News 18 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Emirates airline asks pilots,cabin crew to take unpaid leave Dubai’s Emirates airline, one of the world’s biggest international airlines, is asking pilots and cabin crew to take unpaid leave, according to internal staff emails seen by Source: Al Arabiya Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 UAE enforces 14-day home quarantine for those coming from abroad Anyone travelling to the UAE from abroad should commit to a home quarantine period of 14 days and follow the instructions of relevant authorities, according to Emirates Agency (WAM ).… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Dubai doctors to use VR glasses to monitor patients in ambulance The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) is currently testing its smart ambulance project.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Dubai doctors to use VR glasses to monitor patients in ambulance Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Iraqi Shia pilgrims defy curfews and coronavirus Stealing around barbed wire barriers through fields and side streets, dozens of black-clad Shia pilgrims in Baghdad defied curfews and coronavirus this week to visit the shrine of a revered… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Yemeni women rush to sew masks in face of virus peril More than a decade after it closed, 20 Yemeni women have revived the war-torn country's oldest factory to make face masks to help fight the outbreak of the new coronavirus..… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 World Health Organization backs call to avoid ibuprofen for coronavirus The announcement supported a recent statement by the French health minister that ibuprofen may worsen the effects of COVID-19 and should be avoided.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: World Health… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Hebrew University Professor wins Abel Prize – the 'Nobel of Math' Professor Furstenberg survived Kristallnacht, eventually moving to Israel in 1965 and helping to establish the State as a global centre of mathematical excellence.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Hebrew University… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Weakened by war and hunger, Yemen braces for coronavirus Hunched over sewing machines in a long abandoned factory in Yemen's capital…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Weakened by war and hunger, Yemen braces for coronavirus Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Head of Hatzalah hospitalized in Florida, fear of coronavirus “I am in the ICU and waiting for results tomorrow, but most probably I do have it,” Eli Beer told the Post.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Head of Hatzalah… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2020 Hotline established to help Israelis stuck abroad due to the coronavirus The hotline created by the ISRAEL-is works in cooperation with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help the tens of thousands of Israelis stuck abroad.; Source: Jerusalem Post… Meet the Middle East
