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Egypt launches drive-through coronavirus testing
Egypt

Egypt launches drive-through coronavirus testing

The Egyptian government on Monday announced the launch of a drive-through coronavirus testing service, which will take swabs and samples…
Beirut’s nightlife on the brink as pandemic compounds financial crisis
Middle East

Beirut’s nightlife on the brink as pandemic compounds financial crisis

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Beirut loves to party, even when the going gets tough. Which is often. The city and its…
Egypt expresses gratitude for blood plasma donations to help coronavirus patients
Egypt

Egypt expresses gratitude for blood plasma donations to help coronavirus patients

Ehab Serag Eddin, Director General of Blood Transfusion Services at the Egyptian Ministry of Health on Sunday expressed the Ministry’s…
Stock markets pick up after heavy Wall Street rout
Economy

Stock markets pick up after heavy Wall Street rout

Stock markets picked up on Friday after a day of losses in Asia and following Wall Street’s heavy sell-off the…
Animal baby boom at Palestinian zoo after people disappear
Middle East

Animal baby boom at Palestinian zoo after people disappear

QALQILYA, West Bank (Reuters) — Peacocks, ostriches and baboons joined in an animal baby boom at a Palestinian zoo during…
Egyptian Cabinet denies rumors that govt hospitals stopped receiving patients
Egypt

Egyptian Cabinet denies rumors that govt hospitals stopped receiving patients

The Media Center of the Egyptian Cabinet on Friday issued a statement denying unfounded rumors that government hospitals have stopped…
Egypt’s Health Ministry denies rumors that plasma donations have reached 600,000
Egypt

Egypt’s Health Ministry denies rumors that plasma donations have reached 600,000

The Egyptian Health Ministry released a statement denying a rumor — attributed to Health Minister Hala Zayed — that the…
Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs
Middle East

Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s industrial output slumped a more-than-expected 31.4 percent and its current account deficit widened beyond five billion…
Hong Kong’s increasing divide portends a tumultuous future
World

Hong Kong’s increasing divide portends a tumultuous future

BEIJING (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong got its government to withdraw extradition legislation last year, but now they’re getting…
Egyptian Cabinet denies claims that sports clubs to resume activities mid-June
Egypt

Egyptian Cabinet denies claims that sports clubs to resume activities mid-June

The Egyptian Cabinet on Thursday denied rumors that it would allow sports clubs to resume activities on June 15. The…
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