COVID-19
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial…
Tom Hanks in Australian hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
World
March 12, 2020
Tom Hanks in Australian hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus while in Australia for…
Stocks, crude hammered as Trump’s Europe ban fans recession fears
Business
March 12, 2020
Stocks, crude hammered as Trump’s Europe ban fans recession fears
Equities and oil prices fell through the floor again on Thursday after Donald Trump banned all travel from Europe to…
Egypt announces 27 of 60 total coronavirus cases in the country have recovered, tested negative
Egypt
March 11, 2020
Egypt announces 27 of 60 total coronavirus cases in the country have recovered, tested negative
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that the number of coronavirus cases that have since recovered and tested negatives…
Fighting coronavirus
Opinion
March 11, 2020
Fighting coronavirus
When the World Health Organization warned on Monday that the threat of a pandemic related to coronavirus has become very…
Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It’s been a turbulent week for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and…
Coronavirus freezes artistic events in Egypt
Culture
March 11, 2020
Coronavirus freezes artistic events in Egypt
Multiple festivals, artistic events and theater shows this week have been suspended following the cabinet’s decision to ban gatherings as…
Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 63 more people, raising the death toll to 354 amid…
Egypt designates numbers on WhatsApp for reporting coronavirus ‘rumors’
Egypt
March 11, 2020
Egypt designates numbers on WhatsApp for reporting coronavirus ‘rumors’
Egypt’s cabinet media center said on Wednesday that it has designated two numbers on the mobile call and messaging application…
Jordan bars entry from West Bank, Israel, Iraq, Egypt due to coronavirus
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Jordan bars entry from West Bank, Israel, Iraq, Egypt due to coronavirus
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan on Tuesday closed border crossings with Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank and its seaports to…