News 01 Apr 2020 Netanyahu’s new quarantine policy for foreign arrivals is illegal PM orders that all arrivals from abroad be sent to quarantine after previously favoring of self-isolation; Bennett says policy is impractical, costly.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Netanyahu’s new quarantine… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Apr 2020 15,000 families receive Kimcha D’pischa Passover food bundles Head of the Satmar Williamsburg hassidic community in Israel Rabbi Ephraim Stern says charitable giving at such time will soften the ‘harsh decree’ of the coronavirus epidemic.; Source: Jerusalem Post… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Apr 2020 Evacuated Egyptians ordered to pay for compulsory coronavirus quarantine at 5-star airport hotel Egyptians who were evacuated from abroad were angered by authorities' orders to self-quarantine at a five-star Cairo airport hotel at their expense.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Evacuated Egyptians ordered to… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Apr 2020 Blue and White threatens to pass anti-Netanyahu bills Gantz: "Israel deserves a functioning government and coalition, which sees the Knesset as an institution which oversees it, critiques it, and sometimes even inhibits it."; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Apr 2020 Dozens of people protest in Jaffa after quarantine violator arrested Four men were arrested and the violator was fined for breaking the Health Ministry regulations.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Dozens of people protest in Jaffa after quarantine violator arrested Meet the Middle East
News 01 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Number of victims reaches 25, 5,591 Israelis infected Of those infected, 97 are currently in serious conditions with 76 of them incubated. Overall, 637 people diagnosed with the virus are hospitalized.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Coronavirus: Number… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Apr 2020 First British rescue flight set to depart as part of £75m operation About 400,000 Britons are still stranded overseas hoping to be brought back to the UK.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: First British rescue flight set to depart as part of £75m… Meet the Middle East
News 02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Emirates airlines to restart limited UAE flights from April 6 Emirates airlines has received approval from UAE authorities to “start flying a limited number of passenger flights” beginning April 6, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed… Meet the Middle East
News 02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Oman has enough food stocks, port operations running smoothly Oman’s food stocks are sufficient, and its port operations are running smoothly, a trade ministry official said on Thursday.The government has also been in touch with several traders to buy… Meet the Middle East
News 02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia enforces 24-hour daily curfew in Mecca, Medina Saudi Arabia enforced a 24-hour daily curfew in Mecca and Medina, effective immediately on Thursday, until further notice, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior.Read the latest updates… Meet the Middle East
