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Dubai orders deportations for naked balcony photo shoot

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 06:16 PM

Dubai will deport a group of people involved in a naked photo shoot on a high-rise balcony in the emirate, authorities said after criticizing the incident as out of line with the values of the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Major arms sales flat in 2016-20 for first time in more than a decade

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 02:19 PM

STOCKHOLM - International deliveries of arms were flat in the period 2016-2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday. Read more »

Pilipinas maaari na muling magpadala ng household workers sa UAE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 08:03 PM

Nagkapirmahan na ang Pilipinas at United Arab Emirates (UAE) ng bilateral labor agreement kaya papayagan na ulit ang deployment ng household service workers doon sa katapusan ng Marso. Read more »

UN rights watchdog raises concerns about Dubai princess

Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 10:08 PM

ZURICH - The UN human rights watchdog said on Friday it has asked the United Arab Emirates for more information about the status of Dubai's Sheikha Latifa and proof that she is alive.   Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa UAE, kasamang nagbunyi sa pagpasok ng Hope Probe sa orbit ng Mars

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 05:59 PM

Kasama ang mga Pilipinong nakabase sa United Arab Emirates sa mga nagbunyi sa matagumpay na pagpasok sa Mars orbit ng misyong tinawag na Hope Probe ng UAE nitong Martes.   Read more »

UAE's ‘Al-Amal’ probe to Mars

Giuseppe Cacace, AFP
Updated as of Feb 10 01:31 PM

The launch of a rocket into space is projected on Dubai's Burj Khalifa on Tuesday as the United Arab Emirates’ "Al-Amal" -- Arabic for "Hope" -- probe's to Mars carries out a tricky maneuver to enter the Red Planet's orbit.  Read more »

UAE to offer citizenship to selected expats in rare move for Gulf

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 12:38 AM

"Investors, specialized talents and professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authors and their families" are qualified. Read more »

NBI tapped to trace 2 more on same flight as PH's new COVID-19 variant 'patient zero'

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 10:27 PM

The Department of Health on Friday sought the help of the National Bureau of Investigation in finding 2 co-passengers of a Filipino man, who is considered as the country's first case of the UK COVID-19 variant.   Read more »

Dubai cancels non-essential surgery, live entertainment as COVID-19 cases surge

Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 02:45 PM

Dubai has suspended non-essential surgery for a month and live entertainment in hotels and restaurants until further notice as coronavirus infections surge. Read more »

'Patient zero' of new COVID-19 variant in PH now asymptomatic: QC mayor

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 12:29 PM

MANILA - After previously showing symptoms of pneumonia, the country's first case of the new COVID-19 variant is now asymptomatic and is waiting for medical clearance, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Saturday.  Read more »

DOH urges close contacts of QC resident with new COVID-19 variant to cooperate

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 05:03 PM

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said those who do not cooperate with authorities would violate the law.  Read more »

PNP help sought in tracing contact of patient with UK COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 08:51 AM

The Quezon City government is seeking the help of the Philippine National Police in tracing a passenger of an Emirates flight, which was the same flight taken by a Filipino who tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus.  Read more »

Lalaking taga Quezon City, unang kaso sa bansa ng mas nakakahawang COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:04 PM

Nasa bansa na ang mas nakakahawang variant ng COVID-19.  Read more »

UAE reports record COVID-19 cases for fourth consecutive day

Yousef Saba, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 02 07:36 PM

Saudi Arabia, which has the highest number of recorded COVID-19 cases among the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, reported 137 new cases on January 1. Read more »

Morocco recognizes Israel and wins Trump nod on Western Sahara

Shaun Tandon and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 05:02 AM

WASHINGTON - Morocco has become the fourth Arab nation this year to recognize Israel, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he in turn fulfilled a decades-old goal of Morocco by backing its sovereignty in disputed Western Sahara. Read more »

UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 02:10 PM

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has 86 percent efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human trial underway there.   Read more »

Ginang napaanak sa international flight na papuntang Clark

Gracie Razon Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 10:25 PM

Sakay ng Emirates Airlines flight No. EK324 na galing Dubai nang mapaanak ang pasahero. Read more »

'Jetman' who once flew beside a plane dies while training in Dubai

Isabella Kwai, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 19 09:03 AM

Vincent Reffet, a French stuntman known for limit-defying jumps from the world’s tallest towers and highest mountains, and aerial feats alongside planes using a jet pack, died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during a training session Tuesday, his company said. He was 36. Read more »

UAE scraps 'honor' defense in sweeping legal overhaul

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 07 10:57 PM

The oil-rich Gulf state also lifted a ban on unmarried couples living together and eased restrictions on alcohol consumption, while raising the penalties for rape and sexual harassment. Read more »

US to sell F-35 jets to UAE in regional game-changer

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 06:33 AM

The United States has agreed to sell more than $10 billion of top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates to reward its recognition of Israel, potentially reshaping power dynamics in the turbulent region, Congress was informed Thursday. Read more »