COVID-19: Expat community groups make a difference in the UAE

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COVID-19: Expat community groups make a difference in the UAE

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Published: March 28, 2021 11:52 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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COVID-19: How expat communities help fight the pandemic in the UAE — EXPAT COMMUNITY GROUPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE: While the UAE government handled the COVID-19 situation well by taking measures to prevent the spread of pandemic from creating awareness to providing free vaccination, the role played by the expatriates’ community groups during the last one year cannot be ignored. The community groups took care of residents regardless of their nationalities. Their volunteers ensured to provide all possible help including food, flight tickets for repatriation, school fees for those who lost jobs, and even gave shelter to visitors who were stranded due to flights suspension. Hats off to volunteers who risked their lives to help those infected with COVID-19. [COMMENT BY: Ashfaq Ahmed, Senior Assistant Editor] Image Credit: Supplied

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OPN 210328 EDIT — NETANYAHU’S FUTURE HINGES ON A FAR-RIGHT JEW, AND AN ARAB ISLAMIST: After its fourth election in two years, Israel’s veteran right-wing leader and political survivor Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in a bit of a pickle. His hopes for coming back to power rely on support from the unlikeliest of duo: Extremist Jewish politician Naftali Bennett and conservative Arab Islamist Mansour Abbas. Netanyahu and his known right-wing allies command 52 seats, 9 short of the 61 needed to hold the Knesset. Abbas’s Raam party won a surprising four seats. Netanyahu has managed to come back from behind in the past on several occasions. But will he be persuade some of his far-right Jewish allies to accept support from an Islamic party? [COMMENT BY: Omar Shariff, International Editor] Image Credit: Bloomberg

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