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Sharjah-based carrier Air Arabia has let go dozens of workers as the airline tries to remain afloat financially amid the covid-19 pandemic. The airline said in a statement it laid off a small number of the workers, from its around 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
The World Bank has rubber-stamped a $100 million-loan to assist Turkey in the fight against covid-19 which has infected 112,261 according to health ministry figures. “The project is part of the World Bank’s $14 billion global Fast Track Facility announced Read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast $3.1bn-loss for Algerian aviation industry as the result of all of grounding of all commercial passenger jets owing to covid-19 pandemic, reports say. The trade association of world’s airlines in a report Read more
Saudi Arabia and China have inked a $264-million deal under which the Asian country will provide necessary equipment and supplies to ramp up the fight against novel covid-19 in the Gulf country. The deal between National Unified Procurement Company (Nupco) Read more
Bahrain has slashed by 30 per cent the government operational budget as the tiny kingdom grapples with the containment of the novel covid-19 disease. The decision came Monday during a cabinet meeting chaired Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday announced a four-day lockdown across 31 cities from Thursday as the country grapples with increasing number of contamination from covid-19. The Turkish leader, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, after a cabinet meeting said the lockdown 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
Sewing factories are producing protection masks for local and international markets including Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. One of the factories administrator, Abdullah Shehadeh from Hasco sewing factory, reportedly said 40 workers have at work Read more
The global oil cartel, OPEC, has approved the allocation of $1 billion to support developing countries in their fight against novel covid-19 disease, reports say. The aid to release by the organization’s Fund for International Development (OFID) will be deployed Read more