pandemic
PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
Middle East
November 10, 2020
PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Saeb Erekat, 65, one of the most experienced and high-profile spokesmen for the Palestinian cause over decades…
Cabinet refutes claims that Egypt is short on coronavirus treatment drugs
Health & Fitness
November 10, 2020
Cabinet refutes claims that Egypt is short on coronavirus treatment drugs
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Media Center on Tuesday debunked rumors spread on social media that there is a shortage of drugs…
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
World
November 10, 2020
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon outweighed…
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Iran to impose business curfew in capital as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was to impose a nightly curfew on businesses in its capital on Tuesday, the first…
Energy leaders leave door open to more cuts as virus spikes
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Energy leaders leave door open to more cuts as virus spikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Monday that global energy producers have the ability to…
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
World
November 10, 2020
As virus spikes, Europe runs low on ICU beds, hospital staff
PARIS (AP) — In Italy lines of ambulances park outside hospitals awaiting beds, and in France the government coronavirus tracking…
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
Middle East
November 10, 2020
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy shrank 4.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, government data showed…
FEC: Egyptian food exports up 2 percent this year
Economy
November 9, 2020
FEC: Egyptian food exports up 2 percent this year
The Food Export Council (FEC) in Egypt announced on Monday that the country’s processed food exports from January to September…
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
World
November 9, 2020
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90 percent effective, a major…
Egypt’s Health Minister blames COVID-19 uptick on winter season, relaxed attitudes
Egypt
November 9, 2020
Egypt’s Health Minister blames COVID-19 uptick on winter season, relaxed attitudes
Egypt’s Minister of Health Hala Zayed said on Sunday that cooler weather and the public’s failure to adhere to government-mandated…