Culture & Education | Sunday 29 March, 2020 9:56 am

Pearson Middle East offers eLearning solutions to educational institutions in the UAE in the wake of COVID-19

Pearson Middle East, the world’s leading learning company has introduced a range of e-learning tools to support the education ecosystem and help academic institutions counter the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the government’s directive to close schools and...

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Government | Sunday 29 March, 2020 6:18 am

US Embassy in Saudi Arabia working with authorities to evacuate citizens

The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia sent out a nationwide alert on Saturday morning advising American expatriates looking to return to their country on what steps to take. The alert informed that the US mission would be working with Saudi authorities to arrange repatriation flights on a commercial...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 March, 2020 4:32 am

WHO Thanks G20's Commitment to Help the World in Confronting Coronavirus Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) thanked the Group of Twenty (G20) countries for their commitment to help the world in tackling the novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), saving the global economy and directing supply chains to confront the virus. In the final communique issued by Extraordinary ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 29 March, 2020 3:36 am

Saudi municipalities cleaning up to combat coronavirus

Municipalities in Saudi regions have stepped up their environmental sanitation campaign and sterilization of public sites, markets and streets to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Atif Al-Sharaan, mayor of Al-Jouf region, said that the municipality is working to disinfect ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 29 March, 2020 1:40 am

The new HUAWEI nova 7i is the mid-range smartphone we've all been waiting for!

In today’s day and age you depend on your smartphone for almost everything. Want to take a quick picture or create the latest episode of your vlog? Or how about getting some work done during your commute to office or even a kicked back session of smartphone gaming? Your smartphone comes to...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 March, 2020 12:42 am

COVID-19 Follow-up Committee Holds Meeting

Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 38th meeting today. During the meeting, all relevant COVID-19 updates and reports were reviewed. The committee discussed the epidemiological situation globally, as well as the cases ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 March, 2020 5:03 pm

B20 Saudi Arabia welcomes the G20 Leaders’ commitment to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

B20 Saudi Arabia welcomes the statement on the need for global coordination to respond to the impact of COVID-19, announced at the end of the Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit. We commend the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 28 March, 2020 5:00 pm

Improving virtual collaboration during COVID-19: Abu Dhabi University launches community challenge

 In line with efforts to enhance student learning and boost community morale during the COVID-19 pandemic, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has announced the launch of the ‘Community Challenge’, a competition calling for students to get creative and become more involved in the community. ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 March, 2020 4:56 pm

A virtual G20 summit — but it offered genuine reassurance

It is a good sign when the G20 produces its traditional communique within minutes of the formal close of a summit of world leaders. It means there was genuine and broad agreement on the issues under discussion, and that there were no tricky last-minute “accommodations” to be made to...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 March, 2020 4:48 pm

Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic. The latest landmark came only two days after the world passed half a million infections,...

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