Lebanon's government has ordered most of the country to shut down again for four days, starting on Wednesday night, as it seeks to ward off a coronavirus resurgence after easing some restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon orders 4-day lockdown as infections spike
Lebanon on Tuesday ordered a four-day-long lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus after recording an uptick in infections in recent days amid eased restrictions. The "total lockdown" -- which ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon to Go Into Four-Day Closure to Prevent Virus Spread
The closure starts on Wednesday night. Authorities have warned of a resurgence in recent days as the number of cases jumped to its highest point in more than a month after the government eased some ... ( read original story ...)
Triassurus sixtelae fossil found in Kyrgyzstan is the oldest salamander ever found
Three researchers from Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Naturhistorisches Museum Schloss Bertholdsburg and Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP/Burg Lichtenberg, all in Germany, have found the oldest ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan adds 21 more COVID-19 infections
(MENAFN) The combined tally of the positive COVID-19 cases in Kyrgyzstan has risen to 1,037, after 21 more patients tested positive for the virus over the last 24 hours as of Tuesday.Among the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo travels to Israel amid coronavirus outbreak
(CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed for Israel on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eyes annexation of parts of the West Bank and the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Netanyahu, armed with a new mandate, sets his sights on West Bank annexation
Uncertainty about the extent of any annexation has set off a scramble by officials and activists from Washington to the West Bank to influence the process. Secretary of State Mike ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo travels to Israel to give U.S. blessing to annexation of West Bank land
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo travels to Israel to bestow the U.S.' blessing on its proposed annexation of West Bank land. ( read original story ...)
Welcome to Israel, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Israel today during a momentous time. Israel is on the verge of swearing in a new governing coalition after more than a year of political uncertainty. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan: Reporter for independent newspaper assaulted
Abdullo Gurbati, a reporter for an independent newspaper in Tajikistan, has been assaulted near his home. He reported on the coronavirus outbreak that the government was until recently covering up ... ( read original story ...)