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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Business & Money | Saturday 28 March, 2020 3:57 pm

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah urges minor pilgrim doers to take advantage of the exemption period, before the deadline

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, in cooperation with the General Directorate of Passports, announced that, in addition to what it announced on Rajab 28, 1441 AH corresponding to March 23, 2020 AD, it provided an opportunity for all pilgrims whose visas ended and those who were late to leave to their...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 March, 2020 3:53 pm

G20 Summit emphasizes the necessity for revitalization of the global economic growth

Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues, at local, regional and international arenas. Dammam-based Al-Yaum and Jeddah-based Al-Bilad newspapers, respectively, shed lights in their editorials, the announcement made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 March, 2020 3:18 pm

MOH (937) Service Centre receives over 1m calls in a month

The Ministry of Health (937) Service Centre has received over 1.4 million calls in just over a month, as part of its functions in answering health queries by the citizens and expatriates in general and on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in particular, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Saturday. At the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 28 March, 2020 3:07 pm

Highest Education Quality Via Modern Technologies Remains Top Priority, Noura Al Kaabi

In line with the UAE’s recent directives of enabling Online Learning across all educational institutions, Zayed University achieved tangible results, response, and great interaction in the distance learning experience after the end of the first week, as the faculty members succeeded in...

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