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May 4, 2020

Expo 2020 Dubai postponed by one year to Oct 2021

The Expo 2020 global trade fair, hosted by Dubai, has been postponed by a year due to the coronavirus outbreak and will be held from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, the Paris-based organiser said Monday. The six-month, multibillion-dollar…

May 3, 2020

UAE airlines say years needed to restore demand

Top executives of Emirates and Etihad, two of the Middle East’s biggest airlines, have said passenger demand may not return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels until 2023. About 85 percent of the world’s airlines could face financial distress by the end…

May 3, 2020

World’s tallest tower to light up with coronavirus donations

One pixel at a time, Dubai will light up the facade of the world’s tallest building to represent each donation made to relieve coronavirus-hit communities across the United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa, which stands 828 metres (2,717 feet) high,…

April 30, 2020

War-torn Yemen reports first virus deaths stoking fears

Yemen has recorded its first two coronavirus deaths, the health minister said late Wednesday, after the war-torn country confirmed five new cases, stoking fears of a major outbreak. Yemen’s healthcare system has been blighted by years of war that have…

April 27, 2020

Top Emirati bank’s profit dives over coronavirus

First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest lender, on Monday reported a 22 percent slide in first quarter profits as it faced the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The bank posted a net profit of $654 million (2.4…

April 27, 2020

Saudi-led coalition rejects south Yemen self-rule declaration

The Saudi-led military coalition in war-torn Yemen on Monday rejected a declaration of self-rule by separatists in the country’s south and demanded “an end to any escalatory actions”. The breakaway declaration made Sunday threatens to reignite a “war within a…

April 26, 2020

Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance

Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a long and separate conflict with Huthi rebels who control much of the north. The Southern Transitional Council (STC) accused the…

April 26, 2020

Yemen separatists declare self-governance of south

Yemen separatists on Sunday declared self-governance of the country’s south, as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating its long conflict with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control much of the north. The Southern Transitional Council accused the government…

April 24, 2020

Dubai launches home tests for coronavirus

Dubai on Friday launched a mobile testing service to carry out free coronavirus screening at home for the elderly and most vulnerable, after slightly easing strict confinement measures. The new “Mobile Laboratory Units” are converted ambulances fitted with auto-sterilisation equipment,…