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Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
Middle East

Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Dozens of N95 protective face masks hang on a line in a room of an Abu…
Bahrain’s king applauds Trump’s efforts in achieving stability in energy markets
Middle East

Bahrain’s king applauds Trump’s efforts in achieving stability in energy markets

CAIRO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed his appreciation for US President Donald Trump’s efforts in…
Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus curfew by a week
Middle East

Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus curfew by a week

DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai, the United Arab Emirates business hub, has extended by one week a 24-hour-a-day curfew imposed as…
Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew indefinitely
Middle East

Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew indefinitely

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the…
UAE doubles stimulus to counter coronavirus impact
Middle East

UAE doubles stimulus to counter coronavirus impact

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates said Sunday it has doubled to $70 billion a stimulus package to…
Saudi king earmarks $2.4 billion to pay private-sector workers
Middle East

Saudi king earmarks $2.4 billion to pay private-sector workers

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered up to nine billion riyals ($2.4 billion) to be disbursed to…
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
Middle East

Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the…
Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus
Middle East

Bahrain F1 race to be held without fans due to coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead on March 22 without fans due to the…
Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus
Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbors report more cases of coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s authorities have recorded four news cases of the coronavirus, taking the total of infections to…
Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
World

Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear

A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier…
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