coronavirus
As world battles virus, governments under fire
World
April 2, 2020
As world battles virus, governments under fire
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: “When will it end?”. But other,…
Egypt’s private airlines call for aviation minister to intervene amid coronavirus crisis
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Egypt’s private airlines call for aviation minister to intervene amid coronavirus crisis
CAIRO, March 31 (Reuters) – Egypt’s private airlines companies appealed on Tuesday to the civil aviation minister to intervene to…
Egypt’s health sector races to scale up coronavirus readiness
Health & Fitness
April 2, 2020
Egypt’s health sector races to scale up coronavirus readiness
CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) – Egypt has ramped up efforts to fight the coronavirus, ordering manufacturers to channel medical protective…
As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks Yemen urgent peace talks resumption
Middle East
April 2, 2020
As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks Yemen urgent peace talks resumption
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations and Western allies are pointing to the threat of coronavirus to push Yemen’s combatants…
Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads
Middle East
April 2, 2020
Packed with refugees, Palestinian camps face grave threat if coronavirus spreads
BETHLEHEM, West Bank/AMMAN (Reuters) – Malka Abu Aker has seen her crowded refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank swell…
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Video: Protests in Gharbiya as villagers rally against quarantine
Villagers at al-Hayatem in Gharbiya governorate held a demonstration on Wednesday against their village being placed under quarantine banning entry and…
Coronavirus pause could force global football to change
World
April 2, 2020
Coronavirus pause could force global football to change
Football has ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the immediate concern is the simple survival of…
Bolsonaro takes down virus shortage video after uproar
World
April 2, 2020
Bolsonaro takes down virus shortage video after uproar
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro posted a video online Wednesday of a market supposedly hit by shortages caused by coronavirus —…
Egypt to enter coronavirus transmission stage 3 soon, cases will skyrocket: official
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Egypt to enter coronavirus transmission stage 3 soon, cases will skyrocket: official
The head of the Egyptian Cabinet’s Crisis Management Chamber Mohamed Abdel Maksoud anticipates that Egypt will enter the third stage of…
Sisi orders Tahya Misr Fund to pay for returnee quarantine fees
Egypt
April 2, 2020
Sisi orders Tahya Misr Fund to pay for returnee quarantine fees
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered the Tahya Misr Fund (Long Live Egypt Fund) to pay for the costs of…