Coronavirus reopenings
Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan on Sunday resumed its land border traffic with Syria, following a more than month-long closure, after…
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 3 million Syrian students started school in government-held areas Sunday, marking the first school day…
India hits 2 mn cases as health volunteers strike
World
August 7, 2020
India hits 2 mn cases as health volunteers strike
NEW DELHI (AP) — As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing two million cases…
South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of return
World
August 5, 2020
South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of return
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s health minister on Wednesday reported decreasing rates of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but warned…
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels reach maximum allowed by law
Egypt
August 5, 2020
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels reach maximum allowed by law
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels and tourist resorts reached 50 percent of total capacity, the maximum set…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
World
July 31, 2020
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
World
July 30, 2020
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the US economy faces a dim outlook…
A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears
World
July 30, 2020
A virus cluster in France splits generations, raises fears
PARIS (AP) — As the sun went down, their partying got into full flow, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus.…
Photos| South Sinai nature reserves reopen to visitors after 4 months’ closure
Egypt
July 27, 2020
Photos| South Sinai nature reserves reopen to visitors after 4 months’ closure
Egypt’s South Sinai nature reserves reopened for visitors on Sunday, following a four-month-long closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. The…
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
Egypt
July 24, 2020
EgyptAir records highest number of daily flights since resuming operations
EgyptAir on Friday witnessed its highest number of daily flights since the airline international flights on July 1. The company…