Thousands of new Palestinian households fell below the poverty line due to COVID-19 which is an additional challenge to the government’s efforts in the fight against the epidemic and ramifications on ... ( read original story ...)
Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms
English News and Press Release on occupied Palestinian territory about Health, Protection and Human Rights, Refugees and Epidemic; published on 23 Apr 2020 by UN News ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine receives medical aid from China
Director of the Office of the People's Republic of China to the State of Palestine Guo Wei (R) and Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila sign documents during a handover ceremony of medical ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS bank posts 29% fall in first-quarter net profit; shares jump 4%
DBS, Southeast Asia's largest bank, said it set aside 1.09 billion Singapore dollars ($772.5 million) to cover potential losses from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Has ‘No Obligation’ To Virgin Australia Cash Infusion, Committed To Vistara
Singapore Airlines has no requirement or obligation to put in capital for Virgin Australia,” the airline told shareholders ahead of an extraordinary general meeting to raise capital. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore unveils winning 5G licensees, TPG loses out on nationwide bid
Singtel and joint bidders StarHub Mobile and M1 have secured licences to deploy nationwide 5G networks, while TPG Telecom has failed in its bid to do so and, instead, will be able to access these ... ( read original story ...)
In riot-hit Lebanon, central bank chief blames govt leaders
Clashes broke out between protesters and the Lebanese army Wednesday, hours after the under-fire central bank chief blamed a lack of government reforms for a spiralling economic crisis that has ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon cities erupt against economic hardship, one protester killed in Tripoli
Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday, with banks set ablaze and violence boiling over into a second night. ( read original story ...)
Key U.S. official urges Lebanon to prove commitment to reforms: Al-Arabiya
The U.S. State Department's top diplomat for the Middle East has urged crisis-hit Lebanon to prove its commitment to reform in order to secure international assistance, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV ... ( read original story ...)
Israel reveals surveillance program to fight …
Watch "Israel reveals surveillance program to fight virus", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News reporting. ( read original story ...)