UAE detects first case of Omicron variant - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Dec 1, 2021

Gaza vaccine — Residents wait to receive the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine at the Sabha Al-Harazin Clinic on March 17, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. The Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine was donated by Moscow and the UAE. (Photo by Fatima Shbair/Getty Images) — Fatima Shbair/Getty Images

This picture taken on Oct. 9, 2021, shows a view of a phone displaying the Kuwaiti Health Ministry's registration page for a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine booster.

Kuwait detects first case of omicron variant

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Saudi Arabia confirms first case of Omicron variant

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Emirates airlines employees behind check in counters equipped with a fast-track identification system that uses face and iris-recognition technologies, at Dubai international airport, on March 7, 2021.

UAE bans travel to South Asian, African countries over virus variants

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A staff member assists arriving passengers at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv, on Nov. 28, 2021.

MidEast states issue new travel restrictions as Omicron variant spreads

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