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However, despite having reached agreement days ago on stripping that power from the forward-looking bill, there was intense disagreement about stripping that power effective immediately.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Knesset ends police warrantless house coronavirus checks

"This is an expression of Israelis' love for Greece."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Netanyahu sets August as target date for Israel-Greece tourism restart

At the moment, local politicians are looking for options to replace the statue of the Confederate leader and a top candidate for that prominent real estate is Parton, who is from Tennessee herself.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Tennessee debates to remove KKK leader statue, replace with Dolly Parton

Flushing the toilet with the lid up could be a dangerous way of spreading the coronavirus, a report released Tuesday said.The coronavirus has continued its deadly spread around the world, with nearly 450,000 fatalities. Researchers and health authorities have been looking into how the virus is spread in a bid to slow the virus, and the new study suggests that toilets could be one vector for infection that needs to be examined.When flushed, a toilet could send particles that theoretically contain coronavirus flying up to around a meter from the ground, the study found, with particles diffusing into the surrounding area.The researchers created simulations of how toilets flushing effects the movement of water and any potential coronavirus particles left behind. Both single-inlet toilets, which replenish water from a tank, and annular flushing models were tested, with annual models spreading more particles.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the appEven one minute after flushing, particles were still found to be traveling upwards, an alarming result for public restroom use.Given the results of the study, the researchers recommended several important steps that need to be taken to contain the possibility of the coronavirus spreading during toilet use:1. Put the toilet lid down before flushing, “which basically prevents virus transmission.”2. Clean the toilet seat prior to use as floating particles could settle on it.3. Wash hands after flushing as the particles could also be present on the flush button and cubicle handle.The authors also called on toilet manufacturers to begin to design new toilets that could automatically lower the lid before flushing and clean the toilet bowl before and after flushing.Read more:Coronavirus: One in five people have increased risk of severe COVID-19, says studyCoronavirus: Not all infected with COVID-19 test positive for antibodies, study saysCoronavirus: Mutation in COVID-19 increases chance of infection, says a study
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Flushing the toilet can spread COVID-19 in the air, says report

Saudi Arabia has recorded 4,919 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 141,234, the health ministry announced on Wednesday.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.Most of the newly detected cases were found in the city of Riyadh which saw a significant increase of 2,371 new cases since Tuesday.The ministry also said in a statement that 10 individuals contracted the virus due to not wearing a face mask and ignoring social distancing measures at a workplace. Two of the 10 are in critical conditions.Read more:Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: Deportation, fines up to $53,000 for workers’ gatheringsDubai’s Emirates plans air bridges to Europe for quarantine-free travelSaudi Arabia allows gatherings, family visits of 50 people, sets finesThe Kingdom also recorded 39 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 1,091.Despite an increase in new cases, the Kingdom continues to confirm additional recoveries daily. Over the past 24 hours, 2,122 individuals out of Saudi’s 141,234 total cases have recovered.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the appInternational flights suspendedOn Monday, authoritie extended the suspension of all international flights to and from the Kingdom until further notice due to the virus outbreak and Saudi Arabia's increasing numbers.Only flights carrying Saudi Arabian citizens who were stranded abroad have been allowed to enter the Kingdom from abroad, Saudia airline said.Domestic flights in the Kingdom via its national airlines resumed on May 31 after they were suspended for more than two months.Al Arabiya English's Tamara Abueish contributed to this report.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records nearly 5,000 new case in highest daily toll yet

Egypt accuses Ethiopia of procrastinating in the renewed negotiation sessions on the Nile Dam in order to begin filling the controversial dam.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Cairo succeed in stopping Ethiopian control over Nile waters?

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has approved the use of the steroid dexamethasone as part of its treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.The drug will be administered to patients who need oxygen in hospitals and in the intensive care units, according to SPA.Dexamenthasone has been used to treat inflammation in diseases such as arthritis since the 1960s and a recently published study by UK researchers showed it reduces the chances of death for COVID-19 patients who are on ventilators by 35 percent. For COVID-19 patients on oxygen, but not on ventilators, it was shown to reduce mortality by about 20 percent.The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it would be updating its clinical guidelines on COVID-19 treatment to include the results of the preliminary trial conducted by University of Oxford researchers.Britain also announced Wednesday it increased the amount of dexamethasone it has in stock and on order to 240,000 doses, according to health minister Matt Hancock.“It’s the first time that anyone in the world has clinically proven that a drug can improve the survival chances of the most seriously ill coronavirus patients,” Hancock told parliament.Saudi Arabia’s health ministry continuously updates its therapeutic protocol for COVID-19 patients by adding any drugs that have had a positive impact on patients. SPA reported that specialists in the ministry also follow up on all research published from around the world.The Kingdom has so far confirmed 141,234 coronavirus cases with 91,662 having recovered so far. The death toll has reached 1,091 as of June 17.Read more:Coronavirus: UK has 240,000 doses of dexamethasone in stock or on orderCoronavirus in Saudi Arabia: Deportation, fines up to $53,000 for workers’ gatheringsCoronavirus: Dubai’s Emirates plans air bridges to Europe for quarantine-free travel
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia adds dexamethasone drug to COVID-19 treatment protocol

The US State Department has warned more sanctions are coming in the weeks and months ahead as part of the Caesar Act.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Intel: Assad, wife named in new Syria sanctions

After bringing down statues, symbolic of racism and oppression in the US and the UK during the Black Lives Matter protests, some social media activists started calling for the demolition of the Pyramids, basing their argument on the contested notion that they were built by slaves.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Archaeologists, activists alarmed by online calls to demolish Pyramids

The Arab Coalition supporting Yemen's legitimate government released footage on Wednesday showing its forces targeting the Iran-backed Houthi militia, refuting the Houthi claim of targeting a civilian vehicle that led to the killing of 13 people, including a woman and four children in Saada.“The video highlights the reality and circumstances of the targeting conducted on [June 15 2020], in which a group of Houthi armed militants are shown carrying weapons in a military logistics operation,” said the Arab Coalition statement.It added that the incident occurred “within the area of operations in close proximity to the Saudi-Yemeni border. Rendering the Houthi allegation that they were civilians, including a woman and children, false and unfounded.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Coalition said that the recording proves that “the Houthi militia is continuing to falsify facts in its media disinformation campaigns, and exploit the conditions under which its terrorist elements and armed militants are killed, claiming that they were women and children.”Read more:IOM chief commends Saudi Arabia's aid to YemenHouthi ballistic missile targeting Saudi Arabia’s Najran intercepted: SpokesmanOn Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres removed the Arab-led military coalition from a United Nations blacklist, several years after it was first listed.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Arab Coalition releases footage refuting Houthi claims of killing civilians in Yemen