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DUBAI, United States (AFP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Monday it will temporarily suspend all passenger and transit flights amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Emirati authorities “have decided to suspend all inbound and outbound passenger flights and the transit of airline passengers in the UAE for two weeks as part of the precautionary measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19”, reported the official state news agency, WAM. It said the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The United Arab Emirates on Friday reported the first two deaths from coronavirus in the country. Abu Dhabi has reported 140 infections so far, of whom 31 have recovered, but no deaths. “The Ministry of Health and Prevention has announced the first two deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the country,” the Emirates News Agency reported. One of the individuals was a 78-year old Arab national who […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The UAE national oil company said on Wednesday it was ready to boost its oil supplies by around one million barrels per day as a price war with Russia simmers. “In line with our production capacity growth strategy … we are in a position to supply the market with over four million barrels per day in April,” Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. said in a statement. “In addition, […]
(Eagle News)–The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that a Filipino was among the country’s two new novel coronavirus cases. In a statement, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said the Filipino was a 34-year-old. The other, it said, was a 39-year-old Bangladeshi. The health ministry said the two had recently come in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. “Their condition is stable,” the health ministry said. The number of people in the UAE […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Daredevil Vince Reffet has soared into the skies above Dubai in the latest “Jetman” stunt, taking off from the ground and climbing to 1,800metres (nearly 6,000 feet) in a feat reminiscent of Marvel’s “Iron Man” and hailed as a world first. Reffet and his collaborators, known as “Jetman”, have literally scaled new heights with the help of jetpacks and carbon-fiber wings, staging a series of aerial displays that send […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The crew of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker were rescued when the vessel caught fire off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, authorities said Wednesday. “The UAE authorities are working to put out a fire that broke out aboard an oil tanker 21 miles off the coast of Sharjah after receiving a distress message,” a senior UAE official said in a tweet, adding that an investigation was underway into […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday its first case of the new coronavirus, in a family from Wuhan, in what is thought to be the first confirmed case in the Middle East. “The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced a case of the new coronavirus affecting people from one family coming from the city of Wuhan in China,” the state news agency WAM reported, without saying how many […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, lit up Wednesday night in solidarity with Australia where devastating fires are still burning. The bushfires have consumed about 10 million hectares (100,000 square kilometers), leaving at least 28 people dead and destroying more than 2,000 homes since September. The skyscraper, which is 828 meters (2,717 feet) high, lit up with the statement “We can all help” and the hashtag MatesHelpMates […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The United Arab Emirates on Saturday denied reports that a popular mobile application developed in the country was used for government spying. Apple and Google removed the ToTok app from their marketplaces last week following a report claiming it allowed the UAE government to track users’ conversations, movements and other details. But the country’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority said in a statement that UAE laws “prohibit any kind of data breach […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United Arab Emirates Wednesday, as efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen gain momentum. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are close allies and key members of a military coalition backing the government in Yemen against the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels. But an Emirati drawdown in July followed by fighting in southern Yemen between UAE-backed separatists and the government — still […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Emirati astronaut who will make history by becoming the first Arab on the International Space Station said Tuesday he had received support from around the world before his “dream” mission. Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, is set to blast into space accompanied by Russia’s Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir onboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Mansoori, who will spend eight days on the ISS, will be […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates, which has been a key supporter of Sudan’s ruling generals, called Thursday for resumed talks on its political future following a deadly crackdown on protesters. The military council, which ousted longtime president Omar al-Bashir on April 11, had offered on Wednesday to reopen negotiations. But the offer was rejected by protest leaders who demanded justice for the 108 people doctors say have been killed […]
