UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls
World
April 28, 2020
UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus death tolls in Europe, after data…
Turkish mosque lights tell the faithful to stay home during Ramadan
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Turkish mosque lights tell the faithful to stay home during Ramadan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — The traditional lighting that hangs between the minarets of Turkish mosques, usually packed for evening prayers in…
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) — Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an…
South Korea says North Korea’s absent Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus
World
April 28, 2020
South Korea says North Korea’s absent Kim may be trying to avoid coronavirus
SEOUL (Reuters) – Fear of catching the coronavirus could have kept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un away from state…
Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan on Monday eased restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and allowed…
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
Features/Interviews
April 27, 2020
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
A period drama about the trials of a Jewish midwife airing on Saudi-controlled MBC for Ramadan has drawn both criticisms…
‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection
Middle East
April 27, 2020
‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection
ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – When doctors first confirmed Yemeni port official Saleh had contracted COVID-19, authorities raced to trace his movements…
After beating coronavirus, a Zimbabwe survivor lives with the stigma
World
April 27, 2020
After beating coronavirus, a Zimbabwe survivor lives with the stigma
HARARE (Reuters) – When Saul Sakudya arrived in an ambulance at a hospital in Zimbabwe’s capital after catching COVID-19, he…
UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official
Middle East
April 27, 2020
UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates stands against a decision by a main Yemeni southern separatist group to declare…
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 96 to 5,806: health ministry official
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 96 to 5,806: health ministry official
(Reuters) — The death toll from the outbreak of new coronavirus in Iran rose by 96 in the past twenty…