DUBAI — Dubai will not issue any travel restrictions or start individual screening of passengers from countries ?affected by swine flu unless the World Health Organisation (WHO) directs it to do so, senior health officials said ?on Tuesday.

In the first case of swine flu in the Middle East, an Israeli man who recently returned from Mexico was on Tuesday confirmed to have contracted the potentially deadly virus, officials said. “The virus was confirmed,” said Matilda Schwartz, spokeswoman for the Laniado hospital in  Netanya, where the man had been under observation since Sunday [...]

DUBAI, Apr 28, 2009 (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates is placing its busy airports under strict surveillance to spot anyone arriving who might have swine flu, officials said on Tuesday.

CAIRO, Apr 28, 2009 (AFP) - Egypt’s experience in dealing with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has prepared it to handle the threat of swine flu, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

Dubai, a major transit hub, has put its risk register process in place in response to the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, an airport spokesman has revealed.

RIYADH/JEDDAH - Saudi Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeah announced here Monday that the Kingdom has not registered any suspect cases of swine flu that has appeared in Mexico, some US states and other countries.

KUWAIT: The Health Ministry affirmed yesterday that Kuwait is free of the swine flu virus. The statement came during the regular weekly session of the Cabinet, during which the Acting Health Minister Dr Moudhi Al-Humoud and the Assistant of Public Health Dr Ali Al-Seif briefed executives about measures that had been taken in the face [...]

Dubai: The UAE is not affected by swine flu and there is no need to panic, said the Minister of Health on Tuesday.

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–Airports in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi have put in place an emergency action plan to respond to the recent outbreak of swine flu in several countries, the Abu Dhabi Airports Co. said Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 28 April 2009: In response to the recent outbreak of swine flu in several countries globally, the Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC)Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC)