More than six weeks after Saudi Arabia reported its first case, the COVID-19 is striking terror into the heart of the kingdom’s sprawling ruling family. According to The NYT, As many as 150 royals inside [ More … ]
Egyptian government orders return of 4 million people to work amid COVID-19 outbreak!! Despite the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic all over Egypt, the Egyptian Ministry of Housing has announced the return of 4 million workers, [ More … ]
Former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril died on Sunday in Cairo, Egypt after contracting COVID-19, his National Forces Alliance (NFA) announced in a statement Sunday He is the first major Arab politician to die of [ More … ]
Raouf Ghabbour, CEO of GB Ghabbour Group, says in a TV statement that the continuation of the coronavirus crisis for another month will lead to the severe suffering of several economic sectors. Ghabbour said in [ More … ]
A number of detained Egyptian doctors sent a leaked message to the chairman of Medical Professions Syndicates Union, the Doctors Syndicate, and the heads of branch syndicate offices across Egypt calling for temporarily releasing them [ More … ]
At least 17 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Saturday, raising fears the pandemic could prey on health facilities in the Arab world’s most [ More … ]
The Egyptian Batel (Void) opposition campaign has called for the release of more than a thousand doctors and healthcare workers in prisons to help in countering the pandemic The Batel campaign called for providing doctors, [ More … ]
General Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt has directed the government to increase the allowance for medical professions by 75 %, i.e. LE 500 (about $30) that becomes only LE 200 (about $12.5) after deductions [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia halted entry and exit into Jeddah governorate on Sunday, expanding lockdown rules as it reported four new deaths from a coronavirus outbreak that continues to spread in the region despite drastic measures to [ More … ]
A number of health organizations working in Yemen have warned that millions in the war-torn country do not have access to clean water or soap risking their lives in the fight against the novel coronavirus [ More … ]
The state-run Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza announced on Twitter today that Qatar will be sending $150 million in aid to the besieged Gaza Strip to support United Nations humanitarian programs and efforts to help [ More … ]
In a televised address, Iran’s Rouhani says it is crucial for the sanctions-hit country to resume economic production. Iran‘s President Hassan Rouhani has said he expects measures taken to combat the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus, including [ More … ]
Meanwhile, 93 new cases were confirmed, raising the tally to 191 in the country, said Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca in a tweet. President Erdogan says such outbreaks have had severe consequences around the world [ More … ]
With the increasing spread of the coronavirus over the world, Egyptian political and human rights activists launched a campaign titled, “Release the prisoners” The campaign demanded the Egyptian authorities to release the detainees due to [ More … ]
Some 95 persons infected with the deadly COVID-19 virus have left Egypt to 9 countries over the world, reported Rassd, citing data announced by these 9 countries. The Rassd news network on 10 March said [ More … ]
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