Markets fall as Biden set for Middle East diplomacy drive
US and European stock markets mostly fell and oil prices rose as US President Joe Biden prepared for a trip...
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UN agencies warn of disease threat in Libya’s Derna city
UN agencies warned that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of...
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Jabs for votes: Lebanon’s oligarchs turn to Covid bribery
Vaccine-for-vote system draws on practices that have seen leaders buy their way into the office Of the 900,000 people who...
Airline ‘travel pass’ app to go live in Mideast in weeks
Around 60,000 people have been registered to test the system Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways among the first to...
Most Emiratis believe opening live events only to vaccinated people will help curb Covid
After vaccination, residents most comfortable visiting beaches, parks Fewer people would like to attend weddings, live concerts or travel abroad...
2.7m people petition WTO to give world population access to Covid vaccines
The WTO has received a petition signed by over 2.7 million people from around the world calling for universal...
Two in three youths in Middle East have got insurance since Covid-19 pandemic started: Report
Zurich International Life has said more than 63.3% people in the Middle East aged 18-34 claimed they purchased life...
WHO urges joint effort to provide vaccines, health supplies
The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All calls for joint effort to provide therapeutics, diagnostics, and...
Abu Dhabi’s UEMedical partners with US private equity firm
The new investment would enable UE Medical to scale up its service offerings Olive Rock is based in Abu Dhabi...
du and Philips partner to drive data-driven healthcare transformation in UAE
Value-based care at reduced cost goal of the du-Philips partnership Virtualized healthcare delivery to draw on the success of...
SEHA Covid-19 assessment centers to operate for 2 more hours
All services for Covid-19-positive patients are available in the Outpatient Clinics building in Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi and in...
Emirates Foundation, BP partner to support mental health initiative
Emirates Foundation is an independent organization that works hand-in-hand with both public and private sector partners to respond to society’s...
Markets fall as Biden set for Middle East diplomacy drive
US and European stock markets mostly fell and oil prices rose as US President Joe Biden prepared for a trip...
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G20 health, finance ministers agree to launch US$1.4bn pandemic fund
The G20 health ministers have agreed to establish a pandemic fund.
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MoIAT, Burjeel Holdings sign MoU on healthcare facilities
ABU DHABI, UAE -UAE's Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Burjeel...
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UAE removes most Covid restrictions and eases mask rules
Dubai, UAE—The United Arab Emirates has dropped almost all Covid restrictions as the rate of infection considerably drops in the...
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Video games not as harmful for children as feared
Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, but a large new US study indicates...
- For the new research, Chaarani and colleagues analyzed data from the large and ongoing Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study
- Future studies could also benefit from knowing what genres of games the children were playing -- though at age 10 children tend to favor action games
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UAE Minister highlights youth’s role in sustainable food systems
DUBAI, UAE - UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri participated in the World Food...
- The Minister held meetings with several high-level FAO officials on the UAE’s contribution in tackling global food and nutrition insecurity.
- The event drew governments, youth champions, global influencers and non-profit organizations to support youth-led transformation of agrifood systems.
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GCC unveils Center for Disease Prevention and Control
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—The GCC has unveiled the Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control in Riyadh to enable the prevention...
- The GCC health ministers and GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf were present at the event
- The ministers discussed various issues of common interest and took several decisions, including the implementation of decisions and directives of the Supreme Council