Correction: The buses that are to resume are within regions of Abu Dhabi and not between emirates as was reported on the podcast.

On today's update we have the latest coronavirus figures, Abu Dhabi to resume buses between emirates and Businesses in Dubai no longer need to carry out temperature checks in the new year.

The Sinopharm vaccine is 79% effective, less than previously thought, in Yemen an airport blast kills dozens and the US send more B-52 bombers to the Gulf in warning to Iran.

Thoraya Abdullahi joins us for what's trending including Brexit, Jakarta and the UK flight ban.