Saudi Arabia placed its capital Riyadh and other big cities under a 24-hour curfew on Monday, locking down much of the population as the largest Gulf Arab country expanded efforts to stem the spread …
Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
Kuwait has so far recorded 1,355 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to three deaths. With the exception of 26 cases in intensive care, all infected cases are in stable …
Kuwait Stock Exchange Delays Trading Debut on Coronavirus
The Kuwait Stock Exchange is delaying the listing of its shares due to restrictions on work triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Oil producers intend to cut 10-15 mn barrels: Kuwait
Top oil producers meeting later Thursday intend to cut production by between 10 and 15 million barrels per day, Kuwait’s Oil Minister Khaled al-Fadhel reportedly said. The talks between OPEC and other …
Kuwait to start repatriating citizens stranded abroad as of Sunday
On Saturday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that airlines would be allowed to operate outbound flights from Kuwait to repatriate expats. Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Kuwait will …
Coronavirus strikes Palestine, closing down stock exchange
With the Palestinian Authority’s declaration of a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the Palestine Exchange has closed, without convincing everyone of the economic necessity.
Friends of Palestine chair is UK Labour’s new shadow foreign secretary
Nandy is the former chair of Labour’s parliamentary group Friends of Palestine and the Middle East and was among the contenders in Labour’s leadership race, which ended Saturday with the election of …
In this pandemic, we are all Palestine. Except Palestine will remain Palestine once it’s over
There, a walled-in existence is a decades-old reality, and will remain so after the pandemic. The place is Palestine. Lavender-scented three-ply toilet paper. Fresh bread with olive pieces. Half a …
From Palestine to the U.S., coronavirus exposes institutional racism
Most people imagine that voting rights and citizenship hold a protected status in Western democracies. Yet today’s reality reveals how flimsy those protections are, with the coronavirus pandemic …
Palestine says Israel abusing COVID-19 to grab more lands
File photo of illegal Israeli settlement Givat Zeev near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank. (By AFP) Palestinians believe Israel is taking advantage of the disease caused by the …