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Egypt’s Hurghada hotels fully booked for upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt

Egypt’s Hurghada hotels fully booked for upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday

Egypt’s Hurghada hotels and tourist resorts announced that they are fully booked for the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, with bookings…
Egypt closes Beheira Governorate quarantine center as coronavirus infections decline
Egypt

Egypt closes Beheira Governorate quarantine center as coronavirus infections decline

Egyptian authorities will soon close a temporary quarantine hospital set up in a Civil Education Center in Damanhour, Beheira Governorate…
Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
Middle East

Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon reimposed severe COVID-19 restrictions on Monday for the next two weeks, shutting places of worship, cinemas,…
Iran government spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus
Middle East

Iran government spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus

(Reuters) — Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei has been hospitalized with COVID-19, the Mehr news agency reported on Monday, the…
Photos| South Sinai nature reserves reopen to visitors after 4 months’ closure
Egypt

Photos| South Sinai nature reserves reopen to visitors after 4 months’ closure

Egypt’s South Sinai nature reserves reopened for visitors on Sunday, following a four-month-long closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. The…
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
Middle East

Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj as Saudi…
Jordan says detained union leaders sought to wreak havoc in country
Middle East

Jordan says detained union leaders sought to wreak havoc in country

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan said on Sunday it had detained opposition union leaders to prevent a campaign of protests that…
Coronavirus crisis sparks a young Israeli protest movement
Middle East

Coronavirus crisis sparks a young Israeli protest movement

JERUSALEM (AP) — In attending his first-ever public protest, 34-year-old Nimrod Gross arrived with the only prop he felt reflected…
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
Egypt

EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations

EgyptAir on Friday witnessed its highest number of daily flights since the airline international flights on July 1. The company…
Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe’s virus uptick
World

Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe’s virus uptick

ROME (AP) — New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people going to shops, banks…
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