On today's update, we have the latest coronavirus figures, a Dubai draft law proposes to freeze rents for three years and the UAE has moved one position up in the Henley Passport index, which tracks the strongest passports globally.

A survey has found employees in the UAE are divided over working remotely or returning to the office, and Joe Biden's administration announced it will withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11.

Thoraya Abdullahi joins us for what's trending, including King Salman, Israel and Moderna.