coronavirus (COVID-19)
Egypt’s Dar Al-Iftaa rules it permissible to give non-Muslims Zakat funds
Egypt
May 14, 2020
Egypt’s Dar Al-Iftaa rules it permissible to give non-Muslims Zakat funds
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa on Thursday issued a fatwa stating that it is permissible for Muslims to give Zakat (religiously mandated…
Egypt’s Ministry of Health sets general rules for “coexistence” with coronavirus
Health & Fitness
May 14, 2020
Egypt’s Ministry of Health sets general rules for “coexistence” with coronavirus
Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Thursday issued nine rules forming part of the country’s “coexistence plan” to deal with the…
Nineteen employees at Egypt’s Matareya Teaching Hospital test positive for coronavirus
Egypt
May 14, 2020
Nineteen employees at Egypt’s Matareya Teaching Hospital test positive for coronavirus
Egypt’s General Authority of Hospitals and Educational Institutes announced on Wednesday that nineteen employees of Al-Matareya Teaching Hospital have tested…
Israel offers peek at new normal for air travel during pandemic
Middle East
May 14, 2020
Israel offers peek at new normal for air travel during pandemic
BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) — Arrive four hours early, in a mask and without any escort. Get checked for…
Dentists re-open in France after two-month lockdown
World
May 14, 2020
Dentists re-open in France after two-month lockdown
PARIS (AP) — Anyone who suffered through France’s two-month lockdown with a toothache or other oral affliction of a non-emergency…
‘New normals’ imagined, tested as virus shutdowns relaxed
World
May 14, 2020
‘New normals’ imagined, tested as virus shutdowns relaxed
From outdoor kids’ movies for cooped up apartment dwellers in Rio to online shopping and worship around the globe, the…
Hit by coronavirus and Trump, Iran’s oil exports dwindle to record low
Middle East
May 14, 2020
Hit by coronavirus and Trump, Iran’s oil exports dwindle to record low
LONDON (Reuters) — Iran’s oil exports have sunk to a record low as the coronavirus crisis compounds the impact of…
Dubai airport CEO: Global travel still up in air over virus
Middle East
May 14, 2020
Dubai airport CEO: Global travel still up in air over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the…
Egyptian Medical Syndicate demands quarantine hospital for medical professionals
Egypt
May 13, 2020
Egyptian Medical Syndicate demands quarantine hospital for medical professionals
The Egyptian Medical Syndicate on Wednesday called for the allocation of a quarantine hospital specifically for physicians and nurses, due…
Egyptian MP contracts coronavirus, 12 other MPs being tested
Egypt
May 13, 2020
Egyptian MP contracts coronavirus, 12 other MPs being tested
Egypt’s Parliament on Tuesday announced that Member of Parliament Sherine Farrag has contracted the novel coronavirus. Farrag is now under…