Palestinian health ministry declared on Friday, August 7, 514 new coronavirus infections and three new fatalities, taking the count of cases in the Palestinian territories to 17,948 and the fatalities ... ( read original story ...)
UNRWA highlights the needs of vulnerable Palestine refugee families in the wake of the Beirut explosion
English News and Press Release on Lebanon about Protection and Human Rights and Technological Disaster; published on 07 Aug 2020 by UNRWA ... ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan to let WHO conduct independent coronavirus sampling
The World Health Organization has secured permission to conduct independent sampling in officially coronavirus-free Turkmenistan, after expressing "serious concern" over rising pneumonia cases there, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest news: Preston warns young people not to ‘kill granny’ as data shows almost half of new cases are in under 30s
Authorities in Preston have urged people not to "kill granny" amid reports that almost half of new cases in the city were among those aged 30 and younger. ( read original story ...)
Show of solidarity as Lebanon braces for protests after deadly chemical explosion
Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly explosion this week that caused large-scale ... ( read original story ...)
Show of solidarity after blast as Lebanon braces for protest
Senior officials from the Middle East and Europe started arriving in Lebanon Saturday in a show of solidarity with the tiny country that suffered a deadly blast this week ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s Aoun, UK’s Johnson agree to work on recovery from blast
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Saturday discussed Lebanon's urgent humanitarian, medical and reconstruction needs following Tuesday's devastating blast at ... ( read original story ...)
Corbella: Lebanon holds a warning about the dangers of government corruption
Earlier this week, as I was interviewing devastated Lebanese Canadians following the horrendous explosion in Beirut, Father Michel Kassas said something so profound I can’t stop thinking about it. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan records 425 new COVID-19 cases, total nearing 40,000
(Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan recorded 425 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to 39,587, according to the country's health ministry. Among the new cases, 10 are medical ... ( read original story ...)
Israel must hire 15,000 teachers to shrink classes amid coronavirus crisis
To pull off its plan to reopen schools safely this fall, Israel needs to hire 15,000 new teachers. But the hiring spree will begin in earnest only next week, in hopes of delivering half of the needed ... ( read original story ...)