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Three Kuwaiti officials have been nabbed over allegations that they caused the loss of $25 million for the civil aviation industry. The officials, whose identity has not been revealed, were arrested following a complaint by the Minister of State for Read more
President Donald Trump named on Friday Moroccan-born doctor Moncef Slaoui chief scientist of “Operation Warp Speed”, a White House initiative aiming to quickly develop and distribute coronavirus vaccines. Dr. Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, is “a world-renowned immunologist who helped Read more
U.S has castigated Qatar after it welcomed Cuban doctors to help in the Gulf country’s efforts to curb the covid-19 pandemic, as it accuses Caribbean of exploiting its doctors, The New Arab reports. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo sent the Read more
US Wednesday said it is going to bring monetary support to Algeria in its efforts to curb the novel covid-19 disease, which has so far infected 3,848 people. US ambassador, John Desrocher made the pledge Monday to the North African Read more
Jordan’s national flag airline has enough cash to keep head over water until June but will apply for government tax break to address adverse effects of the lockdown imposed by authorities to curb the spread of the novel covid-19 disease, Read more
Authorities in Dubai have extended until further notice the closure of all restaurants, hotels and events centers in the Emirates amid the ongoing containment of the coronavirus pandemic, Arabian Business reports. The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) reportedly Read more
Boursa Kuwait has postponed the initial April 19 date to list its shares on the country’s stock exchange owing to the Coronavirus disease spread, reports say. The state-run financial institution in a statement seen by public news agency, KUNA, said Read more
Abu-Dhabi-based budget airline Air Arabia has said market condition will determine its official launch expected in the second quarter (Q2) of this year while ruling out delay. “There are no plans to delay or postpone,” the spokesman for Air Arabia Read more
As many as 150 members of the Saud royal family have probably contracted the novel coronavirus disease in kingdom which has prepared the King Faisal hospital to treat the VIP patients, New Times reports. US media said it got a Read more
Kuwaitis have laid into a famous national actor after she asked authorities to flash out expats amid coronavirus-linked health crisis, Arabian Business reports. Hayat al-Fahad, an iconic top artist who starred in several Arabic dramas, caused a controversy Tuesday after Read more