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- Young volunteers take to the streets of the capital to clear the damage caused by Tuesday’s explosions
- Many were automatically motivated to turn up and help out while others were inspired by social media
- Overcrowding in prisons led to adoption of amnesty law which released 90,000 inmates
- Former detainees were kicked, punched and slapped by police to obtain confessions
- The total number of recorded cases in the UAE is 61,845 and 354 deaths
- Meanwhile, the UAE celebrated reaching 5000 vaccinated volunteers in its phase III trials of an inactivated vaccine
- Japan announced a deal last week to buy 120 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Pfizer and BioNTech
- Growing pressure to crack down on Chinese companies that avail themselves of US capital markets but do not comply with rules
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Zamzam is the name of the well in Makkah that comes from the phrase Zome Zome, meaning ‘stop flowing,’ a command repeated by Hagar during her attempt to contain the spring water. Zamzam has over 60 names, including, Zamam, Taybah, Barah, Maymounah, Siqayatu-l Hajj, Barakah, Mubarakah, Kafiyah, Afiyah, Muathibah.
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- City host Zinedine Zidane’s team in the 2nd leg of their last-16 tie, leading 2-1 after their win in February
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COVID-19: Global updates
- The total number of recorded cases in the UAE is 61,845 and 354 deaths
- Meanwhile, the UAE celebrated reaching 5000 vaccinated volunteers in its phase III trials of an inactivated vaccine
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