Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from today

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Dubai will start inoculating people with the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday, the emirate’s government said, joining Saudi Arabia which last week became the first Arab country to begin using this vaccine. The move comes after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain earlier this month rolled out a vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group, Sinopharm, to the general public. The UAE was the first country to roll out the Chinese vaccines for its population, saying earlier this month it has 86…

Angered by Arab-Israel ties, Palestine quits chairing Arab League sessions

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning as dishonourable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. Palestinians see the accords which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed with Israel in Washington a week ago as betrayal of their cause and a blow to their quest for an independent state in Israeli-occupied territory. Earlier this month, the Palestinians failed to persuade the Arab League to condemn nations breaking ranks and normalising relations with Israel. Palestine was…

Over 150,000 Indians in UAE register to return home

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About 10 per cent of the applicants are visit and tourist visa holders who got stranded here due to the ongoing lockdown in India.(ANI file photo. Representative image ) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Over 150,000 Indians in the UAE, who wish to return home amid the coronavirus lockdown, have applied through the online registration process to the Indian missions here, according to media reports. The Indian missions in the country last week opened online registration for the expatriates who wish to fly back home after getting stuck in the country amidst…