Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH), one of the world's leading wellness groups and manufacturers of hygienic paper products, has exciting news for sports fanatics everywhere as it announces plans to host its first ever spectacular live virtual Pole (...)
The global death toll from coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday as the total number of confirmed cases around the world hits more than 18 million, an increase of more than 1.7 million since last week, according to the latest figures.
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GENEVA — Equities in Tokyo (+2.10%) and Shanghai (+1.08%) kicked off the week on a positive note on the back of promising economic data. The Japanese GDP printed 2.2% y-o-y contraction in the second quarter versus -4.4% expected by analysts and the (...)
CAIRO — In a tit-for-tat move, Egypt canceled all its Kuwait-bound flights after the Gulf nation included Cairo on the list of 31 coronavirus "high risk" countries and suspended its flight operation until further notice.
Egypt's national carrier, (...)
Kuwait has banned commercial flights to 31 countries, calling them high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus until further notice, the Kuwait news agency KUNA reported.
The ban was announced by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the (...)
Kuwait's Council of Ministers has decided to allow citizens and residents to travel to and from the country, starting Aug. 1 (Sunday), the government communication center said in a tweet early Thursday.
The decision excludes residents coming from (...)
A massive forgery scandal in Kuwait involves three interior ministry officials and an army officer, the local media reports said on Wednesday. The scandal concerns trading of forged higher educational degree certificates and has prompted calls to (...)
Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are finding themselves stranded at sea, sometimes for over a year, and with no end in sight, as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions. The uncertainty and long spells away from home are taking a heavy mental (...)
Global coronavirus cases topped 14 million Saturday as the reported deaths reached over 600,000 deaths, John Hopkins University (JHU) said. The tally showed that the confirmed cases worldwide reached 14,109,173 whereas the recorded deaths reached (...)
Suhail Bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Cabinet member and minister of energy and infrastructure, has commended the efforts made by the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the (...)
The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 113 more new coronavirus deaths and 2,357 additional infections, Reuters reported.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have increased to 1,773 while confirmed cases have reached 65,304, (...)
The Philippines on Friday recorded 17 new coronavirus deaths and 1,841 additional infections, with the capital Manila still accounting for the bulk of newly confirmed cases and casualties, Reuters reported.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total (...)
Two Emirates flights left here for London Heathrow and Paris' Charles De Gaulle airports on Wednesday as the airlines announced that it would be resuming services for its A380 superjumbo to Amsterdam and a second A380 service to London Heathrow from (...)
The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 12 new coronavirus deaths and 1,387 additional infections, Reuters reported.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have increased to 1,372 while confirmed cases have reached 54,222. The (...)
Dubai Sports Council (DSC) held a medals ceremony for the winners of the Pocari Sweat 10K Run at its headquarters on Sunday with Saeed Hareb, secretary general of Dubai Sports Council, presenting them special-edition commemorative medals.
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Exploitation of labor is still ongoing in Qatar with a recent Amnesty International statement revealing that migrant workers employed on a construction project for a FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar worked for up to seven months without (...)
ABU DHABI — Outward personal remittances from the United Arab Emirates increased in the first quarter of 2020 by 7.8 percent or AED3 billion ($816, 78 million) from AED38.4 billion to AED 41.4 billion compared to the same period of 2019, according (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of the Philippines on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.
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His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense has sent a cable of congratulations to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of the Philippines on the anniversary (...)
The "UAE Volunteers" national campaign was very popular with UAE citizens and residents alike, who competed to fulfill the call of duty by volunteering in 125 opportunities; 98 field and 27 virtual opportunities remotely.
The number of volunteers (...)
The Philippines today reported 539 additional COVID-19 infections, taking the total number of infected patients to 15588 cases.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health in Manila said that 17 new coronavirus deaths were also recorded, taking the (...)
The Philippines on Friday recorded 11 additional coronavirus deaths and 163 more infections, the lowest daily increase in cases in nearly two weeks, health ministry said, according to Reuters.
In a bulletin, the ministry said total infections have (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has concluded the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Program for Ramadan Iftar (Breaking-fast) for the year 2020 in 18 countries around the world, which has been (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has concluded the program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for Ramadan Iftar (breaking fast) for the year 2020 in 18 countries around the world. The program (...)
Thailand on Thursday reported three new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,037 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January, according to Reuters.
The new cases included two domestic (...)
