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Mga Pinoy sa India todo-ingat sa gitna ng COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 08:07 PM

Patuloy ang pagdami ng mga nagpopositibo sa COVID-19 sa India kaya ibayong pag-iingat ang ginagawa ng mga Pinoy doon. Read more »

UAE plans to donate coronavirus vaccine to Philippines: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 05:01 PM

The United Arab Emirates plans to donate to the Philippines half a million COVID-19 shots developed by Chinese state firm Sinopharm, an official leading the inoculation drive said on Thursday.    Read more »

Dubai allows breastfeeding women to get COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 07:19 PM

DUBAI - The Dubai Health Authority said on Saturday it was allowing women who are breastfeeding and those planning on conceiving to take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Dubai Media Office. Read more »

UAE partners with Japan's iSpace to send rover to the moon in 2022

Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 03:56 PM

Lunar exploration company iSpace will transport a United Arab Emirates rover to the moon in 2022, the company said on Wednesday, as the UAE pushes for rapid expansion in the space exploration business to diversify its economy. Read more »

‘Work begins now’: UAE selects 1st Arab woman for astronaut training

Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 05:00 AM

Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate, will join NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class in the United States.   Read more »

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 »

UAE, China launch project to produce Sinopharm vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 06:31 AM

The United Arab Emirates and China on Sunday announced a venture to produce the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine in the Gulf nation, state media reported.   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 »

Undocumented OFWs in UAE may be regularized under new labor agreement: Bello

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 01:44 PM

MANILA - Undocumented Filipino workers living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can regularize their stay in the Gulf nation with the help of a new labor agreement which sets safeguards against harsh working conditions, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said.    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 »

Philippines to resume deployment of domestic workers to UAE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 10:31 AM

After 7 years of negotiation, the Philippines will resume its deployment of domestic workers to the United Arab Emirates on March 31, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

2 OFWs vaccinated vs COVID-19 in UAE, Canada test positive for virus in PH

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 03:36 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)— Two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who had been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines abroad have tested positive for the virus while in the Philippines, a health official said Thursday.    Read more »

'Walang naramdamang side effects': OFW sa Dubai nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 10:23 AM

Walang naramdamang side effects ang isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sa Dubai matapos itong mabakunahan kamakailan kontra COVID-19. 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 »

Palace vows justice for slain OFW in UAE

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 11:56 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Malacañang on Monday said the Philippine government will seek justice for the death of a Filipino migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Dubai announces alliance to speed COVID vaccine delivery

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 06:35 AM

Key transport hub Dubai on Sunday announced an initiative to accelerate the delivery of coronavirus vaccines, particularly to developing nations, after the WHO warned against abandoning the world's poor.   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 »

Dubai health chief replaced as UAE sees surge in COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 10:46 PM

DUBAI - The ruler of Dubai has replaced the head of the emirate's health authority without explanation, in the midst of an immunization drive and a spike in COVID-19 infections in the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Surging cases strain UAE's open for business COVID strategy

Lisa Barrington, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 10:22 PM

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates has swung open its doors to visitors betting that the blistering pace of its coronavirus vaccine rollout means it can keep infections in check while giving its economy a shot in the arm.   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 »