Easter
Coronavirus forces Egypt’s Coptic Christians to celebrate easter at home
Life & Style
April 19, 2020
Coronavirus forces Egypt’s Coptic Christians to celebrate easter at home
As Egypt stems the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the country’s Coptic Christians and eastern orthodox churches have been forced to celebrate…
Egyptian doctors caution that eating salted fish weakens immune system
Health & Fitness
April 17, 2020
Egyptian doctors caution that eating salted fish weakens immune system
Many Egyptians will celebrate Easter and the spring holiday Sham el-Nessim on Monday by eating fesikh (fermented and salted fish)…
Lockdown weighs heavily on Orthodox Christians during Easter
World
April 17, 2020
Lockdown weighs heavily on Orthodox Christians during Easter
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For Orthodox Christians, this is normally a time of reflection and mourning followed by joyful release,…
Egypt orders additional curfew measures for Easter holiday
Egypt
April 17, 2020
Egypt orders additional curfew measures for Easter holiday
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Thursday that the government will institute additional curfew measures for the Easter holiday…
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
World
April 13, 2020
Cautious hope for pandemic peak as Spain readies to reopen some factories
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in some of the worst-hit countries, with Spain readying Monday to…
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
Middle East
April 12, 2020
Israel tightens quarantine in Jerusalem to halt virus spread
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic…
Pope to livestream Easter mass to locked down world
World
April 12, 2020
Pope to livestream Easter mass to locked down world
Pope Francis will break with centuries of tradition and livestream Easter Sunday mass to allow the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics…
Virus mutes Easter celebrations as US deaths top 20,000
World
April 12, 2020
Virus mutes Easter celebrations as US deaths top 20,000
Christians celebrated Easter Sunday under coronavirus lockdown in many countries with church pews empty and the pope on live stream,…
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
World
April 11, 2020
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 as Easter weekend celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with…
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
World
April 10, 2020
US job losses surge as world leaders urge Easter distancing
NEW YORK (AP) — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks, a measure of how…