Arab and International

Palestinian wounded by Zionist enemy in Gaza

Thursday, 19 March 2020

A Palestinian youth was wounded on Thursday by the Zionist enemy forces east of the town of Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. The agency “Safa”, quoting a medical source in the Indonesian Hospital, said that the enemy soldiers fired live bullets to...

Zarif Urges World States to Join Global Campaign to Disregard US Bans

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the American sanctions are “literally” taking lives in Iran in the midst of a fight to rein in a coronavirus outbreak, calling on world states to join “a growing global campaign” to defy the “unlawful”...

China Says “Indignant” over Trump’s “Chinese Virus” Tweet

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

China said Tuesday it was “strongly indignant” after a tweet from US President Donald Trump referred to the new coronavirus as the “Chinese virus”. Saying that Beijing was ‘indignant’ over the matter, its foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told...

Qatar reports 38 new coronavirus cases

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

Qatar’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 38 new coronavirus cases in the country. In a statement, the Ministry noted that most of the new cases recorded were related to migrant workers who were under quarantine. According to the statement, three ...

Somalia reports first coronavirus case

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

Minister of Health for Somalia Fawzia Abikar Nur said her country has confirmed the first infection of the coronavirus after a person who was in quarantine was found that he has been infected. “After quarantine and testing of four Somalis who came f...

U.S. Stocks Dive More than 10% on Coronavirus Worries

Monday, 16 March 2020

U.S. stocks plunged Monday morning, triggering a 15-minute trading halt at the start of trading and then diving further, as investors fled risk assets amid the mounting economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. Treasuries surged despite dramatic mo...

Oil Prices Head for Worst Weekly Loss in over a Decade

Friday, 13 March 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Europe is now the “epicenter” for the global coronavirus pandemic, and is reporting more daily cases than China did at the height of its outbreak. “Europe has now become the epicenter of the pande...

Oil Prices Head for Worst Weekly Loss in over a Decade

Friday, 13 March 2020

Oil prices were headed for their worst weekly loss in more than a decade Friday after Saudi Arabia and Russia launche a price war and the coronavirus pandemic sparked an equities meltdown. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate reversed earlier losses...

Putin May Extend Term over ‘Threats to Russia’, Coronavirus

Thursday, 12 March 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved legislation allowing him to stay in power beyond 2024 due to global instability and threats against Russia, including the new coronavirus, the Kremlin said on Thursday. During a rare and unscheduled appe...

Saudi Arabia registers 24 new corona virus cases

Thursday, 12 March 2020

Saudi Arabia reported 24 new corona virus cases, bringing the kingdom’s total to 45, the state news agency reported, citing the health ministry. It added that one patient has recovered. According to the ministry, the 24 new cases include two people...