Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean…
Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday plans as coronavirus hits Britain
World
April 18, 2020
Queen Elizabeth cancels birthday plans as coronavirus hits Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that…
Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus curfew by a week
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus curfew by a week
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai, the United Arab Emirates business hub, has extended by one week a 24-hour-a-day curfew imposed as…
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organization had found…
Saudi grand mufti: Ramadan evening, Eid prayers to be done at home amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 17, 2020
Saudi grand mufti: Ramadan evening, Eid prayers to be done at home amid coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said that…
Iran parades medical gear, not missiles, for Army Day amid outbreak
Middle East
April 17, 2020
Iran parades medical gear, not missiles, for Army Day amid outbreak
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Friday paraded disinfection vehicles, mobile hospitals and other medical equipment as it marked its national…
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
Middle East
April 17, 2020
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – While coronavirus closures are coaxing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many a metropolis, in one…
Saudi Arabia faces coronavirus crisis with strong reserves, low debt-minister
Economy
April 17, 2020
Saudi Arabia faces coronavirus crisis with strong reserves, low debt-minister
CAIRO (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia is facing the global crisis from a position of strength, given its strong financial position…
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
Middle East
April 17, 2020
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — The United States is giving five million dollars to the Palestinians to help them fight…
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
Middle East
April 16, 2020
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat
TAIZ/SANAA (Reuters) – In a hospital in the Yemeni city of Taiz, medics scarred by five years of war are…