Covid-19: Lebanon imposes ‘total’ shutdown as cases increase

Places of worship recently opened their doors for the first time in two months  BEIRUT, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Lebanon has imposed a “total” shutdown after experiencing a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases. The curfew will start on the evening of May 13 and stay in place until the morning of May 18.…

Covid-19: Saudi to enforce round-the-clock virus curfew at Eid

RIYADH, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia will enforce a round-the-clock nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to fight the coronavirus, the interior ministry said, as infections spike. The kingdom, which has reported the highest number of virus cases in the Gulf region, is scrambling…

Palestine Condemns Israel For Closing Palestinian TV In East Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, May 12 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian cabinet condemned Israel, for deciding to close Palestine Television office in East Jerusalem, and prevent its crew from working in the city and in Israel. In a press statement, after the weekly meeting, chaired by Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, the cabinet described the…

Saudi Arabia To Cut June’s Oil Production By Additional One Million Bpd

RIYADH, May 12 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry directed on Monday, the national oil company, Aramco, to further reduce crude oil production for June, by an additional one million barrels per day. An official from the ministry said, the reduction will be a voluntary amount of one million barrels…

UAE Denies Plans To Raise VAT Rate

DUBAI, May 12 (NNN-WAM) – The Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ruled out any plans to raise the value added tax (VAT), following Saudi Arabia’s announcement of increasing the VAT, on Monday. VAT was introduced in the UAE in 2018, at five percent on several goods…

Kuwait To Repatriate Citizens From Saudi Arabia Over COVID-19 Spread

KUWAIT, May 12 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait will repatriate its citizens from Saudi Arabia, due to the spread of COVID-19, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah said, on Monday. The repatriation plan will be carried out in cooperation with the authority of Saudi Arabia, via the land checkpoint at…

Israel Registers 16,506 COVID-19 Cases, 258 Deaths

JERUSALEM, May 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli health ministry reported 29 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 16,506. Meanwhile, the number of deaths rose to 258, after six new ones added, the highest daily number since Apr 30, when seven patients died. The number of recoveries increased to…

UNHCR Appeals For 79 Million USD To Support Refugees In Jordan

AMMAN, May 12 (NNN-PETRA) – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) appealed for 79 million U.S. dollars to help refugees affected by the COVID-19 crisis in Jordan. UNHCR said that it has already been supporting Jordan’s national response plan by donating 1.2 million dollars to the Jordanian Ministry of Health, to…

Covid-19: From South Korea to Germany, fresh outbreaks as countries ease lockdowns

SEOUL, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Declining rates of coronavirus infections and falling daily COVID-19 death tolls have emboldened governments around the world to ease lockdown measures and reopen their economies. But in doing so, countries are also risking fresh outbreaks, with new cases emerging in South Korea, China, India, New Zealand and Germany in…

UAE Sends Medical Aid To Sierra Leone In Fight Against COVID-19

ABU DHABI, May 11 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane containing seven metric tonnes of medical supplies to Sierra Leone, to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals, as they work to combat the virus.…
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