DIFC Courts sees 48pc rise in claim values in H1The total value of cases handled by Dubai’s DIFC Court was approximately Dh3.44 billion ($936 million) during the first half (H1) of the year, compared with Dh2.33 billion in H1 2015, a 48 per cent year-on-year increase. The More… |
Mers cases are reducing before haj: Saudi MinisterA recent surge in cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), a sometimes deadly virus, in Saudi Arabia has ebbed in the run-up to Islam's annual haj pilgrimage, the kingdom's Health Minister Khaled Al-Falih said on Thursday. More… |
Fifa team targets match-fixing, corruption casesFifa's independent ethics committee is probing 'many' cases of suspected corruption, is accelerating its investigations and expects life bans for all but minor offences, according to a source familiar with the matter. More… |
Pace of new Mers infections in Saudi slowsThe rate of infection of a deadly virus in Saudi Arabia has slowed since mid May and Monday was the first day free of new cases in six weeks, figures released by the kingdom's Health Ministry showed. Middle More… |
Three swine flu cases recorded in BahrainThree new swine flu cases have been recorded in Bahrain, it has emerged. The patients were kept under observation in health centres and are now recovering at home, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication More… |
Bahrain minister vows to fight corruptionThirteen suspected cases of corruption have been referred to the Public Prosecution since last January. The anti-corruption and economic and electronic security directorate lodged eight cases in connection with violations cited in More… |
Two new Mers-CoV cases in KuwaitTwo additional laboratory confirmed cases of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (Mers-CoV) were reported from Kuwait, said the World Health Organisation (WHO). The first patient is a 47 year-old man who became ill on More… |
Medical staff violated code says Bahrain reportAn independent commission probing Bahrain's unrest has confirmed several violations were committed by medical staff and others at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) in February and March. It would not comment on cases relating to the crim More… |
Medical staff violated code says Bahrain reportAn independent commission probing Bahrain's unrest has confirmed several violations were committed by medical staff and others at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) in February and March. It would not comment on cases relating to the crim More… |
Bahrain courts try over 105,000 casesBahrain's courts have heard a total of 105,030 cases during the official judicial term from last September to May, compared to with 99,936 cases heard in the previous judicial term, according to new statistics. It follows the employment of More… |