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Gharbiya village quarantined after 12 coronavirus cases confirmed
Egypt

Gharbiya village quarantined after 12 coronavirus cases confirmed

Gharbiya Governor Tareq al-Rahmy on Sunday decided to partially quarantine the village of Kafr Jaafar, part of the Basyoun locality,…
Saudi top religious authority recommends home prayers in Ramadan amid coronavirus
Middle East

Saudi top religious authority recommends home prayers in Ramadan amid coronavirus

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home…
Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm
World

Central Park, the calm amid New York’s coronavirus storm

Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and…
Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link
World

Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link

The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be…
Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus
Middle East

Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has extended furloughs for prisoners for another month, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, as…
Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic
World

Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic

American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours…
Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home
World

Orthodox Easter services hit by virus as many stay home

More than 260 million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday, with church leaders urging worshipers to stay at home to avoid…
As coronavirus rages on, Egypt’s parliament votes on amending state of emergency law
Egypt

As coronavirus rages on, Egypt’s parliament votes on amending state of emergency law

The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of Egypt’s House of Representatives gathered on Saturday to vote on amending the state…
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
Middle East

Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s landmark hotels that survived the country’s bloody 15-year civil war and various other bouts…
Israel to ease some coronavirus restrictions, Netanyahu says
Middle East

Israel to ease some coronavirus restrictions, Netanyahu says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will gradually ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by letting some businesses reopen and relaxing curbs…
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