The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospect reported on Tuesday that Morocco’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.2 percent in 2022 and would rise to 3.5 percent in 2023. "The output in Morocco is expected to expand by 3.2 percent in 2022, slowing from the previous year’s rebound”, said the...

The Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-Co-VAC), an expert group created by the WHO to assess the performance of such vaccines, said that simply providing fresh jabs of existing Covid vaccines as new strains of the virus emerge was not the best way to fight the pandemic.

Private employers have been told to limit their staff capacity in a manner that would still allow for a smooth workflow.

US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man, a medical first that could one day help solve the chronic shortage of organ donations. The "historic" procedure took place Friday, the University of Maryland Medical School said in a statement on Monday.

The Federal Agency said that irresponsible behavior which derails UAE's anti-COVID steps will be punishable by law.

The virus mutant has spurred the world to record 13.5 million cases in the last week alone -- 64 percent higher than the previous seven days -- the global average of deaths dropped three percent. France's public health authority said Friday that the risk of hospitalisation was about 70 percent...

The Italian startup Filo launched a Bluetooth-based alarm system for children's car seats to prevent kids from being left in the car on hot days.

Omicron transmitted very efficiently between people due to a number of reason including make-up of the Covid-19 variant and increased social mixing and not adhering to measures such as physical distancing.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayer Middle East to launch a new educational initiative "STEPS".

Tunisian former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri, who has been refusing food or medication since his arrest last week, was arrested by plainclothes officers on Friday and later accused of possible "terrorism" offences.

A top WHO official has sounded an ominous note of caution, that the soaring infection rates could have the opposite effect. According to him, the Omicron variant of coronavirus could pose a greater threat because of the sheer number of cases.

Travel is permitted for non-vaccinated citizens, if the cases include medical exemption from taking the vaccine, humanitarian cases, and individuals traveling for medical and treatment purposes

According to researchers at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, new daily infections could rise to 15,000 or even 20,000 within the next 10 days. A total of almost 1.4 million cases of Covid infection, including 8,243 deaths, have been officially recorded in Israel.

Finland will give €2 million ($2.27 million) to the Palestinian Authority to support the payment of medical referrals to East Jerusalem hospitals.

Kuwait will host the third Gulf Games from May 11-21, Secretary-General of Kuwait Olympic Committee Husain Al-Musallam said on Sunday.    Al-Musallam told KUNA that the new timing of the games was set after the Executive Board had announced the postponement of organizing the event, which was planned in Kuwait...

Inspectors also visited a total of 193 restaurants and cafes and took required measures against 17 outlets.

UAE citizens are barred from traveling to the four African countries except for the country's emergency treatment cases, official delegations, and scholarships. In addition, the country has introduced new travel requirements for those coming on direct flights from Uganda and Ghana. These include having a negative COVID-19 test obtained within...

The results of the operational performance analysis also reflect the Free Zone’s distinct position in the emirate's export and re-export landscape, as it contributed 36 percent to the total export and re-export activities during the first nine months of 2021. It is also due to the logistic advantages and strategic...

The biopharma campus is expected to be set up in Abu Dhabi.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday announced the emergency use approval of Turkey's first domestically-developed coronavirus vaccine. In June, Turkovac entered Phase III trials involving 40,800 participants in Turkey. No official data about its efficacy have been released. But the health ministry's coronavirus advisory board member Ates Kara told Turkish...

The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) has approved a draft Emiri decree on organizing the Sharjah Classic Cars Club, and a draft Emiri Decree on organizing the Sharjah Self-Defense Sports Club, local media reports said. The aim of the decrees is to develop the legislative structure of the sports sector and...

Iran has said exporting vaccines manufactured by domestic producers was possible in a few months. Iran's deputy health minister for research and technical affairs Younes Panahi told Iranian media that some local producers made good progress and mass production of the vaccines will happen in the future. He said the...

Turkey has been rattled by a currency collapse that accelerated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s last-month steps that defy conventional policies.

The Saudi Public Health Authority has also announced new precautions for travelers entering the country.

A total of 13, 978 Bahraini nationals have invested in UAE public shareholding companies in 2020 and 331 licenses for various economic activities were granted to them, the UAE Ministry of Finance has said. The Ministry said on the occasion of Bahrain National Day that trade between the UAE and...

Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday made a rare public appearance, hosting Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tareq and his wife, Sayyida Ahad bint Abdullah, at Windsor Castle. The 95-year-old monarch has cut back on her engagements since an overnight hospital stay in October that raised fears for her health and prompted...

The cross-border mechanism has been operating since 2020 through Bab al-Hawa, after the Russian-imposed removal in 2019 of three other access points in Syria.

Hammadi talked about Boosting joint efforts in terms of mobilizing resources and support in Qatar to contribute to the treatment of these patients.

The decision is said to have come at a meeting of Oman’s Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from Covid-19.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message marking the International Universal Health Coverage Day said that with the third year of the pandemic fast approaching, "we must urgently strengthen our health systems to ensure they are equitable, resilient and capable of meeting everyone’s needs, including for their mental health.''

Companies are increasingly focusing on health and wellness in products and services, says Mohammad A Baker, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Dubai-based conglomerate GMG Group.

Germany will provide €15 million to ensure that 50,000 Palestinian refugee children in Gaza and 46,000 in the West Bank have continued access to learning in UNRWA schools.

The WHO has made a ‘strong recommendation’ against the use of blood plasma in people who do not have serious Covid-19 symptoms.

Saudi Arabi on Wednesday recorded its first case of Omicron variant infection, in a citizen its health ministry said had come from a North African country. Hours later, the UAE announced it too had detected the strain within its borders, in an ‘African woman arriving from an African country via...

All travelers flying to Canada need to be tested at the airport upon landing except for the US.

Bourla likened the situation to the scenario earlier this year when Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech developed a vaccine in 95 days against Delta which ultimately was not used.

But the report, from an FDA advisory panel, cautioned that pregnant women should not use the drug, known as molnupiravir

The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard in Riyadh on Thursday, November 18.

Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials for Gaza Strip, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi said. He said these cooperative efforts would contribute to improving living conditions in the occupied territory. Al Muraiikhi stressed the importance of...

The main barriers to accessing the lifesaving medicine, namely high prices, low availability of human insulin, a market dominated by just a few producers, and weak health systems.

The scheme aims to encourage citizens to pick up trash in a country ranked among the world's leading litter producers.

The UN health agency said that a shortage of at least one billion syringes “could occur”, if manufacturing does not pick up.

The Lebanese central bank has opened a credit line of $60 million for medicine importers.

Lee Jae-yong was found guilty of having repeatedly taken the anaesthetic at a plastic surgery clinic

The expenditure is expected to improve socio-economic conditions for Israel’s Arab minority, which has long complained of marginalization.

The Chimera Global Fund has surpassed its target of $50 million in its second raise, as it aims to deploy investments to a dozen companies in Series A and pre-IPO stages.

There will be over 2,200 people in the bio-bubble this time.

A WHO paper estimated that out of the planet's 135 million health staff, "between 80,000 to 180,000 health and care workers could have died from Covid-19 in the period between January 2020 to May 2021".

Many banks and businesses, including pharmaceutical and medical companies around the world, over-comply with sanctions out of fear of potential penalties.

While the country has scrapped social-distancing, it has not done away with the mask mandate.