coronavirus
Oil slips as demand concerns rise, Libya output looms
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Oil slips as demand concerns rise, Libya output looms
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday amid concerns about a stalled global economic recovery and falling fuel demand,…
Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a…
Damietta Governor reopens wedding and event halls at 50 percent capacity
Life & Style
September 14, 2020
Damietta Governor reopens wedding and event halls at 50 percent capacity
Damietta Governor Manal Awad Mikhail on Sunday announced that wedding and event venues can resume business starting September 13, given…
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 3 million Syrian students started school in government-held areas Sunday, marking the first school day…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister meets Armenian counterpart to discuss relations
Egypt
September 13, 2020
Egypt’s Foreign Minister meets Armenian counterpart to discuss relations
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry on Sunday met with his Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in Cairo to discuss economic,…
Egypt sends medical aid to Kenya to confront coronavirus
Egypt
September 13, 2020
Egypt sends medical aid to Kenya to confront coronavirus
Egypt delivered a shipment of medical aid to the Kenyan government on Sunday to help the African nation counter its…
As Trump played down virus, health experts’ alarm grew
World
September 13, 2020
As Trump played down virus, health experts’ alarm grew
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health officials were already warning Americans about the need to prepare for the coronavirus threat in…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric backs early parliamentary elections
Middle East
September 13, 2020
Iraq’s top Shia cleric backs early parliamentary elections
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top Shia cleric on Sunday threw his support behind the prime minister’s announcement to hold parliamentary…
Egypt confirms 148 new coronavirus cases, total now 100,856
Egypt
September 13, 2020
Egypt confirms 148 new coronavirus cases, total now 100,856
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed 148 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s confirmed total up to 100,856. The total…
Participation in Egypt’s coronavirus vaccine trials is unpaid, says Minister
Health & Fitness
September 13, 2020
Participation in Egypt’s coronavirus vaccine trials is unpaid, says Minister
Participants in the third phase of Egypt’s clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine will not be paid, Minister of Health…