Lockdowns
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
Middle East
May 11, 2020
Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Living in a slum built precariously on the banks of a sewage-tainted river in Lebanon, Faiqqa…
Saudi Arabia triples taxes, cuts $26 bn in costs amid pandemic
Middle East
May 11, 2020
Saudi Arabia triples taxes, cuts $26 bn in costs amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced Monday it was tripling taxes on basic goods, raising them to…
China supports WHO-led review of global pandemic response
World
May 8, 2020
China supports WHO-led review of global pandemic response
China said Friday it supports a World Health Organization-led review into the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, but only…
Life stands still in Egypt’s City of the Dead as coronavirus fear spreads
Features/Interviews
May 8, 2020
Life stands still in Egypt’s City of the Dead as coronavirus fear spreads
CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — It is a Friday morning in Egypt’s City of the Dead, the day of the…
Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit
Middle East
May 8, 2020
Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit
BEIRUT (Reuters) — One of the Arab world’s oldest universities faces its worst crisis since its foundation, with huge losses,…
China, S. Korea see new virus cases as world lockdowns ease
World
May 8, 2020
China, S. Korea see new virus cases as world lockdowns ease
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China and South Korea both reported more coronavirus infections Friday after reopening economies damaged by…
Palestinian boy braves surgery alone during coronavirus closure in Israel
Middle East
May 8, 2020
Palestinian boy braves surgery alone during coronavirus closure in Israel
HIZME CHECKPOINT, West Bank (Reuters) — Heart surgery is a trial for anyone, and especially for a young child. It…
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
World
May 7, 2020
33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by…
Egyptian Police arrest 83 people for violating curfew in Sohag
Egypt
May 7, 2020
Egyptian Police arrest 83 people for violating curfew in Sohag
Egyptian Police on Wednesday arrested 83 people in the city of Sohag for violating curfew hours. Police in Sohag took…
Egyptian PM chairs Cabinet meeting to determine curfew hours
Egypt
May 7, 2020
Egyptian PM chairs Cabinet meeting to determine curfew hours
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Thursday chaired a Cabinet video conference meeting to discuss various topics, most notably decisions…