Middle East Experience

Stealing around barbed wire barriers through fields and side streets, dozens of black-clad Shia pilgrims in Baghdad defied curfews and coronavirus this week to visit the shrine of a revered imam..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Iraqi Shia pilgrims defy curfews and coronavirus

More than a decade after it closed, 20 Yemeni women have revived the war-torn country's oldest factory to make face masks to help fight the outbreak of the new coronavirus..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Yemeni women rush to sew masks in face of virus peril

The announcement supported a recent statement by the French health minister that ibuprofen may worsen the effects of COVID-19 and should be avoided.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: World Health Organization backs call to avoid ibuprofen for coronavirus

Professor Furstenberg survived Kristallnacht, eventually moving to Israel in 1965 and helping to establish the State as a global centre of mathematical excellence.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hebrew University Professor wins Abel Prize - the 'Nobel of Math'

Hunched over sewing machines in a long abandoned factory in Yemen's capital….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Weakened by war and hunger, Yemen braces for coronavirus

“I am in the ICU and waiting for results tomorrow, but most probably I do have it,” Eli Beer told the Post.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Head of Hatzalah hospitalized in Florida, fear of coronavirus

The hotline created by the ISRAEL-is works in cooperation with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help the tens of thousands of Israelis stuck abroad.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hotline established to help Israelis stuck abroad due to the coronavirus

Elderly people are among those most vulnerable to the coronavirus. 30,000 elderly people across Israel will receive hot meals, weekly visits and daily phone calls.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Coronavirus: Labor and Social Welfare Ministry gives hot meal to elderly

Beijing is mounting a humanitarian aid blitz in countries struggling with their own outbreaks. In doing so, it’s stepping into a role the West once dominated..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Its Coronavirus Cases Dwindling, China Turns Focus Outward

Authorities in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh are giving out sanitizer and sterilizing public places in increased measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, which continues to spread across the world.Saudi Arabia reported 67 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising the official total number to 238. To combat the spread, the Riyadh Municipality has been giving out sanitizer to drivers at 25 different locations across the city, according to a tweet from the municipality’s account.“For the second day in a row, the Riyadh Municipality continues to increase the level of sterilizer production and distribute it for free in more than 25 separate locations inside the city of Riyadh as part of preventive measures to prevent the spread of #coronavirus,” said the municipality in a tweet.Read more: Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: The latest facts about what is closed and bannedThe municipality has also been sterilizing public places, including garbage deposits and rubbish bins. A second tweet showed men in full protective gear spraying areas with chemicals.The municipality had announced the measures on Tuesday, saying it will be handing out sanitization items at traffic lights and in several mosques around Riyadh.The measures are the latest in the Kingdom’s various efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus. Other measures taken include halting all international flights, closing malls, and urging people to stay home.In Riyadh, authorities shut down on Sunday a number of shisha cafes that did not comply with the government’s ban on serving shisha as part of its efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia gives out sanitizer, steps up health measures in Riyadh