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Imran Khan, Reham arrive for Umrah

January 22, 2015

Jeddah, Jan 22: Pakistani cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday to perform Umrah with his new wife Reham.imran reham

Some of his close friends in Jeddah, including Zultec CEO and philanthropist Zulqiurnain Ali Khan and Saudi Steel CEO Mohamed H. Zakaria, welcomed the newly-weds at King Abdul Aziz International Airport.

“It is a private visit,” Zulqiurnain Ali Khan told Arab News. “Performing Umrah is a great blessing and Imran and his wife wanted to be here to thank Allah as they embark on a new phase in their personal lives. Obviously, he and Reham are delighted to be here in the holy land,” he said.

“They are here to pray for the victims of the Peshawar tragedy and for the well-being of Pakistan.”

Imran, who heads Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf, is popular among young Pakistanis and has received tremendous support for his campaign for electoral reforms. He recently rallied his supporters for a marathon sit-in in Islamabad that almost crippled the current government.

His marriage to Reham on Jan. 9 has become the talk of the town and his followers are following his every move. Reham, a television broadcaster and anchor, who formerly worked for the BBC, looked calm and serene on arrival at the airport. She wore a white scarf covering her hair and a beige shawl wrapped around her shoulders.

A few hours after their arrival, they left for Makkah to perform Umrah with close friends. On Thursday, they will head to Madinah to pray at the Prophet’s Mosque.

They will return to Jeddah on Friday where there is an exclusive party arranged for the couple.

Overseas Pakistanis in Jeddah, especially the late Ahsan Rashid, played a prominent part in organizing Imran’s political party.

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April 27,2020

Dubai, Apr 27: Saudi Arabia has reported 1,289 new Covid-19 cases on April 27, its Ministry of Health tweeted.

Of the newly diagnosed cases, Jeddah recorded 294 infections, followed by Makkah (218) and Madinah (202).

The ministry also confirmed five additional coronavirus-induced deaths, spiking the total death toll to 144.

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Since the outbreak of the virus strain in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, Saudi Arabia has reported a total of 18,811 Covid-19 infections.

As many as 2,531 patients have till now recovered from the virus.

Oman
The sultanate registered 51 new Covid-19 cases on April 27, including 37 nationals and 14 expatriates, spiking the total number of infections to 2,049, Oman News Agency tweeted.

Meanwhile, 10 coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in the country.

Qatar
The Ministry of Public Health has reported 957 Covid-19 cases among the 3,420 people tested in the last 24 hours.

As many as 85,709 people have been tested for the virus across the country.

The total number of Covid-19 infections since the outbreak has now risen to 11,244.

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January 16,2020

Dubai, Jan 16: The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Wednesday announced that it has banned the import of birds, some eggs and meat products from Hungary and Slovakia.

The ministry said the decision was taken following a notification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on the outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N2, in the two countries.

Accordingly, the ministry has banned "the import of all species of domestic and wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs, meats and meat products and non-heat-treated wastes from Hungary and Slovakia".

It has also regulated the import of poultry meat and non-heat-treated products, requiring a health certificate for the export of meat and meat products from the two countries to release consignments into the UAE.

A health certificate will be needed for the import of eggs, the ministry added.

However, thermally-treated poultry products (meat and eggs) have been cleared for import from all parts of Hungary and Slovakia.

Kaltham Ali Kayaf, Acting Director, Animal Development & Health Department at the ministry, said: "These measures reiterate the ministry's keenness in achieving its strategic objectives including enhancing bio-security levels and eliminating pathogens before they enter the country. In doing so, the ministry prevents the bird flu virus and related risks and impacts on the country's poultry health and safety, in addition to protecting public health and well-being."

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February 5,2020

Paris, Feb 5: Saudi Arabia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday, February 4.

The outbreak, which occurred in the central Sudair region, killed 22,700 birds, the OIE said, citing a report from the Saudi agriculture ministry.

The other 385,300 birds in the flock were slaughtered, it said.

The case was the first outbreak of the H5N8 virus in Saudi Arabia since July 2018.

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