coronavirus (COVID-19)
Long lines as Singaporeans in masks vote during pandemic
World
July 10, 2020
Long lines as Singaporeans in masks vote during pandemic
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Singaporeans wearing masks and gloves queued to cast their ballots on Friday under the cloud of the…
Egypt moves up 9 spots in Sustainable Development Report rankings
Egypt
July 10, 2020
Egypt moves up 9 spots in Sustainable Development Report rankings
Egypt moved up nine spots in the 2020 Sustainable Development Report rankings, settling at number 83 out of a total…
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
Middle East
July 10, 2020
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
JERUSALEM (AP) — With an unprecedented new surge in coronavirus cases battering Israel’s economy, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Iran’s oil storage almost full as sanctions and pandemic weigh
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Iran’s oil storage almost full as sanctions and pandemic weigh
LONDON (Reuters) — Iran has slashed crude oil production to its lowest level in four decades as storage tanks and…
Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defenses
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defenses
DUBAI (Reuters) — Desperate to afford her daughter’s overseas university fees, 58-year-old retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her…
New at Saudi hajj: Bottled holy water, sterilized pebbles
Middle East
July 7, 2020
New at Saudi hajj: Bottled holy water, sterilized pebbles
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has issued guidelines for the 1,000 or so pilgrims that will be…
Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From French soccer jerseys to slick online campaigns, Dubai is trumpeting the fact that…
Qatar coronavirus cases exceed 100,000, Kuwait tops 50,000
Middle East
July 6, 2020
Qatar coronavirus cases exceed 100,000, Kuwait tops 50,000
DUBAI (Reuters) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Qatar exceeded 100,000 and Kuwait surpassed 50,000 on Monday, their…
Just one concert held at Baalbek’s ancient ruins this year as message of hope
Music
July 6, 2020
Just one concert held at Baalbek’s ancient ruins this year as message of hope
BAALBEK, Lebanon (Reuters) — The usually grand Baalbek Music Festival, set among 3,000-year-old Roman ruins in Lebanon, was reduced to…
Saudi Arabia announces hajj health measures for domestic pilgrims
Middle East
July 6, 2020
Saudi Arabia announces hajj health measures for domestic pilgrims
CAIRO (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 hajj…