RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced 13 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,213 new infections on Wednesday. Of the new cases, 349 were recorded in Makkah, 334 in Riyadh, 148 in the Eastern Province, 104 in Madinah, 74 in Asir, 60 in Jazan, 37 in Tabuk, 26 in Najran, 19 in Al-Baha, 13 in the Northern Borders region, 11 in Hail and seven in Al-Jouf. The total number of recoveries in the
LONDON: Tech giant Google has received a letter from 250 Jewish employees urging it to do more to support the Palestinian people. The group, called Jewish Diaspora in Tech, asked CEO Sundar Pichai to match the financial assistance Google gives to Israeli humanitarian groups with aid for Palestinian ones. This follows an escalation in Israeli airstrikes that has led to over 200
South Asian expats in Saudi Arabia cancel home trips over virus concerns
“Home trip cancellation will make my family depressed because most of my family members, relatives, and friends are in India and we are missing them
Updated 18 May 2021
May 18, 2021 23:49
RIYADH: Dismayed by the surge in coronavirus cases, South Asian expatriates working in Saudi Arabia are canceling plans to visit their home countries.
Since some countries are not on the fly list, there is fear that a second or third wave could hit their countries with the risk of closures and flight bans.
Last April, India crossed a grim milestone with more than 400,000 infected in one day and more than 270,000 people lost to the deadly coronavirus so far, with a devastating surge of new infections tearing through cities and rural areas alike, overwhelming healthcare systems that are already on the brink of collapse.
DUBAI: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country was destroying the capabilities of extremist groups in Gaza, Al-Arabiya TV reported on Wednesday. “Over 4,000 rockets were fired by Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza,” he said. He added that Hamas rockets targeted civilian areas in Tel Aviv, and Israel wanted to deter Hamas and seeked to avoid civilian
US-Venezuelan detente on the cards?
May 19, 2021 12:35:pm
Summary
by: Daniel Graeber
Media sources suggest the Biden administration may extend sanctions waivers for Chevron and other US energy companies to continue work in Venezuela in what could be an indication of emerging détente between Washington and Caracas.
Given Biden’s knack for diplomacy, rather than his predecessor’s preference for a more assertive foreign policy, waivers extensions could be on the table for Chevron and upstream services companies Baker Hughes, Halliburton, Schlumberger and Weatherford. They are currently due to expire in June.
Amir Richani, the Latin America analyst for ClipperData, told NGW that overtures from Caracas may have influenced thinkin.