Kuwait has announced the recovery of a coronavirus patient, which is the country's first.
According the country's Health Ministry, the 34-year-old patient's laboratory results show he is free from the virus.
Officials have revealed that the patient will be discharged from the hospital on Friday, once they've completed some pending medical tests and check-ups.
Azerbaijan vows to respond after four injured by Iranian drones
Azerbaijan warned on Thursday that it was preparing unspecified response measures after a pair of Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave, raising concern about further spillover of the conflict in the Middle East.
72 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon as it warns residents to leave south
Israel has warned residents to immediately leave a swathe of south Lebanon on Wednesday, ordering them to move north of Litani River on the third day of full-blown hostilities with Hezbollah, with the death toll rising to 72 people.
Nepal goes to the polls; voters seek change after youth-led protests
Nearly six months after a wave of unprecedented youth-led protests and the deaths of 77 people forced Nepal's then prime minister to quit, people began voting on Thursday in a general election that will choose a new parliament in the Himalayan nation.
Landslide kills over 200 people at Congo's Rubaya mine
More than 200 people have died on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mines ministry said on Wednesday.
80 people killed after US sinks Iranian warship
The US–Iran war widened sharply on Wednesday after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people, and NATO air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey.
Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to an incident of debris falling in two locations in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Zone 2 (ICAD2) following the successful interception of drones by air defence systems.
Dubai's Emirates Airline has announced it will operate over 100 flights on March 5 and 6 from Dubai and return to "carry people eager to reach their final destinations, as well as essential cargo like perishables and pharmaceuticals" following the "partial reopening of regional airspace".
The UAE air defences said it has intercepted 6 of the 7 ballistic missiles detected in the region on Thursday, with one falling within the country's territory.
