On today's update, we have the UAE's latest coronavirus figures, an investigation into the cause of a fire at a Umm Al Quwain factory and warehouse, and Mystic Guide wins the 25th Dubai World Cup.
Joe Biden invites Saudi Arabia and the UAE to the Leaders Summit on Climate, and the Suez Canal blockage could cost $10 billion a week as efforts to refloat the stricken ship Ever Given fail.
Thoraya Abdullahi joins us for what's trending, including Dhaka protests, French intensive care units, and an explosion in the Indonesian city of Makassar.
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