pandemic
The Latest: Dubai to restrict nightlife amid virus increase
Middle East
September 28, 2020
The Latest: Dubai to restrict nightlife amid virus increase
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has announced new restrictions on nightlife to curb a rising tide of coronavirus infections.…
Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. But one part of the dining…
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders to be virtual
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, which is presiding over the Group of 20 countries this year, said…
Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment
World
September 28, 2020
Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment
The nearly one million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift:…
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
BEIRUT (AP) — A former Lebanese foreign minister and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun has tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID era
World
September 27, 2020
Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID era
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military suicides have increased by as much as 20 percent this year compared to the same period…
Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Israelis mark Yom Kippur under ‘painful’ virus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — The solemn Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which annually sees Israeli life grind to a halt, begins…
Doctor: deaths in Daqahlia brings Egypt’s total COVID-19 doctor death toll to 33
Egypt
September 27, 2020
Doctor: deaths in Daqahlia brings Egypt’s total COVID-19 doctor death toll to 33
The Daqahlia Doctors Syndicate announced the death of Doctor al-Sayed Nasr, the former director of Shubrahor Hospital hours after the…
Morocco faces down COVID spread with tough rules
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Morocco faces down COVID spread with tough rules
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — With air and sea borders closed for months and eight cities barring people from entering or…
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
World
September 27, 2020
Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking…