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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 6, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 12:53 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

UAE ups efforts against COVID-19

Jon Gambrell, AP
Updated as of Apr 06 07:06 PM

A lone taxi cab drives over a typically gridlocked highway with the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, in the skyline behind it, on Monday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Couple run Dubai balcony marathon to beat coronavirus blues

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 30 07:43 AM

DUBAI - A South African couple who ran a marathon on the balcony of their Dubai apartment, streaming it online, plan to take the project global to help people shake off the coronavirus blues. Read more »

Dubai's vast malls to close under UAE plan to curb virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 03:01 PM

DUBAI - Dubai's famous malls will shut down for a fortnight under the United Arab Emirates' plan to curb coronavirus, which will also see its airports closed to passenger and transit flights. Read more »

Emirates reverses decision to suspend all passenger flights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 08:16 AM

Dubai carrier Emirates reversed on Sunday its decision to suspend all passenger flights, shortly after it said it would halt operations from March 25 amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

Emirates airline asks staff to take one month unpaid leave over coronavirus

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 03 05:36 PM

Emirates has cancelled flights to Iran, Bahrain and to most of China because of the virus, and countries around the world have placed strict restrictions on entry of foreigners. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 18, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 11:58 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Miracle Garden's Airbus

Jon Gambrell, AP
Posted at Feb 18 11:07 PM

A tourist takes a picture of a mockup of an Emirates Airbus A380 jetliner covered in over 500,000 flowers and plants at the Dubai Miracle Garden in Dubai Monday.  Read more »

Filipino in UAE diagnosed with new coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 04:33 PM

A Filipino was confirmed to have contracted the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United Arab Emirates, its state news agency said, citing information from the health ministry. Read more »

DOLE chief nag-sorry sa UAE sa maling anunsiyo ng 'coronavirus' death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:11 PM

Humingi ng paumanhin si Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa gobyerno ng United Arab Emirates dahil sa maling anunsiyo kahapon na namatay ang isang overseas Filipino worker dahil sa coronavirus.  Read more »

Labor chief apologizes to Dubai over report on 'coronavirus' death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 12:41 PM

MANILA - Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III apologized Friday to the city government of Dubai after saying that a Filipina migrant worker had died of "coronavirus" in the city. Read more »

7 Pinays illegally recruited to work in UAE rescued at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 12:02 PM

Seven women who were illegally recruited to work as domestic helpers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were rescued at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Wednesday.   Read more »

Pagkamatay ng Pinay sa Abu Dhabi, iniimbestigahan na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 01:20 AM

Iniimbestigahan na ng mga awtoridad sa United Arab Emirates ang pagkamatay dahil umano sa suffocation ng isang Pinay household service worker sa Abu Dhabi. Read more »

Air transit hub UAE ready to handle coronavirus cases: ministry

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 03:37 PM

The UAE's ministry of health has made sure all ports of entry were "on standby to handle coronavirus cases," WAM reported.   Read more »

UAE leader shares message of support for PH amid Taal eruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 01:19 AM

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates shared his message of support to the Philippines as the country reels from the effects of the eruption of the Taal Volcano. Read more »

UAE airlines cancel Baghdad flights after missile strikes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 05:42 PM

UAE carriers Emirates Airline and low-cost Flydubai said Wednesday they had cancelled flights to Baghdad for "operational reasons" after Iran fired ballistic missiles on bases housing US troops. Read more »

Flights re-routed away from Iraq, Iran after missile attack on US troops

David Shepardson and Allison Lampert, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:53 PM

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel, the US military said on Tuesday. Read more »

UAE launches multi-entry tourist visas for all

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 04:45 AM

The United Arab Emirates on Monday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for 5 years for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub. Read more »

Popular Mideast app pulled after report it was spying tool

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 07:47 AM

The moves come after The New York Times reported Saturday the app ToTok allowed the UAE government to track the conversations, movements, and other details of people who installed it on their phone.   Read more »

UAE eyes new frontiers with law to regulate space tourism, mining

Dana Moukhallati, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 12:33 PM

The United Arab Emirates, which sent its first astronaut into space this year and has plans to launch a probe to Mars, is looking at other new frontiers -- space tourism and mining. Read more »