COVID-19

Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments produces face mask to protect against coronavirus
Egypt

Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments produces face mask to protect against coronavirus

Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments has produced a transparent face mask aimed at protecting people from becoming infected with the novel…
US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
World

US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A US-Russian space crew blasted off Thursday to the International Space Station following a tight quarantine amid…
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
World

Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings

BERLIN (AP) — As the Easter holiday approaches, world leaders and health officials are fervently warning that hard-won gains in…
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
Middle East

Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate on Thursday, the third person tapped to…
Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus
Middle East

Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus

GAZA/WEST BANK (Reuters) — Political and physical divisions between Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have induced two very…
Cairo University president, senior employees donate 20% of salaries to coronavirus effort
Egypt

Cairo University president, senior employees donate 20% of salaries to coronavirus effort

President of Cairo University Mohamed Othman al-Khosht announced on Thursday that he and other senior employees affiliated with the university…
Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build virus defenses
Features/Interviews

Pass the salt: The minute details that helped Germany build virus defenses

MUNICH (Reuters) – One January lunchtime in a car parts company, a worker turned to a colleague and asked to…
In Libya, water cuts add to misery of conflict and coronavirus
Middle East

In Libya, water cuts add to misery of conflict and coronavirus

TUNIS (Reuters) – Cuts to Tripoli’s water and power supply on Tuesday and Wednesday aggravated conditions for civilians after days…
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
Middle East

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through…
Coronavirus lockdowns mean millions of women can’t reach birth control
Features/Interviews

Coronavirus lockdowns mean millions of women can’t reach birth control

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The callers were in tears. One by one, women in homes across rural Zimbabwe had a pleading…
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