coronavirus (COVID-19)
Egypt launches drive-through coronavirus testing
Egypt
June 15, 2020
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
June 15, 2020
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
June 15, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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
June 12, 2020
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…