May 2020

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved new amendments to the emergency law, granting the army the right to arrest and prosecute civilians in clear violation of the constitution and the…

Internet use has surged during the coronavirus pandemic as people find themselves stuck at home due to government-imposed lockdowns aimed at containing the spread of the virus.The unprecedented lockdown has…

In Libya’s vast southern desert, three men have resumed what they call their “taxi service.”The passengers aren’t tourists or locals. They are mostly young men from neighboring African countries desperate…

Kuwait detected 1,048 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 14,850.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.Five…

Saudi Arabia reported 2,736 new coronavirus cases as the Kingdom intensifies its testing capabilities to provide between 15,000 and 18,000 tests a day, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.This…

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is planning to double its coronavirus testing program to conduct up to 36,000 COVID-19 tests daily, the spokesman Mohammed al-Abd al-Ali said on Sunday.For more…

Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that authorities had set a deadline for him to resign from top mobile operator Syriatel or they would revoke its licence but that…

Kuwait's health ministry said anyone caught could face up to three months in prison, while Qatar state TV reported the maximum penalty there would be three years. Source: Jerusalem Post…

Probably the final sign that there would be no more delays was the swearing in of the government on Sunday, including Avi Nissenkorn as the new justice minister. Source: Jerusalem…

Emirates Group plans to cut about 30,000 jobs to reduce costs amid the coronavirus outbreak, reducing employees by about 30 percent from more than 105,000 at the end of March..…