Arab and International

Trump Wants to Reopen US Businesses in Weeks Even as Deaths Rise

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration is looking at ways to ease economic restrictions it stressed just days earlier even as the US braces for a jump in coronavirus cases and states tighten restrictions on people and businesses...

Europe and Americas are New Epicenter of Coronavirus

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

The novel coronavirus has infected over 395,647 people and killed at least 17,159 worldwide. Europe and the Americas are the new epicenter of the pandemic, with the US the third-hardest-hit country after China and Italy. New York has the largest n...

Hospital in Egypt closed due to Corona

Monday, 23 March 2020

The Ministry of Health in Egypt decided to close a private hospital after the hospital’s intensive care doctor was infected with the emerging coronavirus. According to the site “The Seventh Day”, Al-Shorouk Hospital in Al-Haram area in Giza said: “I...

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian in West Bank

Monday, 23 March 2020

The Israeli ocuporces killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian media reported on Monday. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, a Palestinian was martyred when the Israeli forces opened fire in the Nai’lin regi...

North Korea Praises Trump Letter to Kim But Warns on Ties

Sunday, 22 March 2020

Donald Trump has sent a letter to Kim Jong Un detailing a plan to develop ties, state media reported citing the North Korean leader’s powerful sister, but she warned their good personal relationship is not enough, as a hiatus in disarmament talks dr...

Global Coronavirus Infections Top 300,000, Deaths Near 13,000

Sunday, 22 March 2020

There are more than 300,000 declared cases of the new coronavirus around the world, according to an AFP tally on Sunday at 0900 GMT. At least 300,097 infections have been confirmed globally, including 12,895 deaths, in 169 countries and territories...

Two Palestinians infected with coronavirus: Ministry of Health

Sunday, 22 March 2020

Palestinian health officials said Sunday that the first two cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the densely populated Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that medical confirmed that two Palestinians who had travelle...

Morocco records 86 infected cases of coronavirus

Saturday, 21 March 2020

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has reported nine new cases of coronavirus (Covid- 19), bringing the total to 86. “Nine new cases of (Covid-19) have been reported, bringing the total to 86,” the Moroccan Health Ministry said in a statement. Morocco ha...

Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 10,000 Globally: Agencies

Friday, 20 March 2020

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus doubled in a week to more than 10,000 on Friday, led by large jumps in Italy, Iran and Spain, and increasing the urgency for governments all over the world to contain the pandemic. Earlier it had been...

Italy Extends Lockdown Measures

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said his country is to extend its lockdown measures further due to the virus. Imposed nationally on 12 March, the shutdown of most businesses and a ban on public gatherings in Italy, the European country wo...