Dubai reopens four beaches, major parks

People take photos with camels on the beach at Jumeirah Beach Residence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. (Reuters)
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Updated 28 May 2020
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Dubai reopens four beaches, major parks

  • The beaches at JBR, Al-Mamzar, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim will all be open

DUBAI: Dubai will reopen four major beaches and some parks on Friday as Covid-19 restrictions in the emirate are eased.
The beaches at Jumeriah Beach Residence (JBR), Al-Mamzar, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim will all be open, Dubai Municipality said. on Twitter.
Major parks and the Dubai Frame, an architectural landmark, will also open to the public from Friday. 
Precautionary measures imposed by the municipality are to be strictly followed, it said.

 


Italian base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by missile

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Italian base in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by missile

ERBIL: An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was ​struck by a missile overnight though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday.
“A missile hit our ‌base in ‌Irbil. There ​are ‌no ⁠casualties ​or injuries among ⁠the Italian personnel. They are all fine,” the ministry said on X shortly after midnight ⁠on Thursday.
Defense Minister Guido ‌Crosetto ‌has been ​in constant ‌contact with senior military ‌commanders over the incident, the ministry added.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in ‌a separate message on X that Italian military ⁠personnel ⁠had taken shelter in a bunker and all were “well and safe.”
Italy has around 300 troops in Irbil, working on training Kurdish security forces, the defense ministry ​said ​on its website.