The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus crossed 13,000 Monday in Georgia, while the number of deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus, rose to at least 464. ( read original story ...)
Charges: Mai Vu Vang Arrested In Georgia After Eluding Arrest For 2 Years After Allegedly Swindling $450,000
According to investigators, Mystic Lake Casino records show that Vang spent more than one million dollars at the casino between 2012 and 2014. ( read original story ...)
Saudi capital, cities get 24-hour curfew, Kuwait isolates two districts over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia placed its capital Riyadh and other big cities under a 24-hour curfew on Monday, locking down much of the population as the largest Gulf Arab country expanded efforts to stem the spread ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
Kuwait has so far recorded 1,355 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to three deaths. With the exception of 26 cases in intensive care, all infected cases are in stable ... ( read original story ...)
Kuwait Stock Exchange Delays Trading Debut on Coronavirus
The Kuwait Stock Exchange is delaying the listing of its shares due to restrictions on work triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait to start repatriating citizens stranded abroad as of Sunday
On Saturday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that airlines would be allowed to operate outbound flights from Kuwait to repatriate expats. Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Kuwait will ... ( read original story ...)
Oil producers intend to cut 10-15 mn barrels: Kuwait
Top oil producers meeting later Thursday intend to cut production by between 10 and 15 million barrels per day, Kuwait's Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel reportedly said. The talks between OPEC and other ... ( read original story ...)
Friends of Palestine chair is UK Labour’s new shadow foreign secretary
Nandy is the former chair of Labour’s parliamentary group Friends of Palestine and the Middle East and was among the contenders in Labour’s leadership race, which ended Saturday with the election of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus strikes Palestine, closing down stock exchange
With the Palestinian Authority's declaration of a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the Palestine Exchange has closed, without convincing everyone of the economic necessity. ( read original story ...)
Palestine says Israel abusing COVID-19 to grab more lands
File photo of illegal Israeli settlement Givat Zeev near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank. (By AFP) Palestinians believe Israel is taking advantage of the disease caused by the ... ( read original story ...)