News 29 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Etihad Airways delays regular passenger flights until June 16 Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on Wednesday said it now plans to start operating regular passenger flights from June 16, delaying the resumption for a second time this month.The airline has… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records 1,325 new cases, five deaths Saudi Arabia recorded 1,325 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 21,402 and the… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Sinai editorial lands Egyptian journalist in hot water Cairo is investigating the writer of an pseudonymous editorial that earned his Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper a hefty fine for suggesting autonomy for the Sinai Peninsula. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Over 20,000 Abu Dhabi malls employees tested for Covid-19 Earlier this week, owners and managers of Abu Dhabi commercial centres were told they must screen employees to be allowed to re-open their businesses Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Over… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Globally acclaimed Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53 Irrfan Khan starred in Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and The Amazing Spider-Man Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Globally acclaimed Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53 Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Covid-19: Etihad announces new May flights including Dublin and NYC Etihad has implemented a number of safety procedures amid the Covid-19 pandemic, including social distancing in-flight Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Covid-19: Etihad announces new May flights including Dublin and… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Coronavirus herd immunity better for Saudi Arabia than lockdown: Ex-health minister There is “absolutely no way” to contain the coronavirus outbreak except by living with it, Saudi Arabia’s former health minister Hamad al-Mane said in an article published in Okaz newspaper.For… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Mubadala's National Reference Laboratory ramps ups Covid-19 testing The facility can now conduct 6,000 tests each day Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Mubadala's National Reference Laboratory ramps ups Covid-19 testing Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Etihad suspends sales of tickets on flights before June 16 Previously, travelers could book flights for the last two weeks of May and the first two weeks of June Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Etihad suspends sales of tickets on… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2020 Finland rejects 104,000 kilos of Israeli oranges with banned pesticide Authorities rejected eight consignments of oranges since February due to the discovery of bromopropylate, which has been banned in the EU. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Finland rejects 104,000 kilos… Meet the Middle East
