coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
Middle East
April 24, 2020
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency continued its downward spiral against the dollar on Thursday, reaching a new low amid financial…
Iran, like wider Middle East, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
Middle East
April 24, 2020
Iran, like wider Middle East, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For some US$15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran’s capital to zip across…
UK’s National Health Service mourns Egyptian doctor’s death from coronavirus
Egypt
April 23, 2020
UK’s National Health Service mourns Egyptian doctor’s death from coronavirus
Egyptian doctor Medhat Atallah, who worked as a geriatrician with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) at the Doncaster Royal…
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The electric lanterns and ornate decorations of Ramadan would normally be hanging in the streets of Gaza,…
UK economy crumbles under coronavirus strain; questions mount over lockdown exit
World
April 23, 2020
UK economy crumbles under coronavirus strain; questions mount over lockdown exit
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s economy is crumbling under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown and government borrowing is…
EU leaders weigh massive virus economic recovery measures
Economy
April 23, 2020
EU leaders weigh massive virus economic recovery measures
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are set to weigh Thursday the damage the coronavirus has inflicted on health care…
Egyptian nutritionist offers tips for a healthy diet during Ramadan
Health & Fitness
April 23, 2020
Egyptian nutritionist offers tips for a healthy diet during Ramadan
Egyptian nutritionist and chef Sally Fouad offered several tips on her website to help people who are fasting during the…
Avoiding stress and anxiety can help strengthen immune system
Health & Fitness
April 23, 2020
Avoiding stress and anxiety can help strengthen immune system
People today are often wracked with anxiety caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and concerned with the…
How the coronavirus has altered Iranians’ view of faith
Middle East
April 23, 2020
How the coronavirus has altered Iranians’ view of faith
The Iranian government’s handling of the COVID-19 health crisis is contradictory, as the statements of the mullahs are fueled by…
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish Airlines plane has flown over the country drawing the Turkish flag in its flight path…