coronavirus (COVID-19)

Foreigners on the frontlines of pandemic in Arab Gulf states
Middle East

Foreigners on the frontlines of pandemic in Arab Gulf states

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As she was treated for COVID-19 in a hospital isolation ward in Kuwait City,…
Will Coronavirus Ignite a Nuclear War?
Opinion

Will Coronavirus Ignite a Nuclear War?

Since the Peloponnesian War that broke out in Greece in the 5th century BCE, theorists of international interactions have highlighted…
Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky
Middle East

Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky

Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public…
Number of people in contact with Egypt’s coronavirus patients reaches 900,000
Egypt

Number of people in contact with Egypt’s coronavirus patients reaches 900,000

Assistant to the Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Ahmed al-Sobky on Monday said that number of people who have been in contact…
Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’
Egypt

Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Gold and silver streamers fluttered in the breeze, hung from house to house down the alley,…
Palestinians fear outbreak in Jerusalem’s ‘no man’s land’
Middle East

Palestinians fear outbreak in Jerusalem’s ‘no man’s land’

JERUSALEM (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic gathered strength last month, community leaders in a Palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts…
Pandemic pushes some Iraqis, broken by conflict, into poverty
Middle East

Pandemic pushes some Iraqis, broken by conflict, into poverty

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — When shops and homes shutter at curfew, some Iraqis in this Baghdad district say it reminds them…
Egypt’s coronavirus total surpasses 7,000 as 338 new cases reported
Egypt

Egypt’s coronavirus total surpasses 7,000 as 338 new cases reported

Egypt on Tuesday confirmed 388 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s number of confirmed total cases so far to 7,201.…
Israel extends coronavirus cell phone surveillance by three weeks
Middle East

Israel extends coronavirus cell phone surveillance by three weeks

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — A parliamentary panel on Tuesday authorized Israel’s Shin Bet security service to continue using mobile phone…
Moroccan medics isolated from families have lonely Ramadan
Middle East

Moroccan medics isolated from families have lonely Ramadan

RABAT (Reuters) — The holy Muslim month of Ramadan is proving particularly lonely and challenging for 30 Moroccan doctors and…
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