coronavirus (COVID-19)

CEO: Dubai airport preps for possible ‘slow’ virus recovery
Middle East

CEO: Dubai airport preps for possible ‘slow’ virus recovery

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, is getting busier. But it’s…
Gold prices decline in Egyptian market, 21-karat at LE 830
Business

Gold prices decline in Egyptian market, 21-karat at LE 830

Gold prices declined in Egypt on Monday, as the price of 21-karat gold (the market’s highest selling gold) fell by…
Israel to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials on November 1
Middle East

Israel to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials on November 1

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will begin human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by…
Wary of angering public, Iran has few ways to contain virus
Middle East

Wary of angering public, Iran has few ways to contain virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As coronavirus infections reached new heights in Iran this month, overwhelming its hospitals and…
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
World

‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums

YANGON (Reuters) – After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall…
France extends curfew as COVID second wave surges in Europe
World

France extends curfew as COVID second wave surges in Europe

PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) – France extended curfews to around two thirds of its population on Thursday and Belgium’s foreign minister was…
Sharm el-Sheikh to install e-monitoring system for land, marine transportation
Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh to install e-monitoring system for land, marine transportation

“Leave you worries and enjoy life in the City of Peace” is the new slogan that Sharm el-Sheikh hopes to…
Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race
World

Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus…
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
World

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

US regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through…
Egypt’s Education Minister presents education alternatives in anticipation of possible ‘second wave’
Egypt

Egypt’s Education Minister presents education alternatives in anticipation of possible ‘second wave’

In the face of a second wave of coronavirus, the Egyptian Minister of Education, Tarek Shawky, announced on Wednesday that…
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