pandemic
Gharbiya village quarantined after 12 coronavirus cases confirmed
Egypt
April 20, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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
April 19, 2020
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…