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An executive order is prepared to be announced by US President Donald Trump against social media firms on Thursday, Kayleigh McEnany, White House Press Secretary told reporters. He did not list what the order would include, but it indicates the most crucial step the Donald Trump has taken in his battle against tech firms. Trump threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies on Wednesday, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president’s claims. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said that his team no longer pays for advertising on Twitter and…

Bahrain has reported 59 new COVID-19 cases, among 42 expatriate workers and 17 contacts of active cases, this takes today’s total cases to 327. These newly registered cases bring up the total cases in the kingdom to 9,692 and there are 4,525 active cases of which 10 are critical and the rest stable, according to the Ministry of Health.  There are currently 29 COVID-19 cases receiving treatment. MOH also reported 10 new recoveries from COVID-19, taking today’s recoveries to 214. This brings the total recoveries in the country to 5,152. Bahrain has so far conducted 291,127 COVID-19 tests for the early…

UAE announced 883 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total cases in the country to 31,969, according to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP). MoHAP also announced the death of 2 more people from COVID-19, rising the country’s death toll to 255. 389 new recoveries have been reported in the UAE, bringing the total recoveries to 16,371, according to the health ministry. The new cases were identified after conducting more than 27,000 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted. The ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to…

A total of 8,534 passengers have been evacuated due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak. Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) said that  5,570 passengers arrived in Bahrain while 2,964 left abroad. The directorate has taken further procedures to regulate the arrival and departure of citizens and residents, providing qualified teams to handle the travel procedures. It has also taken many precautionary measures to ensure smooth workflow, the protection of the safety of employees and the continuation of all services, such as the issuance of passports, visas, and resident permits. To apply the social distancing rules, the NPRA has…

NASA is rolling out the International Space Station’s red carpet for Tom Cruise to make a movie in orbit. The space agency’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said before Wednesday’s planned launch of two NASA astronauts aboard a SpaceX rocket that Elon Musk’s company is already getting customers eager to blast off. Cruise is one of them. Bridenstine said he’ll leaving it to Cruise and SpaceX to provide the mission details. “I will tell you this: NASA has been in talks with Tom Cruise and, of course, his team, and we will do everything we can to make it a successful mission,…

Many parents are unable to pay their children’s school fees due to the financial crisis amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the Indian School (ISB) has made it possible to reach out their helping hands for the Indian School students who is having trouble to pay the fees. So far ISB has got more than 1,000 applications for the fee concession related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We are extending our fee concession programme to all the families, who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic” said Prince Natarajan, ISB Chairman. [youtube_embed]https://youtu.be/iQfoW_YyCwI[/youtube_embed] Also Read: Gulf Air imports 82 tons of medical…

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MOCCAE, has recorded a notable drop in the concentration of major air pollutants due to the transportation restrictions that have been imposed to counter the spread of COVID-19. In this context, MOCCAE reported an average 30 percent decline in the levels of nitrogen dioxide, NO2, across the UAE between 1st February and 30th April 2020. Speaking on the findings, Aisha Al Abdooli, Director of the Green Development and Environment Affairs Department at MOCCAE, said: “The Ministry closely monitors air quality in the country through its 52 stations and AI lab. Due to the…

In response to national COVID-19 mitigation efforts, Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has successfully imported 82 tons of medical supplies from India with partner medical suppliers. Throughout the month of May, Gulf Air has operated 4 cargo flights from and to different cities in India, carrying back medications, medical equipment and hygienic products. Additionally, on May 27, Gulf Air operated a historic first in-a-series of cargo flights to Guangzhou, China, importing 21 tons of medical supplies in which the airline has utilised all compartments of its aircraft to maximise storage space. Gulf Air is working…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president’s claims, Al Arabiya reported. Trump, without offering any evidence, reiterated his accusations of political bias by such technology platforms in a pair of early morning posts on Twitter, saying: “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down before we can ever allow this to happen.” Also Read: Coronavirus: Oman records 255…

Oman will on Friday end a lockdown of its Muscat governorate – which includes the capital – that has been in place since April 10 as the sultanate eases its coronavirus containment measures, the state news agency reported on Wednesday. It said a state committee had also ordered government entities to ensure at least 50% of employees are working from their offices from May 31. Also Read: Coronavirus: Oman records 255 new cases, 1 death Coronavirus: Oman announces 38th death Saudi Arabia: Domestic flights resumed from May 31 Coronavirus: Kuwait records 692 new cases, 3 deaths Coronavirus: Bahrain announces 15th…