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social media

Social space: A roundup of all the GCC social media news in September

Fadi Khater, founder and managing partner of digital marketing agency Netizency, provides an overview of social media trends in the region

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 932 cases; 544 infections registered in Oman

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 429

KUWAIT-HEALTH-VIRUS-ECONOMY

Kuwait Central Bank denies plan to devalue, stands by peg

Kuwait is the only country in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council that links its currency to a basket dominated by the US dollar, while the others are linked solely to the greenback

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,158 cases, highest daily rise in new infections

The registered infection count in the UAE has risen to 421

Sheikh Nawaf

Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as new Kuwaiti Emir

Sheikh Nawaf succeeds his half brother, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91

Kuwait stops issuing driving licences to expat students and nurses

The decision will not apply to students and nurses who already have licences

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah passes away

The 91-year-old had been unwell for some time

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 995 cases; 528 infections confirmed in Oman

The death toll in the UAE now stands at 416

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 626 cases; 607 infections reported in Oman

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 413

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 851 cases; 1,543 infections registered in Oman

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 412

Kuwaiti minister of Public Works and minister of State for Housing Affairs Rana al-Fares

Kuwait’s Public Works minister to terminate all expat employees – report

While 150 expats have been fired, another 400 are expected to receive termination letters, local media reported

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE confirms 1,002 cases; 568 infections registered in Oman

The death toll in the UAE stands at 407

Kuwait gets first Moody’s downgrade over ‘liquidity risks’

Moody’s now ranks Kuwait two steps lower than Fitch Ratings and one below S&P Global Ratings

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 852 cases; 719 infections confirmed in Kuwait

The death toll in the UAE stands at 405

KUWAIT-INDIA-HEALTH-VIRUS amnesty

Kuwait’s National Assembly panel passes law to reduce expat numbers

The draft law gives the government six months to determine the number of expats needed by the country

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 679 cases; 576 infections confirmed in Oman

The death toll in the UAE stands at 405

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 674 cases; 1,722 infections confirmed in Oman

The death toll in the UAE remains unchanged at 404

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 842 cases; 536 infections registered in Oman

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 402

KUWAIT-PARLIAMENT-POLITICS

Covid-19 update: Kuwait postpones fifth phase of reopening, 8 MPs test positive

Activities that were scheduled to resume in the fifth phase included restoring family gatherings, exhibitions and the reopening of cinemas

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 674 cases, Saudi records 672 new cases, 33 deaths

The death toll in Saudi Arabia has risen to 4,338

Kuwait aims to finish Mideast’s biggest LNG terminal by March

The Al-Zour plant will allow Kuwait to receive 22 million tons of LNG a year

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 640 cases

The total infections across the UAE have risen to 79,489

Kuwait parliament approves state budget with $46bn deficit

Kuwait’s deficit last fiscal year widened to KD5.64bn, up almost 69 per cent from a year earlier

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 883 cases; 349 infections registered in Oman

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 393

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 644 cases; 781 infections recorded in Saudi Arabia

The death toll in the UAE stands at 391

Pure Harvest

UAE’s Pure Harvest to open $30m facility in Kuwait to supply retailer Sultan Center

The farm will supply many varieties of tomatoes, vine crops, leafy greens and berries and is expected to open next year

GCC Covid-19 update: Oman registers 256 cases; 470 cases reported in UAE

The death toll in the UAE stands at 390

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 513 cases; 619 infections confirmed in Kuwait

The death toll in the UAE remains unchanged at 388

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 614 cases; 900 infections confirmed in Kuwait

The infection count in the UAE has risen past 72,000

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE registers 735 cases; 667 infections confirmed in Kuwait

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 387