers from abroad as well as local transmissions, increased and highlighting difficulty in stamping out the outbreak

Neymar donates $1 million, Xavi gives $1.08m to Barcelona hospital

Neymar, 28, followed the example of PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe, who last month made what was described as a major donation — amount undisclosed — to a French charity helping fight the impact of COVID-19

Moody's changes outlook for Indian banking to ‘negative'

Moody’s Investor Service changed the outlook for the Indian banking system to negative as stress on the sector is likely to rise with the coronavirus outbreak and higher defaults.

UAE announces recovery of 17 COVID-19 patients, 241 new cases

The UAE Government has announced the full recovery of 17 patients after receiving the necessary medical care, taking the total number of recoveries to 125 to date

England players volunteer salary reduction and donate £500,000 to ECB

The ECB’s centrally contracted women players have volunteered to take a salary reduction for the months of April, May and June in line with their coaches and support staff

UAE National Disinfection Programme to continue

One death, 241 new cases reported in UAE; 3 centres for virus test to open in Dubai; move to postpone Expo 2020; world’s toll tops 60,000; UK fatalities climb by new high of 708; newborn twins named Corona and Covid; US lost nearly 1,500 lives in a day.

China observes three-minute silence to mourn virus ‘martyrs'

Hashtag ‘China remembers its heroes’ gets 1.3b views on Weibo; Xi and other officials stand outside a Beijing government compound, wearing white flowers; flags lowered to half-mast across the country

China To Honour Those Who Died In Fight Against Virus

People will observe a 3-minute silence and cars, trains and ships will sound their horns, alongside the wails of air raid sirens. National flag will also be flown at half mast in China and at missions overseas

Temporary Clearance For Those Wanting To Return Home: GCAA

Report on Sharjah burial denied; Emirates to fly in Emiratis free; UAE has 240 new cases and a death; Dhs10 million Dubai relief plan; Lamborghini making masks; over 1 million hit across world, 54,500 dead.

UAE Marches Ahead In Reducing Risk To Buildings From Covid-19

DED has launched a series of campaigns to raise awareness and educate businesses and individuals on the best practices they need to adhere to. Social distancing, of course, is one of the key moves

UAE Playing Key Role In Global, Regional Demining Efforts

In Yemen, since first days of ‘Operation Restoring Hope,’ UAE Armed Forces experts deactivated thousands of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices, IEDs, in liberated areas

US, Europe medical workers struggle to save virus patients

Coronavirus deals end to US hiring; Europe’s hospitals buckle; Spain overtakes Italy in virus cases, death rate slows; EU to fly home another 250,000 nationals stranded by COVID-19

AU Robot Can Detect COVID-19 Patients

AJMAN: While the Novel Coronavirus has swept the entire world, an engineer with Ajman University (AU) has invented a smart robot that can remotely detect COVID-19 patients.

China Domestic Aviation Revives Slowly After Virus Shutdowns

The aviation industry is watching domestic capacity in China as a harbinger of demand recovery in other markets

Coronavirus Pause Could Force Global Football To Change

Not since WW II has the football been forced to stop across Europe. The sudden interruption has exposed the deficiencies of a system intoxicated by huge sums of money

Iran Warns Of Months Of Crisis As Virus Deaths Reach 3,160

Rouhani says virus not something for which we can point to a certain date and say it will be fully eradicated by then; Iran, US heat up war of words on Iraq despite virus pandemic.

UAE Entry Ban On Visa Holders Extended By Two More Weeks

210 new cases in UAE; no private classes at home; Makkah, Madinah under 24-hour curfew; Emirates to operate flights from April 6; Sharjah charity’s Dhs7.5m for affectees; global virus cases top 1m, over 50,000 deaths; PIA to bring back Pakistani expats.

Coronavirus Kills 138 More In Iran, Toll Mounts To 3,036

Infections rise to 47,593; ‘we had 2,987 new cases in the past 24 hours and 15,473 people have recovered,’ says ministry; US has lost opportunity to liftsanctions: Rouhani; floods leave 21 dead

European Countries Reject Chinese-Made Virus Test Kits

Beijing reports fewer coronavirus infections, tallies asymptomatic cases; Xi calls for ‘solid line of defence’ against overseas epidemic; life in Wuhan slowly returning to normal

Huge Sharjah Plan To Back Businesses And Individuals

UAE reports 150 new cases and 2 more deaths; Mohammed praises diplomats; RTA to assist online deliveries; world’s worst crisis since WWII as fatalities cross 43,000; Aussie tourist thanks UAE for helping her recover; New York hardest hit in US.

Spike In Covid-19 Cases ‘Not A National Trend,' Says Ministry

Ministry explained that sudden surge occurred after travel by Tablighi Jamaat members in different parts of the country and asked state govts to identify, quarantine all Tablighi foreigners

Stock Markets Skid Worldwide As Virus Infections Keep Soaring

Private US employers cut 27,000 jobs last month; US manufacturing activity contracted in March, reversing after two months of slight growth

Full Virus Vaccine At Least A Year Away Says Eu Agency

Worldwide lockdown hardens as Spain sees another deadliest day with record of 849 deaths in a day

Evacuation Of Emiratis Is Well On Track: Official

53 new cases in UAE and one more death; People who wish to get tested will have to pay a fee of Dhs370; Britain records a toll of 381; Spain reports 849 deaths; France loses 499 in a day; 837 die in Italy.

Iran Reports 141 New Virus Deaths, Raising Total To 2,898

The authorities have also stopped the print editions of all Iranian media until at least April 8, calling on them to publish online instead, state news agency IRNA reported

The US Is Losing Its World Superpower Status

Demagogues like Trump and his equivalents around the world are seldom much good at handling real crises, because they have risen to power by exploiting ethnic and sectarian hatreds, scapegoating their opponents and boosting their own mythical achievements