Etisalat cuts calling pulse for select countriesEtisalat’s New Wasel SIM users, who are currently on a per second billing pulse, are now charged on a minimum 60 second pulse increment (per minute) for calls made to New Caledonia and Haiti. This is in response to a change in bil More… |
Haiti hurricane death toll tops 800, rescue work onThe United Nations has warned that it could take days for the full impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti to emerge, as the death toll soars to more than 800, said a report. The death toll has doubled, and may rise, as rescue teams More… |
Hurricane Matthew wreaks havoc across HaitiHurricane Matthew, recorded as the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade, has claimed the lives of over 300 people in Haiti, on Friday, a report said. Initially categorised as a Category 4 storm, the hurricane downgraded to a More… |
Turning rubble into homes, the Dutch styleIn Dutch capital Amsterdam, a mobile factory, the size of two shipping containers, ingests rubble at one end, liquifies it into cement and spurts out Lego-shaped building blocks. Call it rubble for the people, converting the deadl More… |
UAE donors provide $7m Haiti aidThe UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA), has announced that total emergency aid contributions made by UAE-based donor organisations to victims of the Haiti disaster have reached Dh26.4 million ($7.19 million). The latest More… |
Haiti quake dead tops 200,000: PMMore than 200,000 people were killed in the January 12 earthquake that hit Haiti, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive has said. Bellerive said 300,000 people were injured in the disaster, including 4,000 amputees. Previous estimates More… |
Saudi Arabia donates $50m to HaitiSaudi Arabia has donated $50 million in relief funding to Haiti following the earthquake that devastated the island two weeks ago. The assistance was initiated by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and will be distributed through the fund establi More… |
GTech collecting supplies for Haiti at expoGTech Medical Services, a top UAE-based medical equipment support company, backed by IIR Middle East Life Sciences, organisers of healthcare event Arab Health, is coordianting the collection and shipment of medical supplies and equipment for More… |
Dubai Cares to aid children in HaitiSheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has instructed Dubai Cares, a UAE-based philanthropic establishment, to provide educational assistance to the children of Haiti. The in More… |
Magnitude 6.1 aftershock strikes HaitiA magnitude 6.1 aftershock jolted Haiti on Wednesday, eight days after a stronger earthquake devastated the Caribbean country, the US Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from Wednesday's quak More… |