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Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus
World
January 20, 2022
Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus
MADRID (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three…
Lebanese cabinet to meet next week after three-month gap, Al Jadeed TV says
Middle East
January 18, 2022
Lebanese cabinet to meet next week after three-month gap, Al Jadeed TV says
BEIRUT, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s cabinet will hold its first meeting in three months on Jan. 24, a Lebanese…
Lebanon’s PM denies meddling in judiciary over financial probe
Middle East
January 12, 2022
Lebanon’s PM denies meddling in judiciary over financial probe
BEIRUT, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister said on Wednesday the government had not interfered with the judiciary’s work,…
Desert tree planting sows discord within Israel’s coalition
Middle East
January 12, 2022
Desert tree planting sows discord within Israel’s coalition
SAWE AL-ATRASH, Israel, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Government-sponsored tree planting in an Israeli desert has set off violent protests by…
Israel faces crisis over tree-planting, protests in Negev
Middle East
January 12, 2022
Israel faces crisis over tree-planting, protests in Negev
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s fragile governing coalition faced a crisis on Wednesday after Bedouins staged protests against tree-planting by nationalists…
Israel not bound by any nuclear deal with Iran, Bennett says
Middle East
January 10, 2022
Israel not bound by any nuclear deal with Iran, Bennett says
JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Israel would not be bound by any…
Lebanon’s pound hits low of 30,000 to a dollar amid crisis
Middle East
January 5, 2022
Lebanon’s pound hits low of 30,000 to a dollar amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency hit a new low Tuesday reaching 20 times its value on the black market since…
Egypt receives 347,460 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday
Egypt
December 30, 2021
Egypt receives 347,460 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on Thursday
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced that Egypt…
Egypt has 119.3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines so far: Report
Egypt
December 29, 2021
Egypt has 119.3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines so far: Report
An official report from the Health Ministry stated on Wednesday that Egypt has so far received 119.3 million doses of…
Palestinian president makes rare visit to Israel for talks with defence chief
Middle East
December 29, 2021
Palestinian president makes rare visit to Israel for talks with defence chief
JERUSALEM, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel for talks on economic and…