President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for a prayer for rain, known in Arabic as Salaat Al Istisqaa, to be performed at all mosques and prayer areas across the UAE, ten ... ( read original story ...)
46pc of UAE economic recovery package completed
About 46% progress has been achieved in implementing the 15 initiatives of the first phase of the economic recovery programmme initiated by the UAE government in the emirates. Major initiatives that ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia, UAE, welcome removal of Sudan from US State Sponsor of Terror list
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates welcomed the United States’ decision to remove Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the ... ( read original story ...)
30 US congressmen call for urgent action on UAE and Middle East Human Trafficking
On Human Rights Day, thirty members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a “dear colleague” letter to the U.S. government calling for an end to human trafficking and labor exploitation in the ... ( read original story ...)
Covey, Jordan score victories for the short guys in Colorado win
Sports) A couple of little guys came up big in Utah’s 38-21 at Colorado on Saturday. Running back Ty Jordan, who is 5-foot-7, became the first Utah freshman to ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine
Jordan announced late Monday that it had approved emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, as the United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive. ( read original story ...)
Blackpool baby death: Jordan Lee charged with murdering baby girl
A man has been charged with murdering his four-month-old daughter. Willow Lee was found seriously injured at a house on Onslow Road in Layton, Blackpool, on 3 December. She was taken to Blackpool ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia shuns China’s Sinovac vaccine in favor of COVAX shots
Cambodia will acquire 1 million doses for its first batch of COVID-19 vaccinations -- an effort partly funded by the country's rich elite -- but is not opting for China's Sinovac shots at this stage. ( read original story ...)
Some 98 pct of Cambodia’s villages electrified
About 98 percent of the villages in Cambodia have access to electricity so far, state-run Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) reported on Tuesday, citing a minister. Rural electrification had seen remarkable ... ( read original story ...)
Toddler among 3 new COVID-19 cases in Cambodia
Cambodia on Tuesday confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 including a one-year-old local boy and two people who had traveled from overseas, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The baby ... ( read original story ...)