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Travelers wear masks as they arrive at Dubai International Airport in this file photo
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UAE extends residency permits, waives fines for overstaying
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Human rights groups slam Qatar for exposing migrant workers to COVID-19
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Coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia rise to 2,402
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King Abdullah Port receives containers of food and medical devices
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Al-Khatib: 11,000 hotel rooms for isolating citizens returning from abroad
US journalist Daniel Pearl
April 2, 2020
Pakistan court overturns conviction in murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl
With Italy and Spain bearing the brunt of the crisis in Europe, the death toll in the US is now more than 4,000 — higher than the declared number of fatalities in China. — Courtesy photo
April 1, 2020
Europe coronavirus toll tops 30,000 as UN warns of worst crisis since WWII
People move a coffin of a man who died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for a burial at graveyard in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in this file picture. — Courtesy photo
April 1, 2020
Pakistan coronavirus cases top 2,000
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People wearing face masks walk outside Rafik Hariri hospital in Beirut, where Lebanon's first coronavirus case is being quarantined. -- File photo
April 5, 2020
Lebanon reports a new fatality, toll stands at 18
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The streets of the Jordanian Capital are seen empty at the start of a nationwide curfew. -- Courtesy photo
April 5, 2020
Surveillance cameras, drones to enforce curfew in Jordan
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The Liberation Tower is seen near a Kuwaiti flag in Kuwait City. -- Courtesy photo
April 5, 2020
Kuwait confirms 77 fresh  cases, raising total to 556
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opinion
Turki Bin Talal
April 4, 2020
Coronavirus … the Virgin Mary’s lesson of deliverance
Areej Al-Jahani
April 3, 2020
Coronavirus and savings
abdullah Alshareef
March 25, 2020
Governance tools against coronavirus disease
Hussein Shobokshi
March 18, 2020
Best reward!
Europe
Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergencies expert, said priority use of masks should be for our frontline workers.
April 4, 2020
WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
April 3, 2020
UK PM stays isolated with mild symptoms, urges public to remain indoors
Spain, one of the hardest hit countries in the world by the coronavirus pandemic, recorded more than 900 deaths in the last 24 hours. — Courtesy photo
April 3, 2020
Spain reports 932 deaths from coronavirus in single day
Total death toll caused by the disease was 10,003 while the number of cases registered rose to 110,238 from 102,136 on Wednesday, Spain’s health ministry said. — Courtesy photo
April 2, 2020
950 die of coronavirus in single day in Spain
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking precautions to protect himself against coronavirus after the head of the country's main coronavirus hospital tested positive following a meeting with the president, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. — Courtesy photo
April 1, 2020
Putin self-isolating and working remotely: Kremlin
Asia
A screengrab of the video shows three people, dressed in protective gear, spraying the liquid directly on a group of workers as they sat on the ground in the city of Bareilly in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
March 31, 2020
Outrage as migrants sprayed with disinfectant in India
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March 30, 2020
India says no plans to extend lockdown as poor struggle
March 27, 2020
After PM, UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus
Africa
A nursing home worker and a medic are seen at the Life Care Center of Kirkland in Washington in this March 7, 202 file picture. — Courtesy photo
March 27, 2020
US overtakes China with most coronavirus cases
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March 31, 2020
Jawazat unveils mechanism to extend reentry visas of expats outside Kingdom
According to the royal order, the employer instead of terminating the contract of a Saudi worker can apply for compensation request with the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), claiming 60 percent of the registered wage for a duration of three months, at a maximum of SR9,000 monthly. — Courtesy photo
April 3, 2020
Saudi govt to pay 60% of wages for citizens working in private sector for 3 months
April 1, 2020
HR ministry to facilitate return of expats whose contracts ended
America
UN Secretray General António Guterres
April 5, 2020
All hands on deck to fight a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic
Nearly 53,000 people have died and more than 210,000 have recovered, according to the US university's figures. — Courtesy photo
April 3, 2020
Confirmed global coronavirus cases pass one million
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April 1, 2020
MWL donates medical supplies to Pakistan govt to help combat coronavirus
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