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As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic

As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a Dubai industrial park, workers weld, drill and build what one entrepreneur sees…
Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses

Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan on Monday eased restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and allowed…
‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection

‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection

ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – When doctors first confirmed Yemeni port official Saleh had contracted COVID-19, authorities raced to trace his movements…
UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official

UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates stands against a decision by a main Yemeni southern separatist group to declare…
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 96 to 5,806: health ministry official

Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 96 to 5,806: health ministry official

(Reuters) — The death toll from the outbreak of new coronavirus in Iran rose by 96 in the past twenty…
Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honor Riyadh deal

Saudi coalition urges Yemen separatists to honor Riyadh deal

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition mired in a yearslong war in Yemen on Monday urged Emirati-backed…
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash

Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia…
Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus

Syria says Israeli warplanes attacked area near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles toward areas near Damascus early on Monday, the Syrian military…
Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says

Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says

(Reuters) — Iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country that have been consistently free of the coronavirus…
Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear

Gaza factories roar back to life to make protective wear

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — For the first time in years, sewing factories in the Gaza Strip are back…
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