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Three Ras Al Khaimah-based Indian drivers have won the mega monthly jackpot draw in Abu Dhabi. Jijesh Korothan, hailing from India’s Kannur district in Kerala, took home Dh20 million at the Big Ticket raffle draw held in the capital on Friday, April 3. Korothan, who has been living in Ras Al Khaimah for 15 years, shares the win with two other Indians in the emirate, both of whom work as drivers. Korothan was one of the lucky ones to watch the draw live when his winning ticket number 041779 was picked up at the draw. “I was watching the draw…

Bill Withers, the acclaimed 1970s soul singer behind hits Ain’t No Sunshine and Lean On Me has died from heart complications aged 81, his family said. The singer died on Monday in Los Angeles, the family told the Associated Press. He won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for four more. They described him in a statement as a “solitary man with a heart-driven to connect to the world”. “He spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other,” the statement said. Known for his smooth baritone vocals and sumptuous soul arrangements, he wrote some of the 70s best-remembered songs, including…

A nurse who practices in two New York City hospitals says she worked for about a week while infected with coronavirus and had to pull a trick to finally get herself tested. Now she fears she may have infected her colleagues and her family. The nurse, who is 44 and has no underlying health conditions, asked to remain anonymous because she fears she’ll be fired. For the past several weeks, she’s been working mainly with coronavirus patients. She says on March 8 she started to feel an achiness in her back. She thought it was menstrual pain, but now she…

Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has recorded an address to the nation and the Commonwealth about the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Associated Press (AP). The palace says the message was recorded at Windsor Castle and will be broadcast on Sunday. The 93-year-old British head of state has been at her castle home west of London. She relocated from Buckingham Palace because of the outbreak. Apart from her annual Christmas Day message, the queen has made only a handful of special broadcasts at critical moments of her 68-year-reign. She made special broadcasts during the 1991 Gulf War and after the…

There are 2,039 total confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia (SA). 351 people have been recovered and 25 death has been reported until now. There are 154 confirmed new cases. New Cases with Cities: Tabuk: 17 Makkah: 21 Jeddah: 30 Medina: 34 Hufof: 4 Qatif: 6 Buraidah: 9 Riyadh: 13 Muhayil: 2 Najran: 3 Ar Rass: 3 Khobar: 3 Ras Tanura: 1 Khamis Mushait: 1 Dhahran: 2 Kafji: 2 Duba: 1 Al Wajh: 1 Dammam: 1

Kuwait has warned citizens not to violate curfew regulations amid the coronavirus outbreak, or face harsh punishments such as deportation for expatriates, according to a report by local daily Kuwait Times. The country’s Interior Ministry issued the warning, asking people to seek special permits online to be able to leave their homes during the curfew. Nasser Buslaib, the head of the ministry’s security media department, said citizens caught violating the curfew will be referred to proper authorities for investigation, while expats could face deportation. Nearly 200 people have been arrested so far in violation of the curfew hours. 75 cases…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will remain in self-isolation after continuing to exhibit coronavirus symptoms first diagnosed last week. “Although I feel better and I’ve done my seven days of self-isolation, alas I still have one of the symptoms, a minor symptom. I still have a temperature,” Johnson said in a Twitter video. “And so under government advice, I must continue my self-isolation until that symptom itself goes.” “But we’re working, the whole time, on our program to defeat the virus,” the PM added. Johnson’s spokesman said yesterday the Prime Minister would return from self-isolation today. Johnson was…

An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that, within the framework of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to confront the Coronavirus pandemic, and upon the recommendations of the health authorities, it was decided to scale forward the starting time of the curfew, in the city of Dammam, Eastern Region, and in the governorates of Taif and Qatif to 3 pm as of Friday. Services and activities that have been previously announced have been exempted on the condition of being on the narrowest scope and in accordance with the procedures and controls set by the concerned authority. The…

The Ministry of Health confirmed 75 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 417 cases. Five of the persons who tested positive for contracting the disease came back to Kuwait from the United Kingdom as part of the latest repatriates’ evacuation, said Dr. Abdullah AlSanad, the MoH official spokesperson. A Kuwaiti female citizen, who was repatriated from Iran, also tested positive. Another case, an Iraqi woman who resides in Kuwait, is also related to travel to Iraq. The number of those who mingled with infected persons reached 36, including three Kuwaiti citizens…

Bahrain tested a total of 37996 until now. There are 286 active cases. These include 283 stable cases and 3 critical cases. 382 people have been discharged. Only 4 death has been reported until now. Read more about the fourth death – Click Here Read more about the third death – Click Here Read more about the second death – Click Here