UAE, Iran in war of words over normalisation with Israel
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Sunday, August 16, summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires, and handed him a strong note of protest.
Covid-19 pandemic
Landmark deals announced between India and Maldives
India will support connectivity projects in Maldives through a financial package consisting of a grant of USD 100 million and a new Line of Credit of USD 400 million
Israel shares groundbreaking technology with AIIMS to tackle Covid-19
Embassy of Israel and private Israeli companies contribute medical equipment and technology to All India Institute of Medical Sciences to fight COVID-19
UAE feels the pain of Air India Express plane crash in Kerala
By WAM ABUBU DHABI, 9th August, 2020 (WAM) — In an editorial on Sunday, a
Serum Institute of India in new deal with Novavax
The agreement is expected to support a minimum of one billion doses of NVX-CoV2373 for India and for the low- and middle-income countries
Trials of India and Israel’s jointly developed COVID testing completes 9 days of mass testing
The trials are a part of a crucial collaboration between DRDD, Ministry of Defence Israel and DRDO, PSA of India; coordinated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israel and India.
Covid-19 pandemic creating largest disruption in education, UN warns
The UN estimates that the pandemic has affected more than one billion students worldwide.
India reiterates support to Afghanistan
New Delhi has gifted Afghanistan with consignments of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol tablets to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
AIIB disburses $6 billion of promised $10 billion for Covid-19 treatment
AIIB’s special program “Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis” has a budget of $10 billion
Russia preparing mass vaccination against coronavirus for October
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said the Gamaleya Institute, a state research facility in Moscow, had completed clinical trials of the vaccine and paperwork is being prepared to register it