Middle East World

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed No More

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

40 days of mourning announced. Work at ministries, departments, and federal and local institutions will be suspended today. Abu Dhabi (UAE)- Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, died on Friday at the age of 73, according to state media, after battling

Entertainment

West Side Story banned in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar

Editorial Bureau December 9, 2021

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Storyis the latest film to be banned from distribution in a number of Gulf region countries. Per Variety, the musical remake has been banned from distribution in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait, with some countries refusing distribution outright, and others balking after Disney

Middle East

Police in UAE deploy smart tech in coronavirus fight

Editorial Bureau April 24, 2020

DUBAI (Middle East) – Police in the United Arab Emirates are deploying smart helmets that can scan the temperatures of hundreds of people every minute in their effort to combat the new coronavirus. The helmets, which need less time and less contact than traditional thermometers, can measure temperatures from five metres (16 ft) away and scan […]

Middle East

Hydroxychloroquine sent from India to UAE for COVID-19 patients

Editorial Bureau April 19, 2020

DUBAI (Middle East) – India agreed to send through hydroxychloroquine tablets to the UAE for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, according to the Gulf Arab state’s embassy in New Delhi. Last month, India put a ban on exports after sales soared to secure supplies as U.S. President Donald Trump labelled hydroxychloroquine as a potentially effective […]

Middle East

Top banks in UAE reveal exposure to NMC Health

Editorial Bureau April 6, 2020

DUBAI (Middle East) – UAE’s top banks including Emirates NBD and Dubai Islamic Bank on Sunday disclosed hundreds of millions of dollars of exposure to hospital group NMC Health, which a lender has asked a British court to put into administration. NMC – which recently revised its debt position to $6.6 billion, well above earlier […]

Business

New executive chair of NMC Health vows to recover misused funds

Editorial Bureau April 5, 2020

DUBAI (Business) – The new executive chairman of hospital operator NMC Health vowed on Saturday to work with authorities in Britain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to recover misused funds and called on the company’s creditors for a debt standstill. Faisal Belhoul said in a statement that keeping NMC Health operating was a “national […]

Middle East

Abu Dhabi crown prince meets with Syrian president to discuss coronavirus

Editorial Bureau March 28, 2020

CAIRO (Middle East) – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad discussed the coronavirus pandemic over the phone on Friday, a statement from United Arab Emirates’ news agency reported. The statement added that both leaders discussed the precautionary measures taken in their countries to face this pandemic,

Middle East

Overnight curfew in UAE for deep clean as Gulf coronavirus cases rise

Editorial Bureau March 27, 2020

DUBAI (Middle East) – The United Arab Emirates directed most of the public and private sectors to have the majority of staff work from home, and imposed overnight curfews as a temporary measure this weekend for a nationwide disinfection to combat the coronavirus. The regional business hub, which has confirmed 333 cases of the virus […]

Middle East

Saudi Arabia tightens anti-virus curfew; UAE closures leave travellers stranded

Editorial Bureau March 26, 2020

RIYADH/DUBAI (Middle East) – Saudi Arabia reported its second coronavirus death and tightened a nationwide curfew on Wednesday, barring travel in and out of Riyadh, the capital, and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, as well as movement between all provinces. The orders, approved by King Salman and published by state media, also brought […]

Europe

Bulgaria seeks extradition of gambling tycoon from UAE

Editorial Bureau February 18, 2020

SOFIA- Gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov was charged in absentia with extortion, influence peddling and money laundering among other offences and Bulgaria has asked the United Arab Emirates to extradite him. Bozhkov is one of Bulgaria’s richest men and he denies all of the allegations. He has refused to return back to his country citing fears […]