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SKCM enters into strategic partnership with Gulf Medical University

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July 13, 2017

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Ajman has joined hands with Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, in an attempt to enhance the UAE’s ability to accelerate and expand research and education leading to significant improvements in care for patients with diabetics and lifestyle diseases.

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AMoU to this effect was signed on Tuesday, 11th July 2017 between the two institutions represented by Prof. SalahedeenAbusnana - Chief Medical Officer of SKMC and Prof. HossamHamdy - Chancellor of GMU, in the presence of H.E. HamadObaiedTaryam Al Shamsi – Director of Ajman Medical District. Also present at the signing ceremony were Dr. GoranLingman – Hospital Director of Sheikh Khalifa Women & Children Hospital and Prof. Gita Ashok Raj – Provost of GMU. With the signing of this MoU, SKMC will work closely with GMU for joint efforts to support scientific research, health services and knowledge dissemination.

According to the MoU, both the institutions would cooperate in the following: developing and training of all categories of human resources working in healthcare, collaboration and conducting joint research projects, organizing joint conferences and training, exchange of information and supporting thetraining of GMU students.

Expressing happiness at the strategic partnership between SKMC and GMU, H.E. HamadObaiedTaryam Al Shamsi said, “I am glad not only for the training which will now be available to GMU students, but also for the fact that SKMC is seeking to become an academic hospital. SKMC’s hospitals in Ajman and Masfout will be hosting the students of GMU’s medical college, for their internships. I also hope to see meaningful cooperation in research between SKMC’s research center and GMU’s Innovation & Research Center.”

Prof. Salahedeen said that SKMC was delighted to enter into a strategic alliance with GMU, one of the leading medical universities in the region. “For meaningful research, it is imperative to define the research strategy, prioritize and stay focused. It is very important for institutions to collaborate with each other, to ensure social responsibility and community engagement. I am sure that this partnership between SKMCA and GMU would lead to mutually beneficial opportunities like developing specialized courses and providing training programs to the healthcare workforce. This would also greatly benefit the patients and the students,” he added. He also expressed hope that by bringing together the scientists and clinician investigators from across the two institutions, the UAE would greatly expand the development of new technologies needed to tackle major health challenges.

Prof. HossamHamdy said that GMU was honored to develop a strategic alliance with SKMC. “We look forward to working closely with SKMC, a leading institution in the Gulf, renowned globally for its achievements in research and studies. This is a significant step for GMU as we advance towards becoming the first private academic health system in the region,” he said. He added that this partnership was in accordance with GMU’s new strategic plan emphasizing the importance of collaborative work with leading institutions in academics, healthcare and research. “With our strategic partnerships with SKMC as well as several industry partners, GMU is now positioned to broadly disseminate discoveries and to rapidly deliver treatments to patients,” he explained.

SKMC is a key healthcare provider catering to the healthcare needs of the citizens of Ajman and its neighboring Emirates. It is one of the initiatives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and is affiliated to the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. SKMC’s vision is to be patient´s first choice and it offers general as well as specialist healthcare services, working in integrated units to make sure that patients receive proper attention and a comprehensive care through all stages of treatments.

Owned and operated by Thumbay Group, GMU was founded by Mr. ThumbayMoideen in 1998. With its own network of teaching hospitals and clinics, the University is on course to becoming the first private academic health system in the country. The Thumbay network of academic hospitals and family clinics treat patients from over 175 countries, and they focus on providing high quality healthcare at affordable costs.

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July 31,2020

Jeddah, Jul 31: Hajj 2020 pilgrims arrived in Muzdalifah Thursday night to rest after spending the day in Arafat.

Earlier, the pilgrims scaled Mount Arafat to pray and repent, as a highly unusual Hajj approached its climax. They listened to a sermon delivered by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea and prayed Dhuhr and Asr prayers together at the Al-Namirah Mosque in Arafat.

This year’s pilgrimage is the smallest in modern times, after the number of participants was greatly restricted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 

Tight security was in place around the foot of the rocky hill outside Makkah, also known as Jabal Al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in preparation for the high point of the annual ritual.

Video footage shown on state television showed the pilgrims setting off on their climb to the summit. They wore face masks and observed strict social-distancing rules imposed by Saudi authorities.As sprinklers sprayed water on them to provide relief from the summer desert heat, the pilgrims raised their palms as they climbed the slopes of the hill — the site of Prophet Muhammad’s last sermon. When they reached the top they recited holy verses and prayed for forgiveness for their sins.

Earlier, the pilgrims were taken in buses from Mina to Mount Arafat. Strict precautionary measures were in place, with each group accompanied by security teams, ambulances and civil defense vehicles. 

When they arrived, their temperatures were checked before they entered Namirah Mosque to hear a sermon that was translated into 10 languages.

“The camps were set up for pilgrims in Arafat early on,” said Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Salih Bentin. The sermon at Namirah Mosque was delivered by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea, who led the pilgrims in noon and afternoon prayers.

“During Hajj this year, we reiterate that it is essential for pilgrims, as well as everyone assisting them, to adhere to the precautionary regulations that have been implemented,” Al-Manea, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, said during his sermon. “This is to be done for their own safety.

“Precautions have been put in place to protect lives against the damage that the pandemic can cause, and also to actualize Islam’s teachings pertaining to safeguarding human life by Allah’s permission.”

The stay in Arafat is described as the pinnacle of Hajj and Muslims around the world reflect the actions of pilgrims by asking for forgiveness and praying for their deepest desires.
Pilgrims left Arafat in coaches for Muzdalifah after sunset and will pray the Maghrib and Isha prayers there.

After sunset prayers, the pilgrims made their way down Mount Arafat to Muzdalifah, where they will spend the night before the final Hajj ritual, the symbolic stoning of the devil. 

This year, each pilgrim received sanitized pebbles in advance of the event on Friday, which is the first day of Eid Al-Adha.
This year the Kingdom faced the unprecedented challenge of ensuring pilgrims attending Hajj were protected as much as possible from the risks of the coronavirus.

They will then sleep, pray the Fajr prayer there tomorrow and then leave for Mina.

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July 19,2020

Occupied Jerusalem, Jul 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Sunday.

Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals in which he is alleged to have received lavish gifts from billionaire friends and exchanged regulatory favors with media moguls for more agreeable coverage of himself and his family.

Netanyahu denies wrongdoing, painting the accusations as a media-orchestrated witchhunt pursued by a biased law enforcement system.

The trial opened in May. Just before appearing in front of the judges, Netanyahu took to a podium inside the courthouse and flanked by his party members bashed the country’s legal institutions in an angry tirade.

Netanyahu was not expected to appear at Sunday’s hearing, which is taking place at an occupied Jerusalem court and is mostly a procedural deliberation.

The trial resumes as Netanyahu faces widespread anger over his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.

While the country appeared to have tamped down a first wave of infections, what’s emerged as a hasty and erratic reopening sent infections soaring. Yet even amid the rise in new cases Netanyahu and his emergency government — formed with the goal of dealing with the crisis — appeared to neglect the numbers and moved forward with other policy priorities and its reopening plans.

It has since paused them and even re-impose restrictions, including a weekend only lockdown set to begin later this week.

Netanyahu’s government has been criticized for a baffling, halting response to the new wave, which has seen daily cases rise to nearly 2,000. It has been slammed for its handling of the economic fallout of the crisis.

His trial thus comes at inopportune timing. Netanyahu had hoped to ride on the goodwill he gained from overcoming the first wave of infections going into his corruption trial, but the increasingly souring mood has affected his approval rating and may deny him the public backing he had hoped for. The anger has sparked protests over the past few weeks that have culminated in violent clashes with police.

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July 5,2020

Iraq’s deputy parliament speaker Hassan Karim al-Kaabi on Saturday described the move as provocative and in violation of international law.

Kaabi also called on the Iraqi government to take swift measures to halt such actions.

The Embassy’s move to fire in a residential area in the heart of Baghdad is an unacceptable act and another challenge for the Arab country, adding to the mass of its provocations and illegal actions in Iraq, he noted.

According to Iraqi media, the US tested a patriot missile system inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.

Anti-US sentiments have been running high in Iraq since Washington assassinated top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and the second-in-command of the Iraqi popular mobilization units, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in January.

Following the attack, Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved a bill on January 5, demanding the withdrawal of all foreign troops.

Baghdad and Washington are currently in talks over the withdrawal of American troops. Iraqi resistance groups have vowed to take up arms against US forces if Washington fails to comply with the parliamentary order.

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