Strict safety measures are in place, with voters concerned about the virus and a looming recession. ( read original story ...)
Without IMF bailout, is Lebanon heading for ‘hell’?
Talks between crisis-hit Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund are deadlocked, and leaders reluctant to enact reforms. Without a vital multi-billion-dollar bailout, is Lebanon headed for "hell"? ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s Currency Crisis Paves The Wave to a New Future
Lebanon is in the midst of the worst economic crisis in modern history. With its currency devalued by 85%, it is up to the people of Lebanon to rebuild a new financial system. Here are their options. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s 2020 budget provides KGS 6.6M for health sector
Kyrgyzstan's republican budget for 2019 allocated KGS 3.6 billion for the health sector, while the 2020 budget of the republic provides KGS 6.6 billion for health (with transfers to the Mandatory ... ( read original story ...)
UAE shoots for Mars in Arab world’s first space mission
Now almost half a century after the Soviet Union’s Mars 3 lander, the wealthy emirate is aiming to send its own satellite — the Arab world’s first — into orbit around the red planet in time for its ... ( read original story ...)
Eyes On The Stars: UAE’s Mars Probe A First For The Arab World
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has built a nuclear power programme and sent a man to space, and now plans to join another elite club by sending a probe to Mars. Only the United States, India, the ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan confirms 548 new COVID-19 cases
Azerbaijan has detected 548 new COVID-19 cases, 491 patients have recovered and 10 patients have died, Trend reports on July 2 citing the Operational Headquarters under Azerbaijani Cabinet of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Idlib’s first Covid-19 case raises fears for Syria camps
Flagrant war crimes' committed in Idlib battle; Last year, the Syrian government launched an offensive to retake Idlib - the last ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese officials warn of ‘unknown pneumonia’ in Kazakhstan that is deadlier than coronavirus
A new "unknown pneumonia" that is potentially deadlier than the novel coronavirus has reportedly killed more than 1,700 people this year in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Deadlier Than COVID-19: China Warns Of ‘Unknown Pneumonia’ Affecting Kazakhstan
The Chinese embassy said the Kazakh Ministry of Health is doing a comparative study, with the help of other scientific agencies, between the novel coronavirus and the pneumonia virus but there are ... ( read original story ...)