coronavirus (COVID-19)
Vaccines are latest regional power play in the Middle East
Middle East
July 15, 2021
Vaccines are latest regional power play in the Middle East
Last week, Egypt announced that it had successfully manufactured its first million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. It’s an important…
Lured by cheap lira, curb-free travel, Arab tourists turn to Turkey
Middle East
July 14, 2021
Lured by cheap lira, curb-free travel, Arab tourists turn to Turkey
ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) – Arab visitors attracted by quarantine-free travel and a cheap lira are helping bolster a rebound…
Social Solidarity Ministry brings vaccines to Egypt’s care homes
Egypt
July 14, 2021
Social Solidarity Ministry brings vaccines to Egypt’s care homes
Mahmoud Shaaban, Director of the Early Childhood Department at the Ministry of Social Solidarity, announced that the ministry had succeeded…
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
Middle East
July 14, 2021
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92…
Greece to require vaccination or negative test at indoor restaurants
World
July 13, 2021
Greece to require vaccination or negative test at indoor restaurants
ATHENS, July 13 (Reuters) – Greece will require customers at indoor restaurants, bars and cafes to prove they have been…
4th coronavirus wave to hit Egypt by October
Egypt
July 13, 2021
4th coronavirus wave to hit Egypt by October
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said that a fourth wave of coronavirus will likely hit Egypt at…
Egypt has secured 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses so far: official
Egypt
July 13, 2021
Egypt has secured 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses so far: official
Egypt has secured 150 million doses of various coronavirus vaccines so far, Head of the Preventive Medicine Sector at the…
France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
World
July 13, 2021
France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
PARIS (AP) — Nearly one million people in France made vaccine appointments in a single day, after the president cranked…
Egypt reports lowest COVID-19 daily death count since onset of pandemic
Egypt
July 13, 2021
Egypt reports lowest COVID-19 daily death count since onset of pandemic
Egypt’s Health and Population Ministry reported on Monday the lowest COVID-19 death count since the outbreak of the virus over…
Living with COVID-19: Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
Middle East
July 13, 2021
Living with COVID-19: Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) – Four weeks ago, Israel was celebrating a return to normal life in its battle with…