Middle East

COVID-19 Cases In UAE Surpass 6,000

DUBAI, Apr 18 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Friday, announced 477 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total…

Oman Reports 50 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,069 In Total

MUSCAT, Apr 18 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani Ministry of Health announced on Friday, 50 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing…

Jordan To Bring Home Expats Stranded Abroad

AMMAN, Apr 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said, it will start a programme soon, to bring home Jordanian students and expatriates,…

Turkey-Backed Rebels Kidnap 25 Civilians In NE Syria

DAMASCUS, Apr 18 (NNN-SANA) – The Turkey-backed Syrian rebels, on Friday (yesterday), kidnapped 25 civilians in the northeastern province of…

Covid-19: 4.5 billion people confined

PARIS, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly six out of every 10 people around the world are currently forced or urged…

Israel’s COVID-19 Cases Approach 13,000, Death Toll At 151

JERUSALEM, Apr 18 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel reported 224 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the…

Doctors Without Borders among recipients of Prem Rawat Foundation’s US$150,000 grant for COVID-19 relief efforts

An officer with Doctors Without Borders. Photo courtesy of TPRF KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (NNN) — The Prem Rawat Foundation…

Israel MPs tasked with ending deadlock over unity govt

JERUSALEM, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel’s parliament was tasked with forming a government after speaker Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin…

Covid-19: Oil climbs as Trump lays out reopening of virus-hit US

SINGAPORE, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices pushed higher Friday as President Donald Trump’s plan for a reopening of the…

Covid-19: UN chief calls to protect children from coronavirus consequences

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on families and global leaders to “protect our children,”…