coronavirus (COVID-19)
Egyptian Health Ministry allocates 9 additional hospitals for coronavirus cases
Egypt
June 8, 2020
Egyptian Health Ministry allocates 9 additional hospitals for coronavirus cases
The Egyptian Health Ministry’s General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes (GOTHI) announced on Monday the allocation of nine additional…
A World Redrawn: Iranian photographer sees chance for solidarity
Art news
June 8, 2020
A World Redrawn: Iranian photographer sees chance for solidarity
Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti has created a body of work that explores the relationship between nature, human migration and the…
Coronavirus widens the cracks in Egypt’s cement industry
Business
June 8, 2020
Coronavirus widens the cracks in Egypt’s cement industry
CAIRO (Reuters) — The coronavirus is putting Egypt’s private cement industry under even more pressure. Already scrambling to respond to…
Gulf mall operators rein in expansion as retailers reel from COVID-19
Business
June 8, 2020
Gulf mall operators rein in expansion as retailers reel from COVID-19
DUBAI (Reuters) — Mall operators in the Gulf region are delaying new mega-projects as the coronavirus pandemic and low oil…
Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night
Middle East
June 8, 2020
Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military on Sunday said overnight riots and sectarian tensions in central Beirut and other areas…
How to choose an effective mask to protect against coronavirus
Health & Fitness
June 5, 2020
How to choose an effective mask to protect against coronavirus
Many people are wondering about how to choose an appropriate mask to protect themselves from coronavirus infection. Especially with many…
Thermal cameras installed at Cairo airport to detect coronavirus cases
Egypt
June 5, 2020
Thermal cameras installed at Cairo airport to detect coronavirus cases
The Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation began installing infrared thermal cameras in Cairo International Airport as means…
Egypt plans to reopen restaurants, cafes with precautionary measures in place
Egypt
June 5, 2020
Egypt plans to reopen restaurants, cafes with precautionary measures in place
Egypt’s Chamber of Tourism Establishments, headed by Adel al-Masry, announced its plan for the partial reopening of restaurants and tourist…
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
Middle East
June 5, 2020
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Mohammed Haider, a security worker in Iraq’s southern oilfields, thought he was safe after signing a…
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
World
June 5, 2020
Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
BRUSSELS (AP) — Think about Hannibal Lecter, the psychopathic cannibal in the “Silence of The Lambs.” Or Jason Voorhees, the…