Singapore will tighten rules on travelers who had been in coronavirus hotspots including Japan, Hong Kong and Australia’s Victoria state, mandating quarantine in dedicated facilities for them from ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis
An unprecedented economic crisis in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands people into poverty and triggered the largest anti-government protests the country has seen in more than a decade. What went ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan to report some pneumonia cases as COVID-19
Kyrgyzstan added thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths to its COVID-19 tally on Friday (Jul 17), describing them as cases of ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s COVID-19 cases near 24,000
BISHKEK, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan reported on Friday an increase of 23,783 COVID-19 cases in the country after registering 1,654 new cases. The head of the public health care department of the ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Resurgent Virus Crisis Rattles Netanyahu
Orthodox Jewish parties, whose support has been essential to keeping Netanyahu in power, have voiced frustration over the looming threat of renewed synagogue closures. Netanyahu met with ... ( read original story ...)
Israel re-imposes sweeping lockdown restrictions after surge in coronavirus cases
Israel re-imposes sweeping lockdown restrictions after surge in coronavirus cases Israel re-imposed sweeping lockdown restrictions Friday on daily life in response to a new surge in coronavirus cases ... ( read original story ...)
Israel to shut down on weekends in response to virus surge
Israel announced sweeping new restrictions on Friday in response to a new surge in coronavirus cases, including weekend closures of many businesses and limiting restaurants ... ( read original story ...)
Israel supporter’s dramatic shift shocks establishment
An influential American commentator has sent shock waves through the Jewish establishment and Washington policy-making circles by breaking a long-standing taboo: He has ... ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan’s GDP growth slows sharply due to pandemic
Tajikistan's gross domestic product growth slowed to 3.5% in January-June compared with 7.5% in first half of 2019, the Central Asian nation's central bank said on Friday, citing the influence of the ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan Threatens Missile Strike on Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
The Caucusus neighbors accuse each other of shelling military positions in a flare-up of tensions over the last week. ( read original story ...)