Coronavirus reopenings
Italian flights to and from Egyptian airports to resume July 15
Egypt
June 22, 2020
Italian flights to and from Egyptian airports to resume July 15
Chairperson of the Egyptian Tourism Federation Ahmed al-Wasef said that Italian flights to and from Egyptian airports will resume on…
Cyprus to start random virus testing at its airports
World
June 19, 2020
Cyprus to start random virus testing at its airports
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Random coronavirus tests will be carried out on a proportion of travelers arriving at Cyprus’ airports…
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
World
June 19, 2020
Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball. After a three-month delay…
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
World
June 19, 2020
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the US has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest…
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
AMMAN (Reuters) — Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to…
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
TUNIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — It was the first day that the whole of the Tunis medina was open for…
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Months into Iran’s fight against the coronavirus, doctors and nurses at Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital still…
Egypt to require visitors to provide PCR coronavirus test certificate: official
Egypt
June 16, 2020
Egypt to require visitors to provide PCR coronavirus test certificate: official
Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Manar Enabah on Sunday said that once international travel resumes, Egyptian authorities will require…
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Greek PM visits Israel, hoping to restore tourism and warning on Turkey
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel on Tuesday in a show of confidence in the countries’…
Stock markets pick up after heavy Wall Street rout
Economy
June 12, 2020
Stock markets pick up after heavy Wall Street rout
Stock markets picked up on Friday after a day of losses in Asia and following Wall Street’s heavy sell-off the…