As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
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Morocco extends night curfew to curb surge in Covid cases
With the delta variant of the coronavirus striking most parts of the Middle East and North Africa region, Morocco, battling...
UAE children aged 3-17 to receive Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
The UAE has decided to inoculate children between the ages of 3 and 17 with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm. Children...
Unvaccinated workers in Saudi Arabia may lose leave days
Human Resources Ministry asks institutions to seek health ministry-approved vaccination proof from employees.
Saudi Arabia: Unvaccinated employees to face axe
Any government or private facility that is accommodative towards unvaccinated individuals risks penalties and fines.
Etihad: Flight ban from India, Pakistan may stretch beyond Aug 7
Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka from Aug 2 to Aug 7.
- Etihad extends suspension of passenger travel from four South Asian countries from Aug 2 to Aug 7.
- Emirates said on Friday it was reviewing plans to resume flights from India, Pakistan from Aug 8.
Covid-19 infection: 12 die in Saudi Arabia, two in UAE
The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 507,374 after 1,285 more patients recovered from the virus.
Saudis queue up for vaccines as delta variant strikes world with force
Saudis have been queuing up in larger numbers in the last 10 days with the arrival of August 1 deadline,...
Doctors in Saudi Arabia separate Yemeni baby from twin
The procedure to separate her took seven hours and 45 minutes and involved a team of 25 medical staff including...
CEOs of listed Saudi firms resign in unusual numbers
At least 26 CEOs have resigned from the listed companies of Saudi Arabia in just last six months as the...
Delta variant causes more severe disease, US documents sound alarm
CDC director Rochelle Walenksy cited the presentation this week to justify a return to masks for vaccinated people in high-risk...
As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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Global cocaine supply reaches record levels, says UN drug agency
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed...
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Syrian women in rebel-held northwest face ‘reproductive health crisis’
Beirut, Lebanon - Syria's conflict and attacks on hospitals have had a "disproportionate impact" on the reproductive health of women and...
In UAE, Syria child quake victims unaware of heartbreak to come
Sham Sheikh Mohammed, who suffered severe crush injuries in a 40-hour ordeal under the rubble, has not yet been told...
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UAE ministry hosts WHO’s regional expert meet on healthy diet policies
DUBAI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) hosted a regional expert meeting on healthy diet policies in...
- The meeting aimed to discuss recent developments in healthy diet policies, with a special emphasis on the UAE and GCC countries
- Senior officials and experts from the UAE's health and related sectors, as well as representatives from the GCC states, attended the meeting
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Saudis swap kabsa for kale to combat obesity
The Vision 2030 reform agenda spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman includes goals for bringing down both obesity and...
- Roughly one in five Saudi adults is obese, according to an in-depth study published by the World Bank last year that described the problem as alarming
- The Global Obesity Observatory places the kingdom at number 17 in its international rankings of obesity prevalence, three slots below the United States
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Covid-19 ‘most likely’ caused by incident in Wuhan lab: FBI head
Washington, United States--FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the Covid-19 pandemic was "most likely" caused by an incident...
- The comments come after a report earlier this week said the US Department of Energy said that a leak from a Chinese lab was the most likely cause of the Covid-19 outbreak
- FBI head also accused the Chinese government of trying to stall US efforts to investigate the causes of the pandemic