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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has expressed his condolences in a message to the leader of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr after a powerful earthquake left at least 37 dead.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the reconstitution of the Emirates Health Services' board in efforts to strengthen the sector.

The UAE Floating Hospital in Egypt's Al-Arish has started treating five new patients from Gaza under the Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 campaign that offers critical medical care to those injured in the conflict.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that two US helicopter crew members were "fine" following their rescue by a US Navy drone after their Apache gunship went down in the Iranian-controlled Strait of Hormuz.

Kenyan police fired tear gas on Tuesday and detained protesters demonstrating against a quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the US has raced to build despite Kenyan court orders barring further work.

Iran and Israel said on Monday they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from US President Donald Trump that they immediately "stop shooting", though Tehran said it would resume strikes if Israel continued to hit Lebanon.