coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, handled some 40 percent…
In Iran, slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic
Middle East
August 11, 2021
In Iran, slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians are suffering through yet another surge in the coronavirus pandemic — their country’s…
Photos: Ain Shams University introduces robot nurse ‘Shams’
Technology
August 10, 2021
Photos: Ain Shams University introduces robot nurse ‘Shams’
President of Ain Shams University Mahmoud al-Matini and the Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Information at the university,…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad halves half-year loss to $400 mn
Middle East
August 10, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad halves half-year loss to $400 mn
DUBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways on Tuesday said its core operating losses halved in the first…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 83 new cases, 7 deaths on Monday
Egypt
August 10, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 83 new cases, 7 deaths on Monday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on Monday reported 83 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths, and 71 recoveries. A…
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows
World
August 6, 2021
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows
Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, countries around the world have officially reported 4.27 million deaths from…
South African study shows high COVID protection from J&J shot
Health & Fitness
August 6, 2021
South African study shows high COVID protection from J&J shot
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is working well in South Africa, offering protection against severe disease…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 51 new cases, 7 deaths on Thursday
Egypt
August 6, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 51 new cases, 7 deaths on Thursday
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population reported on Thursday 51 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths, and 101 recovered cases.…
Russia to supply 20 million doses of Sputnik V to Egypt
Egypt
August 6, 2021
Russia to supply 20 million doses of Sputnik V to Egypt
Russian ambassador to Cairo, Georgy Yevgenyevich Borisenko, announced on Thursday an agreement under which Russia will supply Egypt with 20…
COVID vaccine — the unfounded tale of infertility
Health & Fitness
August 5, 2021
COVID vaccine — the unfounded tale of infertility
Claims like “COVID vaccines make you infertile!” have been swirling around social media for months. At first, it was only women who…