On today's update, we have the latest coronavirus figures, the Sinopharm vaccine may be less vulnerable to variants and the chief of Dubai Police says family gatherings and house parties are contributing to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah are among the world's 10 safest cities for 2021, Oman reserves new categories of jobs for its own citizens and in Iraq, 11 Iraqi fighters have been killed by ISIS.
Thoraya Abdullahi joins us for what’s trending, including Lopez Obrador, Sarah Sanders and Covid-19 in New Zealand.