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Citizens and residents will be allowed to leave Abu Dhabi emirate without a permit, authorities announced on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the entry to Abu Dhabi will continue to be restricted and controlled by the permit system, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office. https://twitter.com/admediaoffice/status/1272954330476412929?s=20 Entry to Abu Dhabi emirate is allowed with a permit issued by Abu Dhabi Police. Precautionary health measures will apply upon entry. Movement between Abu Dhabi’s regions (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra) is also allowed using the permit system. Movement within each region is allowed in line with National Sterilisation Programme timings. Movement of workers…

Professional athletes and national teams will be allowed to resume indoor and outdoor training. This decision was taken today during the 326th government executive committee chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Deputy Supreme Commander based on a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affair. The Government Executive Committee has also decided local sports leagues may resume activities without spectators, from mid-July. Also Read: Israel approves remdesivir drug for COVID-19 treatment Video: Flydubai prepares to resume commercial service Kuwait records 527 new cases, 5 deaths

Israel approved on Tuesday the use of Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 infection. Remdesivir is the first drug shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus in human trials, with South Korea, Japan, India, the United States and Singapore having already approved it for emergency use. In a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said his cabinet agreed to the health minister’s request to accept Gilead’s donation of remdesivir and that it would be used to treat moderately and critically ill patients. Israel – with a population of 9 million – has…

Since the flight restrictions came into effect in March, flydubai’s experienced team from across the airline have been making preparations for the airline’s commercial return to service. The carrier has been supporting government requests with repatriation flights and enabling the movement of essential goods across its network and beyond. The carrier has enabled 23,000 passengers to return home and flydubai’s all-cargo flights were also in operation, ensuring that essential items continued to flow with goods brought to Dubai and onwards. Between April and the beginning of June, flydubai transported 3,704,991kg on 657 flights to 35 destinations. https://www.facebook.com/starvisionnews/videos/268053267601036/ In addition, the…

Coast Guard Commander announced that the coast guard land backup patrols had arrested a man, 41, for violating the shrimp catching ban and 450 kg of shrimps confiscated from him.⠀ The suspect tried to escape while loading a vehicle with the shrimps from a boat, in which legal steps were taken for his arrest. The case was referred to the Public Prosecution.⠀ Also Read: Kuwait records 527 new cases, 5 deaths Dubai Customs seizes 58 counterfeit Vallourec oil and gas pipes Ukrainian president’s wife in hospital with COVID-19

Kuwait has reported 527 new coronavirus cases, the majority of the cases are from Kuwaitis which is 264, taking the total confirmed cases in the country 36,958, according to the Ministry of Health. 5 patients died of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 303. 675 new recoveries have been reported in the country, raising the total recoveries to 28,206. Kuwait has done 2,755 NP swab tests in the past 24 hours, as the country ramps up its efforts to test more people and detect cases early, according to the health ministry. So…

Dubai Customs has foiled an attempt to smuggle 58 Vallourec counterfeit oil and gas pipes into the country. The Intellectual Property Department of Dubai Customs received a tip-off that four containers onboard a vessel coming from an Asian country are carrying 58 counterfeit oil and gas pipes. The containers were tracked and seized after a thorough technical inspection. “Counterfeiting has a damaging effect on business, the economy and the general population, and when it comes to oil and gas pipes, it can wreak havoc on the environment as well,” said Yousef Ozair Mubarak, Director of IPR Department. Commenting on the…

The wife of Ukraine’s president has been admitted to the hospital with coronavirus. It was announced last week that Olena Zelensky, 42, had tested positive for COVID-19 but that her husband Volodymyr and two children had not. It was confirmed this morning that Mrs. Zelensky had been moved to a hospital where she is said to be in a stable condition and not requiring supplementary oxygen. “The president’s wife is in isolation [and] doctors are observing her,” the presidential office said in a statement. The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ukraine has been rising for the past week after…

Oman has registered 6 deaths and 745 daily cases of coronavirus, most of the new cases are from citizens by 377 and the rest 368 from foreigners, taking the total cases to 25,269. The death toll reached 114 after reporting the new death. Meanwhile, 1,556 new recoveries were announced, bringing the total to 11,089. 2,627 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, across the sultanate. The decrease in traffic accidents contributed to the availability of intensive care rooms for patients. Also Read: North Korea blows up ‘liaison office’ used for talks with South North Korean army ‘fully ready’ for…

North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office used for talks between itself and South Korea, authorities in Seoul confirmed Tuesday, the latest sign that the relationship between the two longtime adversaries is rapidly deteriorating. The four-story building is located in the town of Kaesong on the North Korean side of the demilitarized zone that divides the two countries. North Korea has issued a number of threats against South Korea in recent days. A statement published by North Korean state media Tuesday said Pyongyang had begun an “intensive retaliatory campaign” in response to plans by a group of defectors…