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Week Ahead In The News

Richard Hillgrove Founder of 6 Hillgrove PR takes a look at the week ahead.

News diary 23-29 March:

With the cancellation of nearly all public events in dozens of countries, coronavirus continues to monopolise the news agenda. A virtual meeting of G20 leaders to agree a coordinated roadmap on policies to “protect people and safeguard the global economy” is due sometime this week.

New emergency legislation to help the government tackle the crisis is to be fast-tracked through the House of Commons on Monday. MPs are expected to nod through the Coronavirus Bill, which would give police and health officials powers to detain or enforce isolation on those suspected of having the virus. The Bill proceeds to the House of Lords on Tuesday and is expected to become law from next week.

Meanwhile, the measures that have already been introduced become more noticeable: it’s the start of a 12-week “shielding period” for those most at risk of contracting COVID-19, meaning more people should be in some form of self-isolation, and schools are closed across the country, with exceptions for classes for vulnerable children and the children of key workers.

Transport networks will also be slowing down as many (but not all) social-distancing commuters stay home. Following the closure of the Waterloo & City line on Friday, tubes and buses in London will move to a less frequent service while train operators across the UK have reached an agreement to run amended timetables.

A two-week quarantine period ends for passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked in Oakland on 9 March. Over 3,500 people from 54 countries were on board the vessel when passengers started testing positive for coronavirus.

Conditions in the federal quarantine facilities in the US have been criticised for their uncleanliness and lack of social distancing, and many passengers remain untested.

Several members of the Cabinet are lined up to appear before select committees this week, with George Eustice at Defra and Stephen Barclay at Treasury on Tuesday the pick of the bunch.

The Environment Secretary is likely to face questions on UK supply chains and the possibility of food shortages caused by panic-buying, while the Chief Secretary to the Treasury faces the thankless-looking task of fielding questions on the economic impact of the virus.

With thousands of schoolchildren suddenly at home and in need of entertainment, the launch of Disney’s new streaming service comes at an advantageous time for the studio. Disney+ features classics from its golden era alongside Pixar titles, the Marvel and Star Wars franchises (pictured), and, perhaps crucially for parents of a certain age, The Simpsons.

Disney’s entry into the competitive on-demand market could be an important marker as the BBC faces questions over its funding and the continuing viability of the licence fee.

Members of the Petitions Committee question Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries, Schools Minister Nick Gibb and Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson on Wednesday regarding the Government’s response to the pandemic.

The hearing was prompted by a spate of parliamentary petitions which accumulated more than 1.8m signatures. The Government has come under fire for taking less drastic measures than other European countries to combat the outbreak, and for mixed-messaging on its initial “herd immunity” approach.

The third Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting of this month comes after a flurry of recent action by governments and central banks to counter the effects of COVID-19 on economies around the world.

Last week the FTSE dropped to a near-decade low as sterling fell sharply against the dollar, and the MPC responded by reducing the interest rate to 0.1 per cent and increasing UK government bond holdings. With Governor Andrew Bailey refusing to rule out even more radical monetary action, there could yet be further surprises in store.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will join a virtual meeting of G7 counterparts where, again, coordinating responses to the pandemic will dominate. The call follows news that the G7 summit later in the year, which was to have been hosted by President Trump at Camp David, will now also take place in a virtual format, along with further leaders’ calls in April and May.

Two of the highest profile criminal cases in Northern Ireland’s recent history return to Londonderry Magistrates Court on Thursday. Paul McIntyre, an alleged member of the IRA, appears accused of the murder (by way of joint enterprise) of journalist Lyra McKee in April 2019.

Meanwhile a former armed forces member known only as Soldier F appears over the Bloody Sunday murders of James Wray and William McKinney. The hearing is expected to see a ruling on whether to move the case from Londonderry to Belfast, a proposal which has provoked a stern response from the victims’ families.

EU leaders hold their third videoconference in ten days in lieu of a formal European Council that had been scheduled for today. The leaders agreed to a month-long closure of the bloc’s external borders on their 17 March call, and are due to focus on the four priority areas identified in their early discussions: limiting the coronavirus spread, providing medical equipment, promoting vaccine research and mitigating socio-economic consequences.

The European Parliament, meanwhile, holds an extraordinary plenary session vote on Commission proposals, including a new law to stop the “ghost flights” caused by the pandemic.

The Spanish government has ordered the closure of the country’s hotels and tourist accommodations by Thursday to help stem the spread of the virus. The world’s second most-visited tourist destination is also the second-worst hit country in Europe, and the closures are just the latest measures brought in as the death toll continues to climb. On Friday the UK Government delivers its weekly round-up of COVID-19 cases in the UK, reporting locations and confirmed numbers. The update comes a week after a string of “delay” measures were implemented, including the decisions to close schools and advise people to self-isolate and stay away from public places such as restaurants, cinemas and bars.

Despite the global sporting calendar continuing to be decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE hosts the Dubai World Cup on Saturday (albeit behind closed doors).

The horse racing meet includes some of the biggest prizes in the sport – the World Cup boasts a $6m purse, with the Dubai Duty Free and Dubai Sheema Classic turf races each offering $5m. Last year’s event was won by Thunder Snow, who became the first horse to claim the Cup title twice.

On Sunday, restrictive measures designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus are set to expire around the world, though with infection rates continuing to rise, extensions seem almost certain.

In Ireland, pubs and bars are scheduled to reopen, and the ban on overseas travel ends. International flights are also due to begin landing again in Poland, while Spain’s state of emergency declaration that closed all non-essential public facilities and banned all unnecessary travel is also set to expire.

In Mali, parliamentary elections are due to go ahead, despite a recent warning by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to leaders in Africa that they need to wake up to the threat posed by the virus.

The news diary is provided in association with Foresight News.

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newstfionline · 5 years ago

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Nearly 300 Million Children Are Missing Class (NYT) The coronavirus epidemic reached deeper into daily life across the world on Wednesday, with a sweeping shutdown of all schools in Italy and warnings of school closures in the United States, intensifying the educational upheaval of nearly 300 million students globally. Only a few weeks ago, China, where the outbreak began, was the only country to suspend classes. But the virus has spread so quickly that by Wednesday, 22 countries on three continents had announced school closures of varying degrees, leading the United Nations to warn that “the global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled.”

Coronavirus hit to airlines could top $100 billion (Reuters) The coronavirus epidemic could rob passenger airlines of up to $113 billion in revenue this year, an industry body warned on Thursday, more than three times a projection it made just two weeks ago as the virus continues to spread around the world. Airlines across the globe are rushing to cut flights and costs, and warning of a hit to earnings, as a new virus that started in China spreads, raising fears of a pandemic that could plunge the global economy into recession.

Coronavirus derails diplomacy (Foreign Policy) High-level diplomatic meetings are being canceled or postponed amid growing fears over the global spread of the coronavirus. The United States postponed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ meeting set to be held in Las Vegas on March 14, U.S. officials tell Foreign Policy. Chinese President Xi Jinping has also delayed a trip to Japan--a visit the Japanese foreign minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, has called a “once-in-a-decade event.” Meanwhile, the World Bank has scrapped its 2020 Fragility Forum set to take place this week, and the United Nations pared down a planned two-week conference on women’s issues to just one day.

Europe, Turkey, and the Greek Border (NYT) The European Union has announced plans to reinforce security at the Greek border to stop a new wave of migrants--and warned Turkey not to use the migrants as political pawns. Ankara on Wednesday countered that the Europeans were violating their professed moral values. Frontex, the E.U.’s border and coast guard agency, said it is working with Athens to deploy a rapid intervention team to Greece’s land and sea borders.

Turkey, Russia agree secure corridor and joint patrols in Syria’s Idlib (Reuters) Turkey and Russia agreed to establish a secure corridor along a key east-west highway in Syria’s Idlib and hold joint patrols on it as of March 15, the two sides said in a statement after talks in Moscow on Thursday to ease tensions in the region. The Idlib region was quiet but tense on Friday as a ceasefire deal between Moscow and Ankara took effect, with residents and opposition forces describing a lull in air raids that have pounded the last rebel-held enclave in Syria.

Russia’s new weapons (Foreign Policy) Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted this week that Russia has acquired a new range of offensive weapons aimed at maintaining “strategic balance” with other world powers. He claimed that his country was now leading the world in hypersonic weapons systems--missiles that can fly 27 times the speed of sound--and that the share of modern equipment in the Russian military had increased from six percent to 70 percent over the course of his 20 years in power.

Just in case (Foreign Policy) An Australian newspaper known for its humor is printing extra pages for its readers to use as toilet paper in a bind–bracing for shortages amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Guardian reports. Australian toilet paper manufacturers have already boosted production to keep up with panic buying, but it never hurts to have a back-up plan.

Will Netanyahu form a government? (Foreign Policy) Israel appears headed for political deadlock yet again after near-final results showed that Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his usual allies had failed to win a clear majority in Monday’s elections. Netanyahu’s coalition is likely to have 58 seats in parliament--three short of the 61 needed to form a government. His rival Benny Gantz, who leads the Blue and White party, also fell short of a solid coalition--meaning that a stalemate looks likely, after the third inconclusive election in under a year. If that is the case, yet another snap election will be called. Netanyahu, who faces a corruption trial on March 17, has so far refused to step aside.

Nine killed in Gaza as bakery fire spreads through packed market (Reuters) At least nine people were killed and 60 injured on Thursday when a bakery fire spread through a crowded market in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, health officials said.

Dubai’s ruler abducted daughters and threatened former wife, UK judge rules (Reuters) Dubai’s ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled, in what is likely to be a major blow to his reputation as a Middle East reformer. The sheikh, 70, vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, did not appear himself during the court case and instructed his lawyers not to put forward a challenge to the claims, which his lawyers said he rejected.

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blueweave8 · 3 years ago

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UAE Meat Market Demand, Growth, Analysis

A recent study conducted by the strategic consulting and market research firm BlueWeave Consulting, revealed that the UAE meat market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% by 2027. The market's growth is attributable to an increasing working-class population and their disposable income, as well as a growing health-conscious consumer base. Younger people in the UAE tend to consume more meat due to their fascination with bodybuilding foods. The consumption of meat provides a variety of health benefits since it is a good source of protein and nutrients such as iodine, iron, zinc, and vitamins such as B12. Furthermore, the flourishing tourism sector in the country, along with increasing import and export activities, is also emerging as a major factor in the market’s growth. However, the increasing penetration and popularity of plant-based foods in the region may act as a hindrance to the growth of the UAE meat market.

Growing Meat Import and Export Activities Driving the Growth of the UAE Meat Market

To meet the growing demand for meat in the country, the UAE government is significantly focusing on expanding meat import activities. Brazil, Australia, the USA, India are the major importers of meat in the UAE. UAE, however, is also focusing on diversifying its importer lists by adding new countries to boost meat consumption in the country. Moreover, Armenia recently announced that it has received a health certificate that permits the export of meat products to the UAE while strengthening bilateral business ties.

Flourishing Tourism Sector in UAE Boosting The Meat Market Growth

The UAE government is significantly investing in economic diversification. Tourism is emerging as one of the crucial components of the Emirati economy. The flourishing tourism is also boosting the demand for meat in the country with local non-vegetarian cuisine being one of the major attractions for the tourists. Furthermore, the increasing number of hotels and restaurants, and small food joints are also fueling the demand for meat in the country. Lamb and mutton are the most favored meat in the UAE due to growing tourism in the country.

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UAE Meat Market - By Product Type

Based on product types, the UAE meat market is segmented into fresh, chilled, and frozen meat. The fresh meat segment holds the largest share in the UAE meat market. The high number of slaughterhouses and butcher shops providing fresh meat on-demand plays a crucial factor in driving the growth of the segment. On the other hand, the chilled meat segment is also growing at a substantial rate because of its prominent demand in restaurants and food chains. These food chains often stock chilled meat to meet their daily demand, which propels the segment’s growth.

Impact of COVID-19 on UAE Meat Market

The unprecedented outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly halted the growth of the UAE meat market. With increasing COVID-19 cases, the government imposed a strict lockdown in the country. Consequently, there was a steep decline in meat consumption as a result of increased public awareness of zoonotic diseases, closures of hotels and restaurants, as well as insufficient stock in supermarkets. However, the market is anticipated to recover from this setback as the government lifts the lockdown restrictions and tourism resumes in the country.

Competitive Landscape

The leading players in the UAE meat market are Al Manal Foods, Diamond Meat Processing, Dubai Meat Packers, Emirates Meat, Farm Fresh Meat Products Factory, Freshly Frozen Foods Factory LLC, Royal Meat Industry LLC, Sahar Food Industry LLC, Adan Meat Supply Limited, SIAM UAE, Elfab Co. LLC, and other prominent players.

The market is highly fragmented due to the presence of several local and international meat companies. The companies significantly focus on boosting their import and export activities in the UAE for increasing their revenue. They also establish partnerships with local slaughterhouses, restaurants, and food chains to keep the supply of meat flowing. They also offer a wide range of products and work on improving their distribution channel to improve their product penetration. Furthermore, the adoption of competitive strategies like mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, etc., is also prominent in this market.

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swarajya7793 · 3 years ago

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Significant Impact of COVID-19 on Favipiravir in Pharmaceutical Industry

COVID-19 Impact on Favipiravir in Pharmaceutical Industry

OVERVIEW

A novel corona virus, SARS-CoV-2, appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, spreading much faster than its predecessors and the virus has already infected millions of patients worldwide as of April 19, 2020. As the scope of the current COVID-19 outbreak has reached proportion of pandemics, major international efforts in public health are underway to control the outbreak. However, as definitive treatments for confirmed COVID-19 are yet to be identified, there is considerable interest in repeating existing antiviral drugs for use against COVID-19.

Favipiravir triphosphate is a purine nucleoside analogue. This acts as a competitive inhibitor of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. It has activities against influenza A and B, including oseltamivir- and zanamivir-resistant influenza viruses, several antimicrobial antiviral drugs, such as SARS-CoV-2. Favipiravir is approved for influenza strains that do not respond to standard antiviral therapy in Japan.

IMPACT ON PRICE

A large number of challenges are being faced by various market players due to the coming of the novel coronavirus, one such issue is the uncertainty surrounding the impact of covid-19 on favipiravir demands. Due to the increased demand of favipiravir for coronavirus treatment and stiff competition between the market players the rice of favipiravir has decreased.

According to the data available even as physicians share the benefits of Favipiravir for mild to moderate COVID-19 patients, a number of general launches are anticipated to intensify the price war that has already begun., Last month, Glenmark Pharma has receive a regulatory approval for Favipravir which has lowered its tablet price to Rs 75 each from Rs 103 earlier, anticipating market competition. 8 other favipiravir brands are at least expected to be launched in the upcoming days. At a price of Rs 59 per tablet, the Hetero Pharma became the third company to launch its generic version of Favipiravir, called Favivir. Previously, Mumbai-based Jenburkt Pharma put the low cost brand to date, Favivent, at Rs 39 per tablet. The company has started stockpiling in Mumbai and aims to expand its share of Maharashtra before it expires nationwide.

With the increasing demand and increasing sale of favipiravir drugs, the competition between the favipiravir drugs manufacturers has increased market, leads to the fall of favipiravir drugs price.

IMPACT ON DEMAND

The Corona virus zone is the result of various markets around the world. This is the cause of the widespread closures and isolation that are affecting world economic activity.

In Japan Favipiravir which is an oral antiviral drug approved for the treatment of influenza. It specifically inhibits RNA polymer, which is necessary to copy the virus. Japan has begun a Phase 3 clinical trial. In the United States, a phase 2 study will involve approximately 50 patients with COVID-19, in collaboration with Brigham and the Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In India, a Phase 3 trial began combining two antiviral drugs, favipiravir and umifenovir, in May 2020.

Chemists and pharmacists are in the high demand for the antiviral drug Favipiravir, which was launched under the brand name "fabi-influenza" by Glenmark drugs. It has been approved for limited emergency use in for the COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms by (ICMR) Indian Council of Medical Research.

The impact of COVID-19 has created an opportunity for the number of patients as there are high chances of adverse health effects of COVID-19 on the people.

IMPACT ON SUPPLY

As the epidemic intensifies, supply chains can be at significant risk due to over-located locations that can potentially be disrupted. The supply chain of drugs has been disrupted. The spread of COVID-19 makes it difficult for governments to use these drugs; the availability of these systems faces constant challenges due to their components of use as well as limited initial needs.

Lasa Supergenerics already has export orders from abroad. The drug is sought after in Turkey, Jordan, Spain, and Portugal and so on where it is used in COVID-19 patients. Exports have no restrictions as they are based on our own specifications and not under the name of specific pharmacology.

This is an opportunity to confirm that India is indeed the 'Pharmacology of the World'. As the world seems to be using reusable drugs to control COVID-19 until an effective and safe vaccine is developed, India has played a key role in providing some key drugs such as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and favipiravir for humanitarian and commercial purposes.

The trade restrictions have chosen nothing more than to produce the necessary medicines domestically. During the pandemic, when the demand increases, counterfeiting and price increases of imported goods increase. This signifies that even during the COVID-19 pandemic the market players are able to maintain supply chain.

STRATEGIC DECISIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND MANUFACTURERS

As the coronavirus continues to spread to various countries, concerns are growing about disruptions in drug production and distribution. Collaborations, agreements, initiatives of market participants such as Fujifilm Corporation in the pharmaceutical market have helped them to expand their market. This in turn will help to increase the demand for the product among the consumers and thus increase the future sales of the company.

Market players have already taken different initiatives to combat the corona virus.

For instance,

· In July 2020, Hyderabad's Hetero group announced that the generic drug Favipiravir would be introduced in India under the brand name "Favilavir" for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19. Hetero obtained approval from the Indian Anti-Doping Agency (DCGI) to manufacture and market the generic drug.

· In July 2020, Cipla Limited announced that it has received the approval of the Indian anti-doping agency (DCGI) to place favipiravir in the country under the Ciplenza brand. Early approval for the manufacture and marketing of the drug aims to meet the urgent and undeveloped medical need for COVID-19 treatment options in the country with limited emergency use. It has been developed jointly by Cipla and the CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT). As part of this partnership, CSIR-IICT has successfully developed a convenient and cost-effective process for Favipiravir. The whole process and the active ingredient (API) of the medicine have been transferred to Cipla to manufacture and market the medicine in magnitude.

· In July 2020, The Indian pharmaceutical company giant Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (Dr Reddy's) has signed a tripartite agreement with Fujifilm Toyama Chemical and Dubai Response Global Aid (Dubai) for the development, production and sale of the favipiravir innovation brand Avigan. Under the terms of the agreement, it is assumed that FUJIFILM will receive a license fee and commissions for sales from Dr. Reddy and GRA. Dr Reddy has exclusive rights to manufacture Avigan, while both GRA and Dr Reddy have joint the rights to develop, sell the market the drug worldwide except Japan, China and Russia.

· In June 2017, In India, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has started in Phase III clinical trials of the drug. The results of the Glenmark study, which records up to 150 patients, will be available in July or August 2020.

· In April 2017, Fujifilm Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) has initiated a clinical trial in II. Stage study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the influenza antiviral drug Avigan tablet (synonymous with favipiravir) in patients with COVID-19, a respiratory tract infection caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronary heart virus. Avigan was the first antiviral drug approved for use in the treatment of COVID-19 in China. At the beginning of March, when production in Avigan began, the company was producing approximately 40,000 treatment courses per month. The company plans to gradually increase this to up to 100,000 treatment courses per month by the end of July (approximately 2.5 times more). The overall goal, according to FUJIFILM, is to accelerate the production of up to 300,000 treatment courses per month by September 2020.

With the increasing demand and increasing sale of favipiravir drugs, are fueling the growth of favipiravir drugs market in the near future. As such, market participants are involved in the production of favipiravir drugs expanding their business through a variety of programs, including collaboration, contracts, and pipeline development, collaboration, and market expansion. It is expected that the strategic decisions of these companies will provide significant opportunities for market participants operating in the favipiravir market.

CONCLUSION

The available clinical evidence suggests that favipiravir is relatively safe for total cell carcinoma, as well as serious gastrointestinal side effects. However, an increase in the blood uric acid is still a safety issue, as shown in a pooled analysis of larger studies, with evidence of increased dose-dependent development. Further safety concerns, such as the possibility of Corrected QT Interval (QTc) malformation and prolongation, have not yet been adequately investigated.

There is an evidence to support the safety and tolerability of favipiravir during short-term treatment. However, more evidence is needed to assess the effects of long-term treatment. Given the limitations of the evidence and the specific safety concerns that remain, the widespread use of favipiravir against pandemic COVID-19 should be justified. Various manufacturers have allowed their manufacturers to remotely operate the production of favipiravir at various production sites in safe areas around the world and help them maintain a stable supply chain. In addition, increased demand for favipiravir for the treatment of coronavirus has increased profits.

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agileadvisorsmea · 4 years ago

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Carbon footprint consultant in Dubai

Agile advisor is a well known carbon footprint consultant in the UAE and have keen interest in the CCS technology. Capture]ing CO2 emissions and storing them, commonly called as Carbon Capture and Storage or CCS, has been under investigation and pilots for several years across the globe.

CCS is still not a proven technology and is very expensive. It is hard to point out a successful project worldwide. Therefore people suggest that it might be easier to stop using fossil fuel than using them and capturing CO2.Therefore as carbon footprint consultant in the UAE we are accelerating renewable energy uptake in the region.

Recently in Scotland, a new power plant has been announced that is being established as a low carbon station and is expected to cut down on CO2 emissions at a large scale.

The plant called the Peterhed plant is poised to be the firs one in the United Kingdom to be equipped with the carbon capture technology. It is expected that it shall capture more than 1.5 million tCO2e in a year and would be a significant contributor to the UK’s target of CO2 capture which is about 10 Million tonnes a year by the year 2030.

The project is being developed by SSE thermal and Equinor as a join venture. It has not achieved financial closure and there are speculations that the plan may get commissioned by 2026. This joint venture is also working on development of two more low carbon power plants in the UK. We as carbon footprint consultant expect to see many such companies coming forward for a sustainable future.

They are also working together on building renewable energy capacity in the country which includes an offshore wind power project called the “Dogger”. It is said that once completed this would be worlds largest Offshore wind power project.

The government is also backing the project as expected and the energy minister has issued several statements mentioning how this project would go a long way in not just setting higher standard for CCS in UK but also world wide.

It is well known fact that the United Kingdom government has infused more than 30 million pound as investment int the Scotland to kickstart decarbonization of the industries and boost the green economy.

The world needs to move towards a low carbon transformation path, and everyone concerned with global warming and climate change should be looking forward to success of such projects so these could be replicated across the world thereby reducing the carbon load that we are emanating each day into the atmosphere which is moving us closer to the carbon catastrophe this project is a welcome step and we at Agile Advisors appreciate such projects as carbon footprint consultant in Dubai.

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farukhislam · 4 years ago

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HOW UNIVERSITIES COPE DURING THE RETREAT OF FOREIGN STUDENTS

Universities are reconsidering their experience on campus to resolve a revenue gap caused by a drop in enrolment.

Australia's universities opened their doors to international students nearly a decade ago, willing to study in an English-speaking country that consistently ranks highly for its quality of life.

The reaction has been ecstatic. Higher education last year was the third largest export in the world.

But lockdowns and travel restrictions have effectively expelled, at least for now, the study-abroad idea. According to Universities Australia, the downturn in foreign students is expected to leave an A$16 billion (US$11.4b) hole in university finances over the next three years.

Global universities are impacted by pandemic-induced decreases in foreign students. In the United States, the American Council on Education estimates that this fall, foreign student enrolment will have decreased by 25 percent. A US$4.5b revenue deficit is estimated by the Institute of International Education.

But the pain is especially severe in Australia, leaving universities looking for ways to recoup billions of dollars in lost profits.

"Class closures, drops in registration numbers and cancellations may be temporary, but the disruption is already far-reaching, Victoria, and JLL’s Head of Strategic Consulting.”Australia has had a decade-long international education boom that has been snatched away overnight, leaving excessive exposure to universities."

Ideas for Policy

One of the largest expenditures for universities, campus Real Estate Developers in Dubai is increasingly seen as a significant source of untapped money, with universities repurposing, selling and leasing back buildings, and establishing alliances with other companies.

"The crisis is reinforcing long-standing visions of transforming old school campuses into vibrant urban mixed-use centers.”The objective is to attract learners, improve learning, and otherwise monetize inefficient real estate."

La Trobe University is proceeding with the biggest upgrade in its 56-year history in Melbourne, Australia, with the A$5 billion City of the Future project at its 235-hectare campus. A new city centre, health and well-being centre, childcare and clinical services, 40,000 student education facilities, accommodation, a sports park, science and innovation buildings, and community parks will be provided for the project.

The idea was conceived in 2014, but the stakes were elevated financially by the pandemic. Ideas that receive additional focus are divestment opportunities and generating annual income from their properties, such as by land rentals, joint ventures where land ownership is maintained and revenues shared with developers, or constructing new buildings and renting them out.

"By leasing land to a developer to build an office, incubator, hotel or multifamily housing, and having the developer pay not only for the design and construction, but also financing, operating and maintenance costs, including property taxes, a ground lease can potentially generate long-term rental income and tax revenue.

Via the sale of its Bourke Street tower with a leaseback, RMIT University, also in Melbourne, is unlocking a$130m while Swinburne University is unloading a building in Flinders Lane.

University leaders are known in the United Kingdom to balance the need to remove capital from their buildings with the need for extra room to accommodate distance. New accounting rules are likely to make sales-and-leasebacks beneficial for agreements with developers.

It is doubtful that developers, long pursued by universities to conduct major campus work as part of shared-profit agreements, would be swayed by the economic crisis.

"The feeling is that this will end, senior vice president of the public institutions division of JLL in the U.S. "Today, investors are financing, but assets are not going to be built and operated for a few years, so they feel comfortable that demand is going to return to strength by then."

Such New Cash Avenues

Stricken universities, as well as asset sell-offs, aim to bridge funding shortfalls with operational efficiencies, such as outsourcing facility management, or switching from faculty-owned to centrally controlled room.

Organizations that are more integrally related to Real Estate Companies in Dubai, would be the longer-term legacy of real estate rationalization.

"This is the moment for universities to demonstrate that they are in step with a labor market that is becoming much more dynamic than it has ever been.”And this, together with the ability to learn in a vibrant, buzzing urban destination, will be major factors in their decision-making once students are confident about returning to campus life."

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backstorywithdanalewis · 4 years ago

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Iran and The Bomb Back Story with Dana Lewis podcast. Link : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1016881/6653866

Netanyahu: (00:00) Covert and over key part of the plan was to form new organizations to continue the work. This is how dr. Musen is a day and a project about put it, remember that name [inaudible] the general lame is to announce the closure of project amount, but then he adds special activities. You know what that is? Special activities will be carried out under the title of scientific know-how development. Dana Lewis - Host: (00:32) Hi everyone. I'm Dana Lewis and welcome to another edition of backstory that was Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2018. Talking about the Uranian senior nuclear scientist, who on November the 27th was assassinated by a remotely operated series of weapons in Iran, Wilson, resided. It was a Brigadier general in the Islamic revolutionary guards, an academic physicist, and he headed up the nuclear program of Iran. Netanyahu has always been a proponent of military action against Iran and likely ordered the killing. It's ironic that just a few days before the heat on [inaudible] [inaudible] newspaper in Israel ran an analysis piece saying Netanyahu warns Biden. As if he's Iran strategy hadn't failed miserably with Obama and Trump in terms of actually influencing the nuclear deal. It said the prime minister never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity. The essence of that article was in warning incoming us president Biden, not to go back on the 2015 nuclear agreement. Dana Lewis - Host: (01:40) Mr. Iran, as Netanyahu was often dubbed in Israel could have taken an active role in the original nuclear talks with Tehran and made the deal to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb air tight, but Netanyahu preferred to sulk on the sidelines and then heavily criticized the agreement, poisoning his relations with the Obama presidency. And now probably he's doing the same with the Biden administration on this backstory analysis from the Soufan center think tank on what he run may do now, but first, a rare opportunity to hear from a man who was on the European team, negotiating the Iranian nuclear deal. He was a former national security advisor here in Britain, incredibly well briefed with firsthand knowledge on Iran and its attempts to arm itself with nuclear weapons. Dana Lewis - Host: (02:39) All right, in London where I am now, I want to introduce you to sir, Mark Lyle grant, who previously worked for the foreign and Commonwealth office as high commissioner in Pakistan. And he served the UK is a ambassador to the UN for six years, and he was national security advisor to two prime ministers, David Cameron and Theresa May until 17. Hi Mark. Thanks for joining us. Thanks Dana. Pleasure to be here, mr. Ambassador can I say, I mean, you, you were in Iran, you went there as part of the negotiations. Um, how many times? Mark Lyall Grant: (03:14) Well, just once, um, I was the UK, um, Iranian nuclear negotiator for basically a two and a half year period when I was the political director in the foreign office in London and together with the France Germany, United States, China and Russia, we negotiated successfully whilst I was there, but eventually leading to the joint comprehensive plan of action, uh, which was a great infinity 15. And as part of that process, uh, we went to Tehran in, uh, 2008, um, present, uh, an agreed plan by the foreign ministers of those six countries. And then we met Iran twice more, uh, in Geneva, um, as follow up meetings to that first one. So we had just the one visit to Taylor. Dana Lewis - Host: (04:02) And what was that like? What was the atmosphere like in Tehran? Mark Lyall Grant: (04:06) Well, I mean, Tehran is a, I hadn't been there before. It's a very interesting, uh, city. I mean, you've got the mountains in the background. I wouldn't say it's a beautiful city, but the setting is, is very pleasant. Um, and there's a lot of people who, if you meet them privately can speak perfectly openly. One of the paradoxes about Iran and, and particularly the rupture between Iran and United States since 1979 is that Iran is probably has a population that is more pro Western than any of the Arab nations in the region. It has great internet titration than any of the neighbors near the, in the Arab countries. And therefore it is a quite a sophisticated population. And when you meet in private, as I met with various, uh, uh, NGOs and think tankers after the official tools, and you can have some very interesting discussions, Dana Lewis - Host: (05:00) Let's fast forward to where we are now. I mean, a lot has happened. So, right. So now you have, uh, people who are calling, uh, in Europe, diplomats that are saying France, Germany, the UK must move quickly to set out a roadmap for Iran so that the, the incoming Biden administration, uh, we'll get the U S to come back to the table, get Iran to come back to the table, especially now given the escalating tensions. Do you think that's happening in the background and it's got to happen? Mark Lyall Grant: (05:30) Yeah, I'm sure it is happening and it, it should happen. Um, because there is an opportunity with Joe Biden coming in in January to see whether there is a possibility of reengaging Iran on this, uh, nuclear deal. But cause personally, and I think I I'm speaking, uh, certainly for the three European governments, uh, it was a mistake for president Trump to pull out of the deal completely in 2018, the deal perfect. Let's be a hundred percent clear about that. And we can talk about that and weaknesses in the deal, but it was certainly a lot better than the potential alternatives at the time. It was therefore mistake to just pull out of the deal rather than see whether it would be improved in some way. So I think Dubai, Dana Lewis - Host: (06:16) If I can jump in there, I mean, John Bolton, the former national security advisor of Trump and a lot of different Republicans have poured so much water on this deal saying that it's unverifiable, it's the, you know, Trump himself is saying, it's the worst deal ever. Why did they say that? If you say, essentially, Mark Lyall Grant: (06:33) Let me, let me, let me address some of those criticisms because essentially there are three criticisms that you can make legitimate criticisms you can make of the deal that was struck. Uh, the first is that it covered only the nuclear weapons program. It did not cover a ballistic missile technology program, which of course is important. Secondly, it did not cover Iran's malign regional role it's support for terrorist organizations for them. Fears is below et cetera, in the region and its attempts to destabilize some of its names. And thirdly, the deal was time limited. There was a sort of sunset clause in the deal. So it would last only a maximum of 15 years. Now those are all legitimate criticisms, but you have to put that against the alternatives at, because if I just could delve into the history a little bit, there was a time when I was, uh, in the negotiating where the intelligence was clear that Iran had the capability to acquire a nuclear weapon, a bomb, and you feel a bomb within a less than one year period. Mark Lyall Grant: (07:48) Now this deal, it prevent, uh, Avon, former nuclear weapons for at least 15 years. Of course it had some very important characteristics in it. It had in it, um, the need to eliminate entirely the stockpile of medium enrich uranium. It had to get rid of the, reduce the stock pile of low in which germanium, um, 80, 98% of that. And he only allowed very limited amounts of low enriched uranium for the next 15 years. It also reduce the number of centrifuges by two-thirds. And most importantly, and this is a based some of the commentary that you've mentioned. It was entirely verifiable. There was a whole regime of inspections by the energy, by the international atomic energy agency, which is a thought off, uh, affiliated to the UN if you like, where they could go with, uh, inspections whenever they wanted in all the facilities that were covered. Mark Lyall Grant: (08:55) So it was, uh, I think a good deal. And what it meant was two things. One that it prevented everyone acquiring a nuclear weapon for first 15 years and 15 years is a long time in politics. So in that 15 years, you could have regime change into Iran. You could have, uh, new abilities to attack the program, perhaps offensive, cyber weapons, et cetera, that could be used against the program. So buying 15 years, when it looked as though they would have that capability within one year was very important. And he did this famous musical, um, the fork in the work that as you approach the period where you had a fall, where you had to decide, are you all gonna bond me around and try and take out militarily? All its nuclear facilities, incidentally would not be easy because they are deep, deep, underground. Uh, many of them or the other folk is that you accept, like we have for India and Pakistan so that they have acquired nuclear weapons despite the nonproliferation treaty. Mark Lyall Grant: (10:03) And you contain them in some other political diplomatic way. That is the fork in the road that the JCP airway avoided or pushed back at least the 15, 15 years, what we're faced with now, having president Trump, having pulled out of the deal and essentially the team falling apart, although the Europeans have never sort of formally advocated isn't normal in fact is Iran completely, but it has started reaching the deal is that you're going to just bring that fork in the road to get closer. So there is an opportunity now to try and reverse that bad decision that I think president Trump made. Why did he do it? Dana Lewis - Host: (10:45) You say, you know, people like Bolton and Trump say it wasn't verifiable, but I mean, clearly it's just not your, just not your opinion, but I mean, the UA, the UN the IAEA clearly is showing us pictures and life camera feeds. And they said it was absolutely verifiable. And that's why Europeans were willing to stick with the deal. Why did the Americans want to pull out of it just for political a headline? You know, how was it understandable? Mark Lyall Grant: (11:15) I think there's a lot of politics in it. I mean, you're right to, to quote the fact that president Trump had said it was the worst deal ever. And he said that before he was elected, I mean, this was during his sort of campaign rhetoric. And at the fundamentally it wasn't a bomber deal. You know, the deal was done by president Barack Obama and everything that president Obama did, president Trump didn't like whether there was a pharma care in generally or, or lots of the foreign policy issues. So given the, a bomber considered the nuclear deal to be a sort of shiny example of his achievements in foreign policy. And to be honest, he didn't have a huge number to point to, but, Dana Lewis - Host: (11:54) And you're not the first one to say that. Yep. Mark Lyall Grant: (11:56) Well, listen, it was an opportunity to, to attack it. I think it was probably more that than anything else. I think then you fold in Israel probably a bit played a role in it because don't forget that, you know, president Trump had two years in office before he pulled out after the deal, and it's not complete coincidence that he did so shortly after John Bolton was appointed as national security, Dana Lewis - Host: (12:18) Right? Bolton was never a favor of dealing with Iran, negotiating with Iran, uh, and was always a proponent of military action against Iran, but without really ever laying out how that would be successful, otherwise Israel probably would have done it on its own, but you roll in Israel too, though. I mean, there is another interloper and a state, which didn't think it's a real deal and didn't think that it was verifiable and thought all along that Iran was slowly making the bomb anyway. Mark Lyall Grant: (12:46) Yes, he made that case publicly that the United nations over call with a big sort of cartoon picture of a bomb and, uh, an hour threatening that was, and I attended talks between, um, present upon it as an engine yard who, and Theresa May in Downing street when we argued back and forth about the merits of the, of the nuclear deal. Um, I think, uh, and I post me argued the case with, um, with Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon, uh, and Trump's team when, um, when they came into office. So, you know, we knew the arguments that the Israelis were going to make, and we knew the arguments that president Trump's team were going to make, but we simply didn't agree with them. And I think they had a, perhaps a lack of understanding, not being raised, but the Trump team and a slight lack of understanding of the history that had gone into this on the sort of 15 years of negotiations that had led up to up to the deal. I think there's in yarns point of view, of course he wanted, uh, Trump to, uh, advocate the deal who, because he wanted a free hand to try and actually force the fork in the road. I think Israel fought came. He could persuade the Americans to do the bombing. I mean, Israel could do some itself, but it could wipe out Iran's nuclear facilities on the turf. Dana Lewis - Host: (14:04) And now you have Israel that has carried on this allegedly this assassination of most in fact Rosati. And of course, Netanyahu hasn't commented. And I think the head of his intelligence services has said they don't know who carried out the deal, but certainly Iran thinks it was Israel. And maybe some of the Iranian opposition that is based in Europe, they have accused them as well. Does it achieve anything? Does it roll back a nuclear program by killing the head scientist? And who do you think did it? Mark Lyall Grant: (14:35) I, I don't, I mean, I, I don't know who did it, but I don't think it's unreasonable to conclude that it was probably the Israelis. Um, and I don't think it's reasonable to conclude that the timing is linked to the fact that president Trump has two more months in the office, but I think, whereas you could argue, and I think by probably would argue that the killing of general Soleimani in January, this year by like eight have quite a, uh, substantive impact on the ability of the COOs force to, uh, carry out terrorist operations overseas, but the was ahead. And he was a very powerful figure. I'm not so sure about factories. Are there, I mean, he's certainly an important scientist with other scientists and Iran already has the nuclear know-how, it's not as though it needs a research. It's more about the development of the program rather than actually, uh, initiate things, such semi to get the technology. Mark Lyall Grant: (15:37) Right. So, so I, I'm less convinced I'm not, I don't know, back resigned his background and his pitch size wrong. Um, I don't think it will have a particularly substantial impact on the, um, program itself. And I think there is a risk that it could be counterproductive, but do reasons one, it will reinforce, uh, Iranian, um, incentive and determination to plus, and with the program. And also, let's not forget that there are presidential elections in Iran coming in 2021. And president Rouhani may not look like a sort of moderate Democrat, and certainly isn't a moderate Democrat, but as we know from Ahmadinejad and others who have proceeded him, there are people who are much more radical and much more hard-line than him, uh, who will leave on notes of, uh, attacks. And it will certainly improve their chances on election. Dana Lewis - Host: (16:34) If whoever carried out this attack was interested in carrying up the pavement for a Biden administration, to re-engage with Iran and hoping that Iran will fiercely respond and make the gap between dialogue with a new American administration, even larger. Do you think that Iran will disappoint them? Are they, are they smart enough to hold back and wait for that moment where they can move to dialogue rather than move to some kind of response, whether wherever it be. Mark Lyall Grant: (17:14) I think it's difficult to judge that because one called, think about Iran as a political entity. Yeah. You can say in Saudi Arabia that all the decisions are taken by one, maybe two people, you can't say that in Iran, you know, it's not a democracy, but there is a plurality of politics in Iran that is completely absent from the Arab States, for instance. So there is a precedent, he has a role, Ronnie, but there is the Supreme leader. There's the IGC, there's the bizarre is there's the Magister shooter. Now all of these bodies have an influence in the eventual decision at night be taken in. So I think if you look at president Mahoney or the foreign ministers a week, they will certainly want to not close off the possibility of engagement with Joe Biden, but equally Israelis probably absolutely. For the reasons you say, have an interest in making it much more difficult that we engagement to take place. And president Trump in his last couple of months may help to facilitate that. So I think there is a risk that Iran will be, will be pushed into a retaliation, which would make engagement more difficult. Certainly Dana Lewis - Host: (18:28) Last question to you, you know, you said you got to that fork in the road where, you know, you, you, you either had to choose them getting a bomb or you had to choose dialogue. Um, and then the drawbacks in the deal with the fact that you didn't take into it, it didn't, uh, put a new surround their rocket program, or it didn't bridal malign activities. I mean, it's, it's almost naive to think that a, a, a new agreement, even with the best intentions, uh, is suddenly going to deal with all of that. I mean, it's, it's almost a lot of people would say, you have to start somewhere, go back into, uh, a nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Iran. And then while you have whatever the period is going to be this time, whether it's going to be another 15 years or up to that 15 years, then you start dealing with some of these other issues. Or do you think it should be a more encompassing in retrospect, a more encompassing deal? Mark Lyall Grant: (19:27) Well, I think you can try and make it a more encompassing deal. I mean, let's not forget that the original deal, yes, it was restricted to the nuclear program, but that didn't prevent other action taking place at the same time on the ballistic, besides, and particularly on the regional, well, it didn't rule out anything either then, or indeed on the nuclear program at the end of the 15, 15 year period, know, John Bolton is a good example of someone who says often let's make the problem bigger. So we made the problem bigger. We bring in these other two issues and then let's sit down and negotiate. And I think there may well be, uh, an effort to try and do that, but whether it will be successful or not, we'll see, um, it wasn't successful in the sort of 15 year negotiations in which I was involved. Um, but it's, there is no doubt that what is constraining, the Arabians is the sanctions. They do have economic sanctions. The UN security council is United against the nuclear program. So the opportunity for tougher sanctions, so they are suffering and that may make them more amenable to some of these wider discussions, Dana Lewis - Host: (20:38) Ambassador, Mark Lyall grant. Great to have your perspective, somebody who's been in the room and we're part of the negotiations as a former national security advisor to two prime ministers here in Britain. Great to talk to you, sir. Thank you. All right. Let's go to Pittsburgh now. And Colin Clark is a senior research fellow with the Soufan center. Hi, Colin, how are you doing Dana timing? You know, talk to me about the assassination of the, the senior nuclear scientist. What, why now? And who do you think that? Colin Clarke - Soufan: (21:18) Well, I think there's considerable concern. Um, at least by the Israelis that, uh, Biden administration is not going to be, um, as open-minded to, uh, you know, Israel's kind of point of view as the Trump administration was. And I, and I think that's probably correct. Um, there are concerns that the Biden administration will re-engage with the Iranians and attempt to reinsure, uh, the multi-lateral, uh, nuclear deal. And that's something that, um, the Israelis are very adamant against Dana Lewis - Host: (21:48) Why isn't it than Yahoo, so adamantly against it. And then I also talked to John Bolton, Trump's national security advisor and former ambassador to the, to the, to the UN before. And he said, it just wasn't verifiable. I mean, they, they really, um, you know, they really put holes in the agreement. And yet you talk to other people, Europeans here who some of them I've talked to who helped negotiate this agreement and they say it was verifiable and it was a good agreement. And it stopped Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Colin Clarke - Soufan: (22:19) Yeah, well, clearly Netanyahu disagrees. I think, you know, many hardliners within Israel are uncomfortable, uh, where there comes to an element of trust with the Iranian regime. And I think that's born over decades of, uh, mistrust and, and, and so, uh, in some ways I do see the perspective of Netanyahu, however, um, you know, it's my belief that the only really viable way forward is engaging with the Iranians diplomatically. And even if we are able to kind of, uh, you know, renegotiate a deal, I'm not one for blind trust. I'm, I'm more of a guy that believes in, you know, trust in God, but lock your car Dana Lewis - Host: (22:59) Trust, but verify as the Russians or as, um, as president Reagan said to glory, you know, trust, but verify. And in fact, in this case, they had, uh, UN inspectors in there verifying, and the UN the IAEA seemed like they were pretty happy with the outcome. Look, do you believe, and I've just read your report that you wrote for the Soufan center. Um, do you believe that, uh, the Saudis were approached in this meeting by, by Netanyahu to lay the groundwork for a military strike against Iran by the Trump administration? Colin Clarke - Soufan: (23:36) I don't know. I hope not. Um, I do believe it's feasible that the Saudis were approached. Um, but you know, if you are the Saudis, the MRR or, or, you know, another country in the region, and you think that, um, you know, you've got leverage or you've got some chips to play, I don't know why you'd cash them in now with the Trump administration. You're more likely to wait, uh, and, and engage with divided administration because you're, otherwise you're dealing with a lame duck. Uh, I know that Trump's approach has been one of scorched earth. He's trying to break everything on his way out, uh, which is really, you know, in my opinion, that's detrimental to us policy, uh, you know, it's really a policy of vengeance, uh, and you know, so it's, it's going to be something we're going to have to spend a lot of time repairing. Um, so, so, yeah. Is it feasible that the Saudis were approached about this? Probably. Um, but I don't think it's wise to, uh, begin a conflict, uh, right. You know, full stop, much less, um, you know, with less than 70 days left in the administration, uh, and really no mandate, right? I mean, this is someone that's, um, spending most of this time trying to discredit free and fair elections in his own country. Dana Lewis - Host: (24:51) Well, he's always worried about his record and wiping out, uh, president Obama's record. And this deal by the way was part of the Obama administration's deal that he wanted to get rid of in the campaign. But you mentioned the word vengeance. Talk to me about Iranian inventions. I mean, what are they capable of doing? And do you think that they'll pull the trigger on retaliation at this point, Colin Clarke - Soufan: (25:15) Could be, uh, if you go back to September, 2019, you see exactly what the Iranians are capable of doing operating through the region, putting the Houthi rebels, operating from a Rocky soil, uh, you know, in areas kind of nominally controlled by Iraqi Shia militia. Uh, if you look at, uh, again, going back to the who these, their capabilities, you're talking about a violent non-state actor with the capabilities of a nation state, I mean, really fairly sophisticated, um, you know, ability to use drones, um, ability to use, um, some, some pretty high-speed weaponry, including vessels. Dana Lewis - Host: (25:54) You can go after who Colin Clarke - Soufan: (25:57) And attack the Saudis attack, Saudi infrastructure, uh, primarily. And I think, you know, when you go back to September, 2019, I remember, I think I was on Bloomberg, uh, television a couple of days after the attack. And the interviewer said, well, so what's the United States going to do? And I said, what do you mean we weren't attacked Saudis were, and he was kind of taken aback that, um, you know, I would even suggest that the Saudi should defend themselves. I made a Quip, which, you know, I think, um, you know, drew, uh, drew a lot of flack from it, but I said, we sell them the weapons. Do we have to pull the trigger for them as well? Um, so, you know, I'm certainly not concerned, Dana Lewis - Host: (26:34) Uranian missile assault on a oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, but then there have been many other, what, what else could Iran do? I mean, what, what are the targets terms of Israeli, uh, targets, uh, American targets abroad? What do they have? What are they capable of? Colin Clarke - Soufan: (26:51) People have a lot look through Lebanese has Bola. They have global reach. We've seen, has Bola, uh, Stripe, you know, all over the world in Latin America and elsewhere. Um, there's been plots that have been disrupted, uh, in Georgia and India and Thailand. We've seen the bus bottling in Bulgaria. So I have no, um, no doubt that the Iranians are capable of responding. The question becomes how wise is it? Uh, you know, the Israelis are more than capable of taking care of themselves. Uh, and I just don't think getting into a kind of tit for tat conflict with Israel right now, um, you know, the Israelis have, have shown what they're capable of doing. Um, and, and, you know, they don't really feel compelled to hold back. So it would be unwise on the part of Iran, um, to, um, to respond in full force. But what I will say is Iran is kind of the master of walking right up to the line without crossing it, these kinds of nibbling attacks, you know, around the edges. And for that they they'd likely use proxies whether, you know, Shia militia in Iraq, um, or Lebanese Hezbollah or another kind of Iranian prophecy. Dana Lewis - Host: (27:56) And I guess the big question for the Biden administration now is can they easily reenter this agreement with Iran? Um, because a lot of things have happened on the ground. And in fact, the Iranian, the program has moved, the nuclear program has moved forward. So what is the challenge for a newly elected president Biden to, to try to bring not Iran to heal, but to have some kind of agreement on transparency within their nuclear program and, and to try to get them to step back. Colin Clarke - Soufan: (28:30) It's, it's a real challenge. I mean, it's certainly no fait accompli, as you know, some analysts have described and commentary and various hop takes that. I've read that just because there's a Biden administration means we're going to have an Iran nuclear deal. I think far from it, the region looks quite different than it did even four years ago. Um, you know, some of the alliances, uh, have shifted. So I wouldn't say that it's a certainty, uh, that the us will reenter the deal. And I think, you know, there's a lot that Iran still needs to do, um, including curving its behavior through the proxies that we just talked about, uh, before, you know, we should, you know, just blindly reenter a deal, um, and reward the Iranians. Uh, I just don't think it's smart. Dana Lewis - Host: (29:15) Do you really think that the discussion should be that broad, that, that not only do you talk about their nuclear program, but you start talking about malign activities, you start talking about their missile programs. A lot of people think that that's just becomes unwieldy and impossible in a, in a discussion to come to an agreement that you need to start somewhere and you at least start building blocks on that agreement and the sanctions around it and their nuclear program. Colin Clarke - Soufan: (29:42) I do think it's worth discussing because one, you need to raise the issue that it's unacceptable now, what your expectations are in terms of what you're going to get out of that is totally different. But yeah, I do think it needs to, uh, uh, to be broached. Uh, and I, and I think, you know, it all depends on how you view your own leverage, right? Um, with economic sanctions, that's one of the problems I've had with the Trump administration over the last four years. I've never really gotten a sense of how effective the Trump administration itself believes this maximum pressure campaign has been, uh, because it's been, and I've written about this with, uh, with my colleague Aryan Tabatabaie, we've called it a tautology of sorts because no matter what Iran seems to do, the administration trumpets, uh, you know, the success of the maximum pressure campaign, but then also paints Iran, um, as this, uh, actor that can't be stopped and that's, you know, dominating the middle East. Colin Clarke - Soufan: (30:38) Well, if that's the case, then maximum pressure hasn't worked, right. Uh, if Iran acts out and increases attacks, you know, the administration has said, look, maximum pressure is working. And if the attacks decrease, they say, look, maximum pressure is working. So, uh, you know, I don't know what the administration really believes. I don't know if they do well, it's up to the next administration. Now. It looks like that this contemplation of any kind of military action in Iran, um, th that shadow seems to have passed. Although I wouldn't put anything past a desperate, uh, president Trump right now, but, uh, we'll see what president Biden does in the future then, and whether they can bring them back into some kind of a negotiated settlement. Yeah. I mean, I'll just say, you know, lastly, I think it speaks to the incoherence of, of Trump's strategy in the middle East. Colin Clarke - Soufan: (31:25) If the goal, as you stated before us and endless Wars, he's going to start one right before he leaves office. I think we haven't had a coherent approach to the region. It's been one of transactionalism. Um, and, and so I'm looking forward to a more cogent, uh, you know, pragmatic relationship or, you know, uh, strategy formulation with a Biden administration, with someone like a Jake Sullivan that knows the region. Well, that knows the players that actually works across the aisle and consults with, you know, so-called hardliners within the United States. And so, um, I'm hopeful that, uh, we're, you know, we're able to make progress on that front. Thank you, Colin. Thank you. Dana Lewis - Host: (32:10) And that's our backstory on Iran and the bomb in case you didn't know, as we speak, there is a trial underway in Belgium of an Iranian diplomat and several others believe to be from Iran intelligence network for smuggling explosives into Europe, and then plotting to carry out a bombing of an Iranian opposition group in France. The bomb was handed over at a pizza hut in Luxenberg. The intent prosecutors say was to blow up a rally in France of a prominent opposition group to the Uranian government. Hundreds would have been killed the Uranian diplomat Asadullah Assadi allegedly carried the bomb a little more than a pound of tea, TP, explosives, and a detonator to Vienna from Iran in his luggage on an Austrian airlines flight. He then drove it to Luxembourg in a rented car and handed it over to an Iranian Belgium couple on June 30th, 2018. And it was the Israeli Mossad who tipped off French and Belgium authorities. Iran has denied the plot and said the charges were designed to embarrass Tehran just before president Hassan Rouhani traveled to Europe to rally support for the 2015 nuclear deal. Thanks for listening to backstory, share this link, subscribe to our podcasts, wherever you listen. We're on most major platforms like Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon music, Pandora, Deezer, and many more. If you would like to sponsor this podcast, let us know. I'm Dana Lewis and I'll talk to you again.

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Palm Beach Boat Show Postponed Due to Coronavirus

Amongst the latest in major boat show postponements, Palm Beach International Boat Show and Superyacht Show Palm Beach have been postponed until further notice, due to concerns surrounding travel and mass gatherings fuelling the spread of the Coronavirus.

Andrew Doole, President of Informia Markets U.S. Boat Shows, and George Gentile, President of the Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, released in a joint statement,

“Effectively immediately, the Palm Beach International Boat Show and Superyacht Show Palm Beach have been postponed until further notice…We are currently working with the City of West Palm Beach to identify a new date. We wish to thank our city officials and the boating community for their ongoing support.”

The decision, they added, was made in accordance of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' and West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James’ recommendation to suspend all mass gatherings over concerns for the spread of the contagion, and in the best interest of the community, visitors, staff and exhibitors at the show.

Show organisers and attendees alike were reluctant to see the decision finalised; the 35th annual PIBS was set to feature more than $1.2billion worth of yachts and accessories, attracting guests and exhibitors from across the world as one of the top 5 boat shows in the country.

The news comes as travel restrictions tighten across the globe, and the US plunged into its worst weekend for Coronavirus cases since the outbreak began. Elsewhere in the US, major cities such as New York and Los Angeles have announced lockdown measures in an effort to curb the spread, including the closure of schools, restaurants, bars and theatres.

Show organisers are currently working with the City of West Palm Beach to arrange new dates for the event, and have added all tickets bought for the show will be valid for the new dates.

Meanwhile, the Qatar International Boat Show has also been postponed. The 2020 show, which was set to be the largest yet and to feature the 106m Lurssen flagship Amadea, is yet to disclose new dates.

Qatar and Palm Beach join a host of similar superyachting events looking to re-arrange for later in the year due to the Coronavirus, including the Singapore Yacht Show and the Dubai International Boat Show.

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Hong Kong Int. Airport Handled 5.7 Million Passengers in January 2020

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

From Florida to ‘Frisco, Americans flock to movies, bars and ballparks after winter of worry (Reuters) From the crack of the baseball bat in Florida to clinking of cocktails in San Francisco bars, the sounds of spring are in the air as Americans start to return to many of the beloved pastimes they were forced to abandon 12 months ago. With cities and states loosening restrictions as new COVID-19 cases recede and the rollout of vaccines accelerates, people are enjoying a taste of their old lives again. Over the past weekend, New Yorkers watched movies on the big screen, San Franciscans dined indoors, and baseball fans cheered on their favorite big-league players as spring training resumed in Florida. In just one month, the mood in the United States has rebounded from an eight-year low to the highest level recorded by Reuters/Ipsos polls that date back to 2012. To be sure, the pandemic, which has killed more than half a million Americans, is far from over. In fact, some health experts are warning that a decline in new cases is leveling off and potentially more virulent variants are spreading just as restrictions ease.

US child benefits? (NYT) Obscured by other parts of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which won Senate approval on Saturday, a mold-breaking child benefit plan has the makings of a policy revolution. Though framed in technocratic terms as an expansion of an existing tax credit, it is essentially a guaranteed income for families with children, akin to children’s allowances that are common in other rich countries. The plan establishes the benefit for a single year. But if it becomes permanent, as Democrats intend, it will greatly enlarge the safety net for the poor and the middle class at a time when the volatile modern economy often leaves families moving between those groups. More than 93 percent of children—69 million—would receive benefits under the plan, at a one-year cost of more than $100 billion.

Mexican camp that was symbol of migrant misery empties out under Biden (Reuters) A sprawling camp in the Mexican city of Matamoros, within sight of the Texan border, has since 2019 been one of the most powerful reminders of the human toll of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep migrants out of the United States. The camp has dwindled to just a few dozen in residents in recent days, after hundreds of asylum seekers living there were finally allowed to cross the border to press their claim to stay in the United States. President Joe Biden last month rolled back the program—known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)—that had forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Biden’s wife, Jill, visited the camp during last year’s presidential campaign to witness the difficult conditions first hand. “If it hadn’t been for this camp, I don’t think they would have ever ended MPP,” said Honduran asylum seeker Oscar Borjas, one of the last remaining residents.

Meghan accuses UK royals of racism, says ‘didn’t want to be alive’ (Reuters) Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, accused Britain’s royal family of raising concerns about how dark their son’s skin might be and pushing her to the brink of suicide, in a tell-all television interview that will send shockwaves through the monarchy. The 39-year-old, whose mother is Black and father is white, said she had been naive before she married into royalty in 2018, but that she ended up having suicidal thoughts and considering self harm after pleading for help but getting none. Meghan said that her son Archie, now aged one, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family about “about how dark his skin might be when he’s born”. Meghan declined to say who had aired such concerns, as did Harry. He said his family had cut them off financially and that his father Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, had let him down and refused to take his calls at one point. Buckingham Palace was not expected to give an immediate response to the interview, which aired in the early hours of Monday morning in Britain.

UK schools to reopen, backed by frequent virus testing (AP) British students, backed by a robust coronavirus testing program, are gearing up to return to school Monday after a two-month closure, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson says is a plan to get the country “moving closer to a sense of normality.” The reopening of schools is the first step in the U.K. government’s plan to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions as the country’s vaccination drive gains critical mass, with all restrictions lifted by June. As part of the plan, millions of high school and college students coming back to U.K. classrooms will be tested for the virus for the first few weeks. Authorities want to quickly detect and isolate asymptomatic cases in order to avoid sending entire schools home. High schools and colleges will be allowed to reopen in phases to allow for three rounds of testing. Students will then get kits so they can test themselves twice more at home.

US proposals on Afghanistan (Washington Post) Worried that Afghan peace talks are going nowhere, and facing a May 1 deadline for the possible withdrawal of all U.S. troops, the Biden administration has proposed sweeping plans for an interim power-sharing government between the Taliban and Afghan leaders, and stepped-up involvement by Afghanistan’s neighbors—including Iran—in the peace process. Along with the proposal, shared with both sides over the past week by U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that a U.S. departure remains under active consideration and could lead to “rapid territorial gains” by the Taliban. “I am making this clear to you so that you understand the urgency of my tone,” Blinken wrote in a three-page letter to Ghani sent to coincide with the proposal.

After historic whirlwind visit, Pope leaves Iraq for Rome (AP) Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country’s marginalized Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace. The pontiff and his traveling delegation were seen off with a farewell ceremony at the Baghdad airport, from where he left for Rome following a four-day papal visit that has covered five provinces across Iraq. At every turn of his trip, Francis urged Iraqis to embrace diversity—from Najaf in the south, where he held a historic face-to-face meeting with powerful Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to Nineveh to the north, where he met with Christian victims of the Islamic State group’s terror and heard their testimonies of survival. In Iraq’s south, Francis convened a meeting of Iraqi religious leaders in the deserts near a symbol of the country’s ancient past—the 6,000-year-old ziggurat in the Plains of Ur, also thought to be the birthplace of Abraham, the biblical patriarch revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims. The gathering brought religious representatives across the country rarely seen together, from Muslims, Christians, Yazidis and Mandaeans. The joint appearance by figures from across Iraq’s sectarian spectrum was almost unheard-of, given their communities’ often bitter divisions. The pope called on them to work together and make peace.

Lebanon’s deadlock fuels seventh day of street protests (Reuters) Demonstrators burnt tyres to block main roads all over Lebanon for the seventh straight day on Monday in anger at more than a year of economic crisis and seven months of political paralysis. “We have said several times that there will be an escalation because the state isn’t doing anything,” said Pascale Nohra, a protester in Jal al-Dib.” Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai hit out at the politicians in his Sunday sermon: “How can the people not revolt when the price of one dollar has surpassed 10,000 Lebanese pounds in one day, how can they not revolt when the minimum wage is $70?”

Saudi oil terminal targeted (Foreign Policy) The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it launched a number of airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, in retaliation for an attempted strike on a key oil port. Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a missile and drone attack on the major Saudi oil port of Ras Tanura on Sunday, although Saudi authorities reported no damage to the port’s facilities from the strike as missile defenses were engaged. Saudi state media blamed the attempted Houthi strike on the softer approach the Biden administration has taken to the Iran-aligned group, after it recently removed a terrorist label previously put in place by the Trump administration. Oil prices rose above $70 per barrel for the first time in 14 months as a result of the attack, with fears rising over threats to global oil flows.

At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports (AP) Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm trees, gleaming terminals, water cascades and near-Arctic levels of air conditioning. Now, the key east-west transit hub is rolling out another addition from the realm of science fiction—an iris-scanner that verifies one’s identity and eliminates the need for any human interaction when entering or leaving the country. It’s the latest artificial intelligence program the United Arab Emirates has launched amid the surging coronavirus pandemic, contact-less technology the government promotes as helping to stem the spread of the virus. But the efforts also have renewed questions about mass surveillance in the federation of seven sheikhdoms, which experts believe has among the highest per capita concentrations of surveillance cameras in the world. In recent years, airports across the world have accelerated their use of timesaving facial recognition technology to move passengers to their flights. But Dubai’s iris scan improves on the more commonplace automated gates seen elsewhere, authorities said, connecting the iris data to the country’s facial recognition databases so the passenger needs no identifying documents or boarding pass.

An Island Stuffs Itself With Pineapple Smoothies, Pineapple Burgers and Pineapple Cake (WSJ) Like many people in Taiwan, Allen Hsueh has a newfound fervor for pineapple. The 38-year-old chef has come up with at least a dozen new recipes for his restaurant in Kaohsiung, called Pomme de Terre, including pork-wrapped pineapple with mozzarella cheese, red curry seafood with pineapple and spiced chicken breast and pineapple salad. The 20 spots for a special five-course, pineapple-inspired meal, scheduled later this month, filled up in a day. It’s not just an act of culinary bravery. These days, pineapple consumption is seen as an act of patriotism. Taiwan residents have been gobbling up the fruit since China—by far the island’s largest outside buyer—banned imports of their pineapples starting March 1, citing dangerous pests detected in recent shipments. The government of Taiwan—a democratically-ruled island that Beijing considers part of China—denied any infestation, saying 99.79% of its imported pineapples to China last year passed inspection. Instead, it issued a challenge to the island’s 24 million citizens, as well as its overseas friends, to snap up “freedom pineapples” as a form of protest and said it would support pineapple prices. The voracious response is now raising questions about whether there’s such a thing as too much of a good fruit.

Myanmar strike (Foreign Policy) At least 18 labor organizations have begun a nationwide strike across Myanmar, calling all workers “union and non-union alike” to join in work stoppages to protest the military coup. Local media report that troops have begun to occupy universities and hospitals, raising fears that wounded protesters may be subject to arrest.

Nun stands in front of Myanmar security forces to block them from shooting protesters (Reuters) A nun seen walking toward the police and begging them not to shoot has been hailed as a hero in Myanmar. Footage filmed by the Myitkyina News Journal on Feb. 28 showed a nun—whom local media identified as Sister Ann Roza—begging for police not to fire. She was later photographed on her knees, stopping the police from advancing. The nun told Myitkyina News Journal that she decided to risk her life for Myanmar’s citizens. “I can feel pain in my heart when protesters get hurt,” she said. “I can’t stand seeing them in pain.” More than 50 people have been killed since the military overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, according to the United Nations.

At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts (AP) A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the explosion at 4 p.m. local time was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the military barracks located in the neighborhood of Mondong Nkuantoma in Bata. “The impact of the explosion caused damage in almost all the houses and buildings in Bata,” the president said in a statement.

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Dubai Runway closure: What is means for travel to or from DXB

With the Southern Runway revamp starting tomorrow at Dubai International Airport, Emirates has been working hard to implement measures to further maximise operational efficiencies at DXB and deliver a seamless experience for its customers departing and transiting through Dubai. The Southern Runway Closure at Dubai International Airport will be taking place from 16 April to 30 May 2019.

On Time Performance (OTP) is a key factor for smooth operations and a consistent customer experience on the ground and in the air, and is even more critical during the Southern Runway Closure with all flights at Dubai International utilising a single runway. One of Emirates’ key objectives during this period will be to reduce instances of flight delays and disruptions in Dubai and across its destination network. The airline is also placing a substantial emphasis on communication to its customers through a number of channels, to keep them accurately informed of their flight’s status.

Safeguarding Punctuality

Customers travelling during this period are encouraged to arrive to the airport early, and build in enough time to check in, pass through immigration and get to their gates. Customers are reminded to arrive to the airport at least three hours before their flight departures, and passengers can check-in as early as 24 hours ahead of their flights at the airport. Customers can also check-in online from 48 hours to 90 minutes ahead of their departure.

Once customers have cleared check-in and immigration formalities, they are advised to make sure they get to their boarding gates on time. Gates open 90 minutes before departure for long-haul flights, and Emirates has extended the opening time at its gates for short-haul flights to 75 minutes (instead of 60 minutes) to provide ample time for customers to board their flights. For flights departing to the United States, gates open 120 minutes before departure. As always, gates close 20 minutes before departure and timings are strictly followed to ensure flights depart on schedule. These time checks have been put in place to ensure minimal delays during this period.

Joint Efforts to Achieve Operational Excellence

Meticulous planning has been going on for over 14 months, involving collaboration across functions ranging from Flight Operations, Emirates Airport Services, Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates Flight Catering, Service Delivery, Engineering, Commercial Operations and Planning, Contingency Response teams, dnata as well as with external stakeholders, to optimise operations, as well as build in operational flexibility and resilience to mitigate possible disruptions at every juncture.

Taking into consideration the latest flight schedules as well as benchmarking best practices from the Northern Runway closure project in 2014, operational initiatives during the Southern Runway closure period include: procedures for efficient, quick aircraft turnarounds; reducing vehicle movements on the ramp; efficient movement of Cabin and Flight Deck crews to the aircraft; faster transit passenger flow procedures, predictive aircraft maintenance, and prioritizing operationally restricted flights.

The Southern Runway closure is happening during one of the quieter operational times of the year, and will be critical to increasing the long-term capacity of Dubai International Airport and maintaining the high-level service levels of the airline, especially ahead of Expo 2020 Dubai and the influx of visitors expected during that period.

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Saudi Arabia’s abolition of death penalty for minors welcomed

JEDDAH/DUBAI: Within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the security of residents, particularly these residing in crowded areas and sharing frequent amenities, has change into one of the highest considerations of each nation and province.

Within the Gulf Cooperation Council bloc, house to some of the world’s greatest blue-collar migrant communities, the extremely contagious nature of the coronavirus has proved to be a very daunting well being problem.

When the chronicle of this troublesome period is written, Saudi Arabia’s Madinah is prone to emerge as a regional trailblazer with its proactive strategy and farsighted initiatives in coping with the public-health emergency.

From infection-control measures to cell hospitals and from charitable packages to housing tasks for migrant staff, the native authorities has virtually written a brand new rulebook for dealing with an outbreak.

Simply how excessive on Madinah’s precedence checklist lies the welfare of overseas migrant staff in the course of the pandemic might be seen from the housing amenities being developed in Al-Khalil and Al-Oyoun, two areas within the area’s northwest.

The three fast-track pilot tasks in Madinah, unfold over an space of 39,000 sq. meters, are anticipated to eradicate 40 p.c of migrant staff’ lodging issues.

Over the following 18 months, 5 extra housing websites will likely be developed by the personal sector in coordination with the Madinah municipality.

Sanitary staff gather prayer carpets for sterilisation on the Grand Mosque. (AFP/File Picture)

The coronavirus, regardless of having no intelligence, is nearly completely programmed to focus on the weakest section of any inhabitants, together with these with impaired immune techniques or for whom social distancing is a luxurious.

Low-income migrant staff, who drive rubbish vehicles and clear streets, are prone to tick one or each of the above containers, thus making them simple gas for the pandemic.

Defending them in opposition to the lethal virus is subsequently without delay a social duty and a rational alternative, be it for Singapore or Saudi Arabia.

Saudi officers describe the Madinah pilot tasks as half of a whole-of-society strategy to well being and security in view of the outsized significance that precautionary measures in staff’ housing websites has assumed.

They are saying the brand new amenities will cut back the probabilities of infectious-disease outbreaks and encourage the personal sector to take better duty for their labor pressure.

In feedback to the media this month whereas inspecting some of the amenities beneath development, Madinah’s Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman mentioned: “Our religion urges us to treat all workers compassionately, and as such, we refuse to have workers exposed to any kind of physical or psychological harm that could affect their wellbeing.”

Madinah’s Govenor Prince Faisal bin Salman. (Equipped)

He added: “Migrant workers who come here seeking a better life for them and their families are our responsibility, and we shall do everything in our power to keep them safe until they return to their homelands.”

The Al-Khalil undertaking consists of 976 models wherein as much as 3,000 staff might be lodged. The amenities will embody eating halls, a grocery store, a clinic, a gymnasium, and a devoted constructing for public companies reminiscent of management techniques, energy transformers and water remedy.

Laundry companies and a self-service kitchen will likely be supplied in a separate constructing, whereas the positioning is provided with safety surveillance techniques.

Among the many amenities will likely be a two-story mosque the place 900 worshippers can provide their day by day prayers.

Migrant staff carrying masks are pictured on March 18, 2020 at a subway station in Riyadh. (AFP/File Picture)

All of the constructions are deliberate to be constructed in compliance with the perfect worldwide environmental and well being requirements.

The pilot housing plan was conceived not solely in recognition of the urgency of the public-health state of affairs, but in addition as a long-term answer to the problem of accommodating the massive numbers of staff employed in varied tasks in Madinah.

“The prince was very keen that the solution should take the humane aspects of the issue into consideration when securing for them appropriate housing facilities and good living conditions,” Munir Mohammed Nasser bin Saad, chairman of the board of administrators of the Madinah Chamber of Commerce and Trade, informed Arab Information.

“As Prince Faisal said, we’ve been entrusted with taking care and ensuring a decent life for these workers. This model housing project is one part of our responsibility toward them.”

Bin Saad mentioned work commenced instantly after Prince Faisal issued a directive for the completion of the housing tasks in Al-Khalil and Al-Oyoun.

“With the joint efforts and cooperation of all relevant bodies, a national company is developing the facilities, which will be completed within the next three months,” Bin Saad mentioned, including that Prince Faisal is personally monitoring the tasks’ progress.

The success of the Madinah authorities’s initiatives will in the end redound to the profit of the personal sector, which is braced for a difficult time within the period of the coronavirus.

Sanitation staff gather litter in the course of the annual Hajj pilgrimage within the holy metropolis of Mecca on August 22, 2018. (AFP/File Picture)

As Saudi businessman Mohammed Bakhit informed Arab Information: “Workers everywhere are always vulnerable to infections, and in case of any viral outbreak among these workers, God forbid, the whole community will pay the price, and it could be a deadly price.”

The housing tasks beneath approach in Madinah will present staff with the conveniences and security folks usually count on of their houses, he mentioned.

“These facilities will provide a comfortable residential environment, which in turn will allow them to enjoy their off-duty hours and increase their productivity,” he added.

Bakhit mentioned it’s apparent from the drawings that the “designers consider the laborers who will live in the quarters as not just people working for the Kingdom’s development but, above all, as humans who deserve our respect and compassion.”

The housing tasks are amongst a string of initiatives launched by Madinah to assist residents address the fallout of the coronavirus disaster.

Goodness of Madinah, a charity, and Saudi Submit have tied as much as distribute meals baskets within the area, the Saudi Press Company reported lately.

The settlement is a component of an effort to forge partnerships between the non-profit and personal sectors to fill the necessity for social and household assist companies.

The housing tasks beneath approach in Madinah will present staff with the conveniences and security folks usually count on of their houses. (Equipped)

The primary part of the deal consists of the distribution of 15,000 meals baskets provided by Goodness of Madinah to the needy.

The charity, beneath Prince Faisal’s steerage, goals to assist NGOs safe important commodities for folks in want.

In one more initiative, ACWA Energy, the power and desalinated-water supplier, signed a deal this month to construct a 100-bed built-in cell hospital, absolutely resourced with the medical gear and provides wanted to deal with COVID-19 circumstances.

The brand new facility is anticipated to be operational inside 70 days, and can present complete health-care companies and support in dealing with the pandemic.

Prince Faisal has additionally publicly appreciated the contribution of staff in Madinah’s well being amenities, praising the effectivity of well being practitioners and gear within the confinement middle devoted to treating folks with COVID-19 signs.

He has met with the middle’s crew in cost of reviewing and following up on confinement procedures within the area, and congratulated all well being staff.

Individually, officers of the Madinah Improvement Authority have toured town’s central market to oversee the implementation of health-safety measures advisable by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.

On the outset of the outbreak, Saudi Arabia introduced strict firm tips aimed toward checking the unfold of the virus.

Apart from curfews, college closures and suspension of spiritual pilgrimages and air journey, the Kingdom now requires firms to examine staff’ temperature and respiratory well being, arrange isolation rooms and conduct disinfection campaigns.

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via Today Bharat nbsp; Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest News Updates: While the Delhi government announced a ban on all gatherings of over 50 people, Odisha ordered all malls in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar to remain closed till March 31 after the detection of first positive case in the state. nbsp; coronavirus, coronavirus news, coronavirus update, coronavirus update in india, coronavirus in india, coronavirus india, coronavirus cases in india, coronavirus latest news, coronavirus in italy, coronavirus in china, coronavirus today news, coronavirus news update, coronavirus latest news update, coronavirus symptoms, coronavirus death toll, corona virus, corona virus in india, corona virus news update A doctor in a protective suit sits outside an isolation ward for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Hyderabad. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest Updates: The number of positive coronavirus cases rose to 114 Monday Centre requested all airlines not to board India-bound passengers from the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The fresh cases were reported from Ladakh, Odisha, and Jammu and Kashmir, and Kerala, the Ministry of Health said. Odisha reported its first case of coronavirus after a 33-year-old man, with travel history to Italy, tested positive. While the Delhi government announced a ban on all gatherings of over 50 people, Odisha ordered all malls in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar to remain closed till March 31 after the detection of first positive case in the state. In a presser, the Health Ministry reiterated the measures which need to be taken by the people to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, 53 more evacuees from Iran landed in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan today early morning, a day after around over 450 Indians were airlifted from Iran and Italy. All of them have been taken to a quarantine facility in Army Wellness Centre. Peoples using sanitiser before entering in a mall in Lucknow Monday. So far, 32 cases have been reported in Maharashtra, 23 in Kerala, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 7 in Delhi, 6 in Karnataka, 4 in Ladakh, 3 in Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir, 2 in Rajasthan, and one each in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Punjab. The total number of confirmed cases includes 17 foreigners mdash; 16 Italian tourists and a Canadian. Herersquo;s everything you need to know about coronavirus on March 16: Delhi bans gatherings with over 50 peopleDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that any gathering ndash; religious, family, social, political or cultural ndash; of over 50 people will not be allowed in the national capital in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, which has claimed one life in the national capital so far. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal address media on Corona Virus in New Delhi on Monday. The ban on gatherings, the Aam Aadmi Party chief indicated, will also cover the Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register. ldquo;We have also decided to shut gyms, night clubs, spas till March 31. And gatherings of over 50 people, be it religious, social, political, family, or cultural, will also be not allowed. Marriage functions will be out of its purview as of now but we appeal to people to postpone weddings if possible,rdquo; Kejriwal told reporters. Will spread awareness about treatment and wonderful facilities in India: Delhirsquo;s first COVID-19 patient after recovery When asked if the ban will have the Shaheen Bagh protests under its ambit, Kejriwal said: ldquo;It will be applicable for everyone, be it protest or any other gathering.rdquo; Odisha reports first case of coronavirusOdisha on Monday reported its first case of coronavirus after a 33-year-old man, with travel history to Italy, tested positive. Odisha governmentrsquo;s designated spokesperson Subroto Bagchi said the ldquo;patient is a 33-year-old man who had returned from Italy, where he was a research scholarrdquo;. The patient arrived in New Delhi on March 6 following which he took a train and reached Bhubaneswar on March 12. On March 13, he consulted a private physician and was admitted to a hospital on the following day. coronavirus, coronavirus pune, coronavirus india, coronavirus fake message pune, pune city news Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope visits Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday.nbsp;Bagchi also said that that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, as per section 35 of the Odisha Urban Police Act, the commissioner of police (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack) has ordered all malls in the twin cities to remain closed till March 31, effective Monday. Meanwhile, one more person from Yavatmal in Maharashtra has tested positive on Monday after examination of her fresh sample. Collector M D Singh told The Indian Express, ldquo;We had quarantined nine persons, who had returned from Dubai on March 1 after a seven ndash; day tour in the isolation ward of Government Medical College here last week. Two of them had tested positive and seven had tested negative for virus in the test conducted last week. But a lady had subsequently developed symptoms. So we had sent her throat swabs samples to Nagpur for examination. On Monday we received the report where she had tested positive.rdquo; Another active case of coronavirus was reported from Bengaluru after a 32-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus. The patient returned from the US via London on March 8. He was on home quarantine, but now he is admitted to the isolation facility. However, the Health Ministry is yet to confirm this. No fliers from EU, Turkey, UK to be allowed into India: Health MinistryIn a press conference, the Ministry of Health said reiterated the measures which need to be taken by the people to avoid the spread of coronavirus. ldquo;Important measures including the closing of schools, swimming pools, malls, allowing employees to work from home, less use of public transport, one meter distance between people should be maintained till March 31,rdquo; said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health. ldquo;Travellers from the EU countries, Turkey, and the United Kingdom are prohibited to enter India from March 18. This will be reviewed again,rdquo; Aggarwal said. Compulsory quarantine of 14 days has been put in place for passengers coming from UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait, he added. On the new coronavirus cases detected on Monday, Aggarwal said, ldquo;Contact tracing activity of these positive cases has led to the identification of more than 5,200 contacts, who are kept under surveillance.rdquo; Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary Dammu Ravi said, ldquo;The Prime Minister undertook extraordinary initiative with SAARC leaders and they responded positively. The 24times;7 MEA coronavirus control room has now become operational.rdquo; Three new cases in KeralaIn Kerala, three new positive cases of coronavirus were detected today. The new patients are two in Malappuram district and one in Kasaragod district. There are 12,740 people under observation in state mdash; 12470 are in homes and 270 in hospitals. Over the last couple of days, Kerala has changed its strategy with respect to hospitalisation of suspected patients in order to ease pressure on the public health machinery and focus on those with critical issues. Complete clampdown in Tamil NaduTamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy Monday announced the closure of cinema halls, malls, amusement parks, swimming pools, gymnasiums, zoos, and museums till March 31. All tourist resorts in the state to be closed till March 31. They have been instructed not to accept any advance bookings until March 31. Coronavirus pandemic: Here is how the southern states are blocking further spread The government also announced to shut down all schools, colleges, universities and other educational Institutions till March 31. Public examination for 10th and 12th standard students to be continued as per schedule. No stone left unturned to ensure public health: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi Monday took to Twitter to interact with the people on their experience tackling the coronavirus. In reply to one such tweet, PM Modi said, ldquo;At all levels, various authorities are working in sync to ensure COVID-19 does not spread. No stone is being left unturned to ensure people are healthy.rdquo; Highlighting peoplersquo;s participation, PM Modi said that responsible citizens can add great strength to the fight against COVID-19. ldquo;I am sure our citizens will not do any thing that puts the lives of others in danger,rdquo; he said. Explained: Coronavirus testing in India, elsewhere The PM also praised the medical fraternity for their effort in fighting the pandemic. ldquo;Our doctors, nurses, healthcare workers are putting great efforts. They are out there, helping people. We will always cherish their contribution,rdquo; he said in a reply to a tweet. Supreme Court notice to states on overcrowding in prisonsThe Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of overcrowding in prisons across the states and sought a response from authorities on the measures taken to prevent the outbreak by March 20. Thermal screening test at Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh due to Corona-virus on Friday, March 13, 2020. Meanwhile, long queues were seen at the entry gate of the top court with health officials thermal-screening the lawyers, litigants and journalists. Following the advisory issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare cautioning against mass gatherings on March 5, the Supreme Court had on March 13 decided to restrict itself to hearing only urgent matters after its reopening on Monday following the Holi break. Telangana govt to quarantine people with travel history to virus-hit countriesThe Telangana government has asked the passengers arriving in Hyderabad, either Indian or foreigners, from countries like China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, France, Germany, Spain in direct flights or via hubs like Dubai, Abu Dhabi etc, having a travel history to these countries after February 15 will be quarantined for 14 days in view of the rising cases of the novel coronavirus. The statement released by the government also gives a procedure that will be followed in the quarantine of the people. Meanwhile, one person with travel history to Scotland has been tested positive for coronavirus in Telangana. His samples are sent to NIV Pune for confirmation, said state Health Minister Eatala Rajender. The person is currently in Gandhi hospital along with two others who tested positive previously. In Telangana, 868 persons are quarantined at home. 395 others are in hospital isolation. Three people from Telangana were arrested on Monday by the Bhongir Town Police of Rachakonda Police Commissionerate for spreading fake news of death of a person due to coronavirus. They have been charged under section 54 of NDMA 2005. Another similar case is registered in Chaitanyapuri police station of Rachakonda commissionerate. New Delhi: Railway workers disinfect the coaches of Delhi Jammu Rajdhani Express train in wake of coronavirus pandemic at New Delhi Railway Station, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Bihar govt to bear full expenses of treatment of coronavirus patientsBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the Bihar government will be bearing the full expenses of treatment of the coronavirus patients in the state. He also announced that in case of any death, the government will provide an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of the kin of the deceased. Bombay HC asks MUrsquo;s stand on final BCom and BA examsThe Bombay High Court asked Mumbai University to respond to Maharashtra Governmentrsquo;s order that suspended classes at state universities including the University of Mumbai and all their affiliated colleges till March 31 in wake of coronavirus outbreak, but final degree examinations and practicals will be conducted as per schedule. Chaos at medical stores to purchase masks and sanitiser in Lucknow. Acting Chief Justice B P Dharmadhikari took cognisance of the letter written by advocate Siddharth Ingle stating that MUrsquo;s decision was imprudent and contradictory as nearly 60,000 students will appear every day for TY BCom semester VI exam starting from March 23. The letter stated that state government and Mumbai University should take responsibility for the safety of the students who are appearing for this examination and their utmost safety and security is the real concern. Assam to start scanning domestic passengers as wellThe Assam government will now start scanning domestic passengers also to stop the spread of coronavirus in the state, said health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday. ldquo;If coronavirus enters Assam, it will not be very easy to tackle it in Assam because there are so many difficult to reach, remote areas in the state,rdquo; he added. Gujarat governmentrsquo;s announcement to shut down all malls and multiplexes took effect from Monday and will continue for two weeks to prevent COVID-19 outbreak. Entire Northeast to shut educational institutionsFollowing Manipur and Assam, the rest of the Northeast India mdash; Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura mdash; Monday decided to close educational institutions to prevent a possible outbreak of novel coronavirus. Board exams, however, will be on as per schedule. Advisories have been issued by each state government to avoid mass gatherings and maintain social distancing as far as possible. While educational institutes in Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura will be closed till March 31, Nagalandrsquo;s suspension continues till April 12, Arunachal Pradesh till April 5, and Sikkim till April 15. Tripura School Education Department has issued a memorandum asking school authorities to provide hand sanitisers or soaps, handwash to all students taking their board examinations this year. Both Madhyamik (matriculation) and Higher Secondary examinations conducted by the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) are currently in progress and would continue till March 27 and March 31 respectively. NISHTHA training programme or integrated teachers training to improve learning outcomes at elementary level has also been postponed. Temperature scanning in progress outside Bombay Stock Exchange amidst fear of spreading coronavirus. All ASI-protected monuments shut till March 31Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel said all ASI-protected monuments, central museums across India will be shut till Mar 31 in view of coronavirus. Following this, the Indian Museum in Kolkata issued a statement saying, ldquo;Due to the spread of NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), which has been declared a pandemic and following the Advisory of the Health Ministry of GoI, Indian Museum will remain closed for the visitorshellip;(till) March 31, 2020 or until further notice, in public interest.rdquo; Mumbairsquo;s Siddhivinayak Temple has been closed for devotees. Several states, including Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, have announced closure of schools colleges and cinema halls. Fans gather outside Kochi airport to greet Bigg Boss contestant, case filedSurveillance measures imposed at the Cochin International Airport in the wake of the Covid-19 spread in Kerala were wilfully violated late Sunday night as dozens of people crowded outside the airport terminal to welcome a reality show contestant. On the orders of the Ernakulam district administration, the Nedumbassery Police registered an FIR against Rajith Kumar, a contestant on the Malayalam version of the reality show Bigg Boss, three named persons and 75 unnamed persons under sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 188 (disobedience of an order by public servant) of the IPC. No arrests have been made yet.

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