The Islamic Hamas movement which rules the Gaza Strip welcomed on Friday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decrees on hol ... ( read original story ...)
Oman moves ahead with overdue reforms
Oman's leadership pushes ahead with reforms, cornered by the COVID-19 crisis and long-standing weaknesses in the local economy. Activists call for a constitutional monarchy. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan Opens Gas Pumping Station With Eye On China
Turkmenistan on Friday opened a gas compressor station it hopes will help boost natural gas supplies to China and elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon OKs law to import vaccines as virus hits new record
Lebanon’s parliament approved a draft law allowing imports of coronavirus vaccines as the small nation hit a new record in case numbers Friday and more hospitals reported they ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon hits record coronavirus deaths, infections
Lebanon hit new daily records of 44 coronavirus deaths and over 6,000 new infections Friday, the second day of a lockdown aimed at preventing the country's creaking healthcare system from collapsing. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Tally of COVID-19 cases in Turkey exceeds 2.37 mln; Lebanon approves law to import coronavirus vaccines
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, on Jan. 14, 2021. (Xinhua) --Turkey's COVID-19 tally over 2.37 million --Lebanon ... ( read original story ...)
Large segments of Lebanon’s population unlikely to get vaccinated
A significant proportion of Lebanon's population may end up without a vaccination against the coronavirus, a local study has determined. The K2P COVID-19 Series’ “Countdown to a COVID-19 Vaccine: ... ( read original story ...)
Israel is a vaccination leader, but it labors to reach Arab citizens
Israel’s lauded immunization campaign must overcome Arab citizens’ mistrust, which exacerbates their doubts about the COVID-19 vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Israel Has Vaccinated over a Fifth of Its Population, Compared with 3 Percent in the U.S.
Israel has vaccinated more than a fifth of its population—the highest proportion of any country in the world so far. Meanwhile, the United States has managed to vaccinate around three percent of its ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Is Leading the World in COVID-19 Vaccination. But Palestinians Aren’t on the List
Israel, which has already vaccinated more than 2 million of its citizens, is ramping up COVID-19 shots to 250,000 per day, meaning most Israelis over the age of 16 are on track to have two doses by ... ( read original story ...)