On today’s update, we have the latest coronavirus figures, Dubai’s new Covid-19 preventive measures, and news that Emirates is to operate flights from the UK to Dubai for stranded Emiratis and UAE residents. Police are investigating the death of a receptionist whose body was found in an Abu Dhabi hotel, Oman extends its border closure for another week, and US President Joe Biden threatens sanctions in response to the coup in Myanmar.

Thoraya Abdullahi joins us for what’s trending, including the Muslim Council of Britain, Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond, and the Moderna vaccine.