The Syrian regime has sealed off the town of Sayyida Zeinab as a Covid-19 'precaution' without acknowledging the town is a hub of foreign Shia militiamen and potential coronavirus transmitters..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Syria quarantines town known to house pro-regime foreign fighters, but insists Covid-19 cases low
COVID-19: Iran's government 'didn't botch the response'
Iranian political analyst Mohammad Marandi defends Tehran's response to coronavirus and points a finger at Washington..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: COVID-19: Iran's government 'didn't botch the response'
Workers in Libya struggle under oil blockade
Despite the dramatic fall in petroleum prices globally, oil revenues remain the backbone of Libya's economy as almost 30 percent of its six million people rely on state salaries..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Workers in Libya struggle under oil blockade
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records 140 new cases totaling 2,179
Saudi Arabia recorded 140 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,179, according to a health ministry spokesman.He also said 420 people have recovered so far. The Kingdom has recorded 29 fatalities as of Saturday.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia records 140 new cases totaling 2,179
Coronavirus: Kuwait records first fatality out of 479 total cases
Kuwait recorded its first coronavirus death out of 479 confirmed cases, the health ministry announced on Saturday. A total of 62 new infections were confirmed over the past 24 hours, in addition to 11 recoveries.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.The ministry said 17 people are in the intensive care unit while 93 total have recovered.Watch: A Kuwaiti designer reveals what life is like in quarantineKuwait enforced several precautionary measures last month to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including a daily 11-hour curfew from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. Anyone caught breaking the curfew will be jailed for up to three years and fined 10,000 Kuwaiti dinars ($32,000) in line with new laws, according to the country’s deputy prime minister.Read more: Three years in jail, 10,000 KD fine for breaching curfew
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Kuwait records first fatality out of 479 total cases
India flights to remain suspended during lock-down period
Indian envoy to UAE clarifies amid speculation that Emirates might resume passenger flights..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: India flights to remain suspended during lock-down period
Intel: Iran sanctions debate highlights fissure between Democratic hawks, progressives
The debate over how to respond to President Donald Trump’s sanctions regime against Iran in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is creating a fissure between the hawkish and the left wings of the Democratic party.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Intel: Iran sanctions debate highlights fissure between Democratic hawks, progressives
New York coronavirus deaths near 9/11 toll
New York City has suffered more than a quarter of US deaths in the outbreak.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: New York coronavirus deaths near 9/11 toll
Coronavirus has cost 'two million jobs' Turkish opposition says
Coronavirus is making a dent in the Turkish economy, as two million people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Coronavirus has cost 'two million jobs' Turkish opposition says
Deep oil output cuts won't offset unprecedented demand loss: IEA
Deep output cuts by OPEC and other oil producing nations will not prevent a huge build up of crude, the head of the IEA said on Friday, urging the world's richest economies to discuss broader ways to stabilise oil markets..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Deep oil output cuts won't offset unprecedented demand loss: IEA