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Despite Palestine rejecting 1st shipment, UAE to fly to Israel again with Palestinian aid

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is to operate a rare, second flight to Israel on Tuesday carrying medical aid to be delivered to the Palestinians, an airline spokeswoman as saying. Palestinian Authority rejects UAE aid sent via Israeli airport The state-owned carrier made the first known flight to Israel by a United Arab Emirates airline on May 19. It transported supplies…

Friday Sermons To Focus On Coronavirus Precautions In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has urged the worshipers to abide by the ongoing safety measures inside mosques. Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs has urged Friday sermons to discuss Covid-19 precautionary and preventive measures. According to the international news source, Sheikh Abdullatif Alsheik has also called on speakers to explain Saudi Arabia’s role in the context of coronavirus pandemic. Friday sermons play a…

COVID-19: Bahrain fines 6 for breaching domestic isolation

Cairo: A Bahraini court has ordered six people to pay a fine of 1,000 Bahraini dinars each for breaching home quarantine as a measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, media reported Thursday. The rulings were issued by the Minor Criminal Court against the six in response to reports from the Public Health Directorate to prosecution, Bahraini daily…

Saudi-backed UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls $1b short amid COVID-19

Beirut: International donors pledged about $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on Tuesday, far short of the $2.4 billion the United Nations had said was needed to pull a country shredded by years of war, hunger and disease from the brink of further disaster. Mark Lowcock, the United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator, was blunt about the results of the…

Trade with Iran: Turkey opens border, Iraq buys electricity

Even as the US tries to crack down on Iran’s trade and keep sanctions in place, Tehran is trying to reach out to Iraq, Turkey and Venezuela Even as the US tries to crack down on Iran’s trade and keep sanctions in place, Tehran is trying to reach out to Iraq, Turkey and Venezuela. On Thursday, Turkey reopened customs gates…

Coronavirus: UAE private schools ready to reopen in September; no official directive yet

Dubai: Even as they await a directive from the authorities, UAE private schools said they are ready to reopen in September and are planning various operational systems to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing a virtual media roundtable on Thursday, a group of main private school operators said they are hopeful that the regulators…

COVID-19: Dubai to resume business activities from Wednesday

Dubai has decided to allow free movement and business activities from Wednesday following a comprehensive analysis of health and socio-economic factors of the situation, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said on Monday.

US military presence in Iraq aimed at protecting Israel’s security, interests: PMU leader

A high-ranking official with Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, has strongly denounced US military presence in his country, saying such a deployment is meant to safeguard the security and interests of the Israeli regime.

Turkey delaying gas pipeline repair for unknown reasons: Iran

Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says he is unaware why Turkey has been delaying repair work on an Iranian gas pipeline that was blown up in late March.

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