The hospitality industry has been the worst hit by the Covid pandemic, but there are signs that suggest a recovery of sorts is underway in the sector.

The country's Ministry of Health and Prevention aims to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment.

Demand for UAE gold jewellery has vaulted 461 percent to 7.3 metric tons in the second quarter as compared to 1.3 metric tons in the same period last year.

Saudi Arabia has vaccinated more than 26 million people against the coronavirus ever since the kingdom began to inoculate its population a few months back.

Twelve people have died in Saudi Arabia from COVID-19, taking the total count of people having succumbed to the disease until now to 8,212.  Nearly 1,300 people have tested positive for the Covid infection on Thursday.

Covid has resurfaced in Iraq with a vehemence that people are now frantically looking for jabs as their reluctance to take the vaccine ebbs away.

There will be no relief for citizens of Oman from the restrictions imposed by the government to halt the spread of the Covid infection in the country.

Children aged 12 will be given the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine only with the approval of a guardian and with no prior appointment necessary

The North African country struggles to cope with the surge as hospitals fill up and vaccination can't keep up pace

Despite being proactive on vaccination and testing, the UAE's death count from Covid-19-related complications go up to 1,913 and the total caseload increases to 668,601. 

A top hospital manager has said Lebanon’s medical facilities are unprepared for the next wave of Covid-19 cases

The night-time closure of businesses and curbs on movement of people and vehicles will remain in place

Nahid Taghavi is being held in Tehran's Evin prison, awaiting sentencing on a 'security charge'

Abu Dhabi has set out new entry rules that will come into effect from Monday. The emirate also plans to reintroduce its overnight sterilisation programme from July 17.

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Germany recorded 1.6 million overnight stays from the Gulf region in 2019 A campaign aims to inspire travelers to journey off the beaten track this summer Undaunted by the dipping level of tourists from Saudi Arabia due to the Covid restrictions, Germany hopes to encourage travelers from Saudi Arabia in...

A notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by the UAE civil aviation authority informed the airlines of suspension of flight services to and from 14 countries including India till July 21 in view of the Covid second wave. In India, the expats have been affected badly following the suspension of regular...

*Bahrain to allow some travelers into the country, but bar many *Citizens of red zone countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka are still banned to enter Bahrain While Bahrain will allow travelers with Covid-19 negative tests into the country, it however has said the ban on the entry of people...

Once a great attraction for tourists, the region was badly affected by Covid-19 curbs Among the initiatives approved during a Cabinet meeting include full exemption from licensing fees Dealt a great blow by Covid-19, the Petra region of Jordan, once a great attraction for local as well as international tourists,...

The move is designed to minimize human contact to contain Covid-19 spread Each of the 20 robots deployed loaded with three shelves of water bottles Hoping to reduce the threat of outbreak of Covid-19 at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca during the Hajj in July, the Saudi government has deployed...

Abu Dhabi to instal advanced scanners to detect Covid-19, starting with entry points to the emirate The scanners will be instaled outside shopping malls and places frequented by the general public If all goes well, Abu Dhabi will be instaling state-of-the-art scanners that can detect Covid-19 in a person infected...

Goldman Sachs believes rollouts of more vaccination against Covid around the world could boost economic activity and demand for oil

Trade flows continued to reach new highs during the ongoing pandemic At the global level, food and agricultural exports grew by almost $52 billion in 2020 While global food trade is expected to be strong for the year ahead, the food prices though are feared to remain high over supply...

  The WTO has received a petition signed by over 2.7 million people from around the world calling for universal access to affordable Covid-19 vaccines The vaccines are expected to bring back some semblance of the pre-pandemic normalcy, which in turn may improve the global economy The World Trade Organization...

Swindlers passing themselves off as representatives of big companies are cheating people of money using Internet Experts say fraud has surged during the coronavirus pandemic     Fraudsters pretending to be representatives of companies like Google, Amazon, PayPal, Microsoft and many other brands are stalking cyberspace and duping people of...

All services for Covid-19-positive patients are available in the Outpatient Clinics building in Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi and in the Red Zone in Al Ain Convention Center 

They have a capacity of 23.8 liters of sterilizers with a consumption rate of 2 liters per hour to eliminate bacteria over 600 square meters

  The company has 21,000 employees, including 2,887 doctors and 6,283 More than 5,100 of these employees have been infected by Covid-19,and five of them have died Aster DM Healthcare announced on Wednesday, June 2, a new policy as part of which it will provide financial support for the next...

World economy will expand by 5.8 percent this year OECD chief describes the shortage of vaccines in low-income economies 'very disturbing' The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised its 2021 global GDP growth forecast Monday but warned that “too many headwinds persist” as not enough COVID vaccines are...

EU to lift curbs on high-spending tourists from the GCC Thousands of travelers from the Middle East are expected to visit the continent European Union has agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on visitors from around the world ahead of the summer tourist season. Ambassadors from the 27...