The World Health Organization has secured permission to conduct independent sampling in officially coronavirus-free Turkmenistan, after expressing “serious concern” over rising pneumonia cases there, …
Coronavirus latest news: Preston warns young people not to ‘kill granny’ as data shows almost half of new cases are in under 30s
Authorities in Preston have urged people not to “kill granny” amid reports that almost half of new cases in the city were among those aged 30 and younger.
Show of solidarity as Lebanon braces for protests after deadly chemical explosion
Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly explosion this week that caused large-scale …
Show of solidarity after blast as Lebanon braces for protest
Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly blast this week …
Lebanon’s Aoun, UK’s Johnson agree to work on recovery from blast
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Saturday discussed Lebanon’s urgent humanitarian, medical and reconstruction needs following Tuesday’s devastating blast at …
Corbella: Lebanon holds a warning about the dangers of government corruption
Earlier this week, as I was interviewing devastated Lebanese Canadians following the horrendous explosion in Beirut, Father Michel Kassas said something so profound I can’t stop thinking about it.
Kyrgyzstan records 425 new COVID-19 cases, total nearing 40,000
(Xinhua) — Kyrgyzstan recorded 425 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to 39,587, according to the country’s health ministry. Among the new cases, 10 are medical …
Israel must hire 15,000 teachers to shrink classes amid coronavirus crisis
To pull off its plan to reopen schools safely this fall, Israel needs to hire 15,000 new teachers. But the hiring spree will begin in earnest only next week, in hopes of delivering half of the needed …
Israel’s Lebanon aid offer unlikely to find a taker
For some it’s a gesture of goodwill, to others sheer hypocrisy: Israel’s offer of humanitarian aid to Lebanon after the massive Beirut blast is unlikely to be taken up. As Beirut reeled Tuesday after …
Hamas threatens to end ceasefire with Israel amid rising tensions – report
In similar news, it was reported in the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, widely considered a pro-Hezbollah and pro-March 8th alliance (pro-Syrian government) outlet, that Hamas and other terrorist …