coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mideast’s largest mall operator to expand amid vaccine hopes
Middle East
April 16, 2021
Mideast’s largest mall operator to expand amid vaccine hopes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East’s largest operator of malls expects revenue and earnings to climb back…
Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official’s comments sow doubts
World
April 15, 2021
Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official’s comments sow doubts
TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior Japanese ruling party official said on Thursday that cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains…
Covid-19 in Egypt: 831 cases confirmed on Wednesday, cases rise for tenth consecutive day
Egypt
April 15, 2021
Covid-19 in Egypt: 831 cases confirmed on Wednesday, cases rise for tenth consecutive day
Reporting an increase for the tenth consecutive day, Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 831 new coronavirus cases, up from…
J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
World
April 15, 2021
J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo for a while longer after government health advisers declared Wednesday that…
Ethiopians head home after Yemen migrant life becomes untenable
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Ethiopians head home after Yemen migrant life becomes untenable
ADEN (Reuters) – When Ethiopian migrant Jamal Hussein boarded a UN-run repatriation flight out of Yemen, he ended a journey…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 823 cases, 40 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt
April 14, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 823 cases, 40 deaths on Tuesday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 823 new coronavirus cases, up from 818 on Monday and 801 on Sunday. The…
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president announced a partial lockdown Tuesday during the first two weeks of the Muslim month…
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
BEIRUT (AP) — A 10-day curfew in areas controlled by US-backed fighters in northeast Syria went into effect Tuesday in…
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty…
Physicians and scholars try to quell Muslim fears over vaccines and Ramadan
Health & Fitness
April 12, 2021
Physicians and scholars try to quell Muslim fears over vaccines and Ramadan
Islamic scholars and physicians in the United Kingdom have come together in an attempt to dispel fears that taking the…