Thenational.ae reports that a man was robbed after withdrawing Dh200,000 from a bank, a court heard today. SA withdrew the money from an Emirates NBD branch on Al Maktoum street on February 21 and put it in a white envelope before walking off. But shortly afterwards he was grabbed from behind by a robber who gouged his eyes and tried to snatch the envelope from him. Read article
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According to arabnews.com, there have 2,788 cases of malaria diagnosed in the Kingdom since 2011, according to the Health Ministry. Most malaria victims come from the Tahama region like Jazan and Al Qunfutha. Most cases occur during the rainy seasons. About 97 percent originate outside the Kingdom. Read article
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Rinf.com reports that at least 28 people were killed and 250 wounded in weeklong clashes between Sunni and Alawite Muslims in Tripoli, Lebanon, according to security officials. The violence is another sign of the Syrian conflict spilling over to Lebanon. Last night, four Sunnis and one Alawite died in clashes, the Daily Star reported. The […]
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A world away from the glitzy skyscrapers and pulsing nightclubs of downtown Dubai, Bangladeshi labourer Mohamed Ashraf stares at the metal gates of his labour camp, terrified about his future after management broke a strike at the company where he has worked for six years, according to an Al Jazeera report. Backed by security forces, […]
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Gulfnews.com reports that the Dubai Police’s Air Wing rescued an Australian and British tourist stuck in the sand dunes in the Al Faiya area of the emirate on Wednesday. The helicopter, which was on patrol, spotted the tourists’ four-wheel drive vehicle at 10.30am. Read article
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Gulfnews.com reports that an Oman Air flight to Kuala Lumpur was called back midway when a passenger claimed that he had received a call about a bomb on board the aircraft. The 9.50am flight to Kuala Lumpur left Muscat International Airport at 9.50am on Tuesday morning but according to a source at the Muscat International […]
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Hurriyetdailynews.com reports that Turkey is to build a 2.5-kilometer-long wall along the Cilvegözü border gate with Syria to prevent illegal crossings, Trade and Customs Minister Hayati Yazıcı announced May 23. The Cilvegözü-Bab al-Hawa gate lies less than 10 kilometers from Reyhanlı town center, where a twin-bomb attack killed 51 and wounded more than 100 on […]
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Gulfnews.com reports that a group of expatriates, especially labourers, are considered a high-risk group for contracting HIV/Aids in GCC countries, according to Asr Ahmad Toson, a United Nations Population fund (UNFPA) Representative. “Part of our programme deals with HIV/Aids awareness, prevention and counselling vulnerable groups,” the UNFPA Representative at the sub-regional office for the GCC […]
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Health officials reported four more cases of a dangerous new virus in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, according to a CNN report. Three of the patients diagnosed as having the novel coronavirus, or nCoV, are still being treated, a statement on the Saudi Health Ministry website said. The fourth has been discharged from a hospital. All […]
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Yahoo 7 News reports that an Australian man held in Dubai on corruption charges for four years has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined $25 million. Matthew Joyce was charged with fraud over a property deal gone sour in Dubai. His former business partner, Marcus Lee, was acquitted and will be allowed […]
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