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Expatriate returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for Covid-19 coronavirus disease in Kuwait City on March 16, 2020. AFP  

Bahrain repatriates 1,200 nationals stranded after coronavirus lockdowns

April 7, 2020
Expatriates returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for Covid-19. AFP

Coronavirus: Kuwait confirms 78 new cases as lockdown extended

April 7, 2020
Egyptians at a centre in Kuwait for residency offenders wishing to avail of an amnesty announced amid the coronovirus crisis, in Kuwait City on April 6, 2020. AFP

Coronavirus: eight repatriated Kuwaitis among 109 new cases

April 6, 2020
A policeman monitors a road in Makkah, Saudi Arabia during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. Reuters

Makkah officer killed in hit and run at curfew checkpoint

April 6, 2020
Shops in Isa Town, south of Manama, that were closed under the Bahrain government's measures to contain coronavirus infections. Reuters

Coronavirus: Bahrain to use electronic tags for people in quarantine

April 5, 2020
A Yemeni man walks past a closed shopping centre on a deserted street in the heart of the Yemeni port city of Aden. AFP

Gargash: Riyadh Agreement must be implemented in Yemen amid coronavirus threat

April 4, 2020
Explosives experts collect mines and explosives allegedly planted by the Houthi rebels, at the port city of Hodeidah in December 2018. EPA

Mine clearance continues in Yemen despite coronavirus spread

April 4, 2020
A view of empty streets, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, 29 March 2020. EPA

Coronavirus: Kuwait reports first death

April 4, 2020
Health workers wearing protective gear transport a patient on a stretcher toward a tent used as the reception of the emergency services of the Aix Hospital Centre, Aix-en-Provence, southern France. AFP

France thanks Omani doctor 'friends' for help during coronavirus outbreak

April 4, 2020
TOPSHOT - Muslim worshippers circumambulate the sacred Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, on April 3, 2020. Saudi Arabia on April 2 extended curfew restrictions on Islam's two holiest cities to 24 hours to stem the spread of coronavirus as the number of deaths from the disease rose to 21. / AFP / -

Saudi streets fall silent as 24-hour curfew seeks to stem tide of coronavirus

April 3, 2020
The deserted old town of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah as the desert kingdom sealed off several cities, barring people from entering and exiting the capital as well as Jeddah, Makkah and Medinah. AFP  

Saudi government to cover 60 per cent of salaries amid coronavirus

April 3, 2020
The usually busy holy sites of Makkah and Madinah have been placed under round-the-clock curfew by Saudi Arabia's authorities. Reuters

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia puts Makkah and Madinah under 24-hour curfew

April 2, 2020
Displaced Syrian boys in the village of AL Nayrab in Idlib, March 29, 2020. AFP

UN struggles to resurrect Syria peace talks

April 1, 2020
Bahrain Defence Force Hospital staff wearing the visor made by St Christopher's School Bahrain team. Courtesy St Christopher's School Bahrain

Teachers in Bahrain produce medical visors for the kingdom’s hospitals

April 1, 2020
A worker wearing a protective suit and mask sprays disinfectant to stop the spread of coronavirus in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Getty

Coronavirus: Gulf states signal confidence despite case rises

April 1, 2020
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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020 file photo Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions, in London. Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital on Monday, April 6, 2020 after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson’s office says Johnson is conscious and does not require ventilation at the moment. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Boris Johnson in hospital and a Mormon temple in Dubai - The Daily Update

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A man wearing a face mask gazes at the Dubai skyline from a window, during a lockdown imposed by the authorities in a bid to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Emirati city on April 5, 2020. Last night, Dubai, one of the seven emirates making up the UAE, announced a two-week lockdown in which it will carry out tests in densely populated areas. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB

294 new UAE cases, Dubai permits, and strange dreams - The Daily Update

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A nurse runs a coronavirus COVID-19 test on the passenger of a car at a drive thru verification centre in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on April 2, 2020. / AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE

New UAE cases, Dubai restrictions and face mask advice - The Daily Update

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