Section: Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)
Coronavirus: Ukraine will introduce tight COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in January
Ukraine will introduce tight lockdown restrictions in January, hoping to stop the rapid spread of coronavirus infection, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Wednesday.:Coronavirus: Oman to give visa-free 10-day entry to 103 countries to boost tourismCoronavirus: Brazil likely to begin COVID-19 vaccinations in Jan or FebCoronavirus: Morocco...
UAE animal welfare groups urge residents to adopt abandoned pets this Christmas
Animal welfare organizations in the UAE are urging people to ‘adopt, not shop’ this Christmas, as they warn shelters are already at breaking point due to a rise in people abandoning pets as they struggle financially.Shelters and charities across the country have reported that :Pets killed, abandoned in Lebanon due to false link to...
In response to NATO ‘threat’, Russia adds firepower to Kaliningrad exclave
Russia is beefing up its forces in its Kaliningrad exclave and has already formed a full motorized rifle division that includes a regiment of tanks, a naval admiral said on Monday, citing the need to respond to what he said was a NATO build-up nearby.Kaliningrad, already heavily militarized, is a Russian region that lies on the :NATO demands...
Deteriorating situation in Belarus prompts criticism from UN rights chief
The United Nations’ human rights chief lamented a deteriorating situation in Belarus and said Friday that reported beatings of protesters by security forces may in some cases amount to torture.Michelle Bachelet, the high commissioner for human rights, told the UN Human Rights Council there has been no improvement since a September debate...
NATO must focus more on challenge of rising China, says a report
NATO must think harder about how to handle China and its military rise, though Russia will remain its main adversary during this decade, according to a report to be published on Tuesday on reforming the Atlantic alliance.The report “NATO 2030”, prepared by a group of so-called ‘wise persons’ and containing 138 proposals, comes amid growing...
Nagorno-Karabakh defeat sparks political crisis for Armenia, PM Nikol Pashinyan
Armenia’s defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh has led to a divisive political crisis in the country, raising concerns about the future of the reform movement behind the 2018 Velvet Revolution.At the heart of this crisis is the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018 after a popular revolution overthrew a government that was viewed...
In Biden’s foreign policy duo, he has a team – but not of rivals
A team of rivals it is not.Two of the top national security officials President-elect Joe Biden named on Monday, Antony Blinken as secretary of state and Jake Sullivan as national security adviser, are known for collegiality, support for US alliances and a reflex for using diplomacy as the tool of first resort.: Joe Biden fills top brass...
Coronavirus: Eastern Europe crosses over five million COVID-19 cases
The tally of coronavirus cases in the Eastern European sub-region passed 5 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally showed, as governments across Europe take measures to try to rein in surging cases.The region, which comprises Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, has the highest count of...
Coronavirus: Greece bans public gatherings ahead of 1973 uprising anniversary
Greek police on Sunday announced a ban on public gatherings of four or more people as hospitals were overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, ahead of the annual anniversary of a 1973 anti-junta uprising.For more coronavirus news, :Coronavirus: Italy daily COVID-19 cases and deaths fall slightlyCoronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests...
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19 as cases rise
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19, shortly after announcing the country had posted a record number of new cases in a single day.“This is a war, every day the virus takes the lives of Ukrainians,” Stepanov told a televised briefing at which he said 12,524 new cases had been registered in...
