Arab and International

Libyan army shoots down 2 Turkish drones

Saturday, 18 April 2020

Haftar’s forces shot down on Friday two Turkish planes, according to “Russia Today” website. The website stated  that the first plane was shot down in Wadi Dinar and the second is between the Tenaiy Valley and Nesma. This comes with the continuation...

Iran Identifies COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Data

Saturday, 18 April 2020

The head of Iran’s Biotechnology Society said Iranian researchers managed to identify the COVID-19 genome sequencing for the first time in the country. “Iranian researchers managed for the first time in the country to determine the coronavirus genom...

Saudi Activists Dispute Official Narrative on Al-Hwaiti Killing

Saturday, 18 April 2020

Abdul Rahim al-Hwaiti was shot dead by security forces after refusing to give up his property for a mega-project. Saudi activists and dissidents have disputed an official narrative alleging a Saudi citizen who refused government orders to give up hi...

Trump Threatens to Adjourn US Congress to Make Recess Appointments

Thursday, 16 April 2020

US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday there had been “a concerted effort” by congressional Democrats “to make life difficult” by refusing to approve his nominations for several vacant offices. The Senate is in recess until May 4, although ...

Jobless Caims in US Reach 22 Million over Four Weeks

Thursday, 16 April 2020

Americans filed 5.2 million jobless claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, pushing the four-week total to over 22 million as the coronavirus pandemic continued to send the workforce into a tailspin. The new report, which covers t...

Coronavirus Infections Top 2 Million Worldwide

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 126,898 on Wednesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 2,001,200 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territor...

Coronavirus Updates: US Death Toll Tops 26,000

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

The coronavirus death toll in the US surpassed 26,000 Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There were more than 609,000 confirmed cases in the country. The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to the coronavirus over the past 24 h...

Zionist warships target Gaza fishermen

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Warships of Zionist enemy targeted on Wednesday with machine gun fire Palestinian fishermen boats off the sea of the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. The news agency “Safa” quoted eyewitnesses as saying: The Zionist gunboats targeted t...

Oman reports 86 new coronavirus cases

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

The Omani Health Ministry Tuesday reported 86 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s overall infections to 813 and four deaths. The ministry confirmed that six more patients of Covid-19 have recovered, raising the number of recoveries to 130 ...

Egyptian officer, seven terrorists killed in Cairo shootout

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced that a national security officer killed and another one along with several soldiers were wounded in a shootout in Cairo on Tuesday. The ministry said in a statement that the police forces exchange of fire with a t...

Coronavirus Global Death Toll Tops 120,000

Tuesday, 14 April 2020

The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 120,013 on Tuesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT from official sources. More than 1,923,390 declared cases have been registered in 193 countries and territorie...

UK Coronavirus Death Toll Rises by Over 800 in 24 Hours

Tuesday, 14 April 2020

UK health officials on Tuesday reported that the country’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has increased by at least 813 in the last 24 hours with England alone recording 744 more deaths. On Monday, UK health authorities reported that the t...

Curfew lifted in Jordan

Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Jordan ended a period of total curfew in the kingdom’s provinces at midnight of Monday, during which citizens were prevented from leaving their homes altogether. With the end of the 48-hour ban, citizens are allowed to leave their homes to provide s...