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The Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA) announced on Wednesday that 348 new international companies were granted investor licenses during the first quarter of 2020. Figures showed a 19 percent annual increase compared to the same period in 2019, and a 20 percent quarter-on-quarter increase from the final three months of 2019, the ministry said in a press release. However, month-to-month growth began to slow in March as global markets reacted to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry charted Saudi Arabia’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and its global response as the holder of the G20 presidency,…

Monday 25 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 25 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 5,503,005Deaths: 346,768Recovered: 2,303,549 Dominic Cummings row overshadows plans to lift lockdownEnglands new school rules,Distanced drop-offs and social bubbles Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 5.5 million.Dominic Cummings row has overshadowed the government’s plans to lift the lockdown. Englands new school rules / Distanced drop-offs and social bubbles.Even as the virus eases, the worst may still be yet…

For a second time within five days, Prime Minister Imran Khan has cautioned that India was planning an armed attack on Pakistan. The Pakistani leader’s fresh warning came as India violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LOC), leaving several civilians injured. “I am reiterating again that a false flag operation is imminent from India in order to divert world attention away from its ongoing genocide in IOJK [Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir],” Mr Khan said in a tweet late on Wednesday evening. Khan further claimed that 15 homes were torched by “Indian Occupation forces” in Srinagar on Wednesday as…

UAE health authorities have confirmed 941 new Coronavirus cases, the highest overnight figures so far, as the Emirates continued its expanded testing among residents and citizens. The country’s caseload is now at 26,004 after the new cases were detected from the additional 43,732 tests that have been undertaken. The coronavirus-related death toll also rose by six overnight, taking the total number of deaths to 233, Dr Amna Al-Dahak Al-Shamsi, the government spokesperson, said. https://twitter.com/pendown/status/1263293921913761796 UAE authorities modified the timings of the National Disinfection Program to become from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., which starts 2 hours earlier than the previous…

Jordan is imposing a three-day lockdown which started on Friday morning, after a resurgence in Coronavirus infections. The government aims to address and to control the spread of the second wave with the Eid Al-Fitr holiday just around the corner. “The crisis cell in the National Center for Security and Crisis Management decided to amend the measures taken during the period of Eid Al-Fitr, based on the developments of the epidemiological situation of the Kingdom during the past days,” state news agency Petra reported. Jordan reported 23 new more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing its caseload to 672. https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/1263352671861223434 “In…

A PIA plane has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore and eyewitness videos show the plane was on fire as it was going down.

Friday 22 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGFriday 22 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 5,197,776Deaths: 334,675Recovered: 2,082,717 Coronavirus fears grip the Middle East – over 10,000 Iran medics infectedMore than 30,000 pubs and restaurants may not reopen after lockdownNHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health staff Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 5 million. China’s new outbreak shows the virus may be changing.NHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health…

The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 22 people across India and Bangladesh. Rescue teams searched for survivors a day after the most powerful cyclone in over a decade devastated coastal villages, destroying mud houses, ripping out electricity poles and washing away bridges. The cyclone weakened as it moved along the Bangladesh coast but still unleashed heavy rains and fierce winds in Cox’s Bazar, the district which houses about one million Rohingya refugees from violence in Myanmar. Authorities began surveying the damage on Thursday after millions spent a sleepless…

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the Coronavirus pandemic is a long way from being over amid the largest daily rise in global cases. The WHO said 106,000 new cases had been reported to them in the last 24 hours. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed particular concern about rising infections in low and middle-income nations. The warning comes as the total number of cases approach five million. The grim milestone looks set to be reached less than two weeks after the world hit the four million mark. Experts warn the true number of infections…

Thursday 21 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 21 May News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 5,090,157Deaths: 329,739Recovered: 2,024,329 McDonald’s workers across US strike for working conditions during coronavirusBereaved families of NHS support staff can stay in the UK Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 5 million.Foreign resident stranded abroad by Japan’s coronavirus control. Bereaved families of NHS staff can stay in the UK.UK students facing a tough decision over university. Spain to extend lockdown…