Tunisia is the Middle East’s greatest success story, according to the findings of the V-Dem Annual Democracy Report 2019. One of the world’s most regarded annual reports on democracy and good governance, the V-Dem Report is produced by the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. While Tunisians can be proud of the prospect of democracy in their country, Israelis have […]
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With 1,480 deaths counted between 8:30 pm (0030 GMT) Thursday and the same time Friday, according to the university’s continuously updated figures, the total number of people who have died since the start of the pandemic in the US is now 7,406 pic.twitter.com/qpuhap9Fh1 — AFP news agency (@AFP) April 4, 2020 Source
Russia will put all international flights on hold – this time without any exceptions – starting April 4 in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Russian news agencies reported citing their sources. This would mean that Russians who still remain abroad, and foreigners looking to leave the country, won’t be able to return home until the ban is lifted. The decision will come into […]
Iraq has banned Reuters for three months after the UK-based news agency reported that the number of cases of coronavirus infections in the country is much higher than the government admits. Reuters reported yesterday that there are “thousands” of cases in Iraq and cited doctors, a Ministry of Health official and a senior political official to back its claim. The official figure quoted by the government […]
A total of 950 Covid-19 patients have died in Spain in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll from the coronavirus to over 10,000 people. With 10,003 deaths from Covid-19 as of Thursday, Spain has become the second European nation, after Italy, where the disease has killed more than 10,000 patients. The number of confirmed cases across the country has grown by 8,102, bringing […]
Middle East 20:46 GMT 28.03.2020(updated 21:27 GMT 28.03.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107874/49/1078744924_0:66:1200:741_1200x675_80_0_0_e9efe2edb6737d187d0a9540c7af2b12.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202003281078744901-two-rockets-intercepted-over-saudi-capital—reports/ According to Reuters, residents in Riyadh reported multiple blasts followed by sirens in the northern districts of the capital. At least two rockets were intercepted in the sky above the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, local media reported. According to the Al-Arabiya broadcaster, citing sources, alongside the two rockets intercepted above […]
27 Mar, 2020 00:53 At least one rocket was fired in the vicinity of the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where the American Embassy is located, according to local reports. Military aircraft were spotted hovering in the area shortly after. Source
President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed reports that Washington Gov. Jay Inslee invoked football player Tom Brady — a favorite of the president’s — while trying to get him to do more to fight the coronavirus. The Washington Post reported Thursday: After Trump told governors that his administration was ready to be the “backup” for states in crisis, Inslee spoke up and said to the president, […]
Egypt on Thursday reported 39 new coronavirus cases and three deaths, the health ministry said in a statement, bringing the total number of infections to 495 including 24 fatalities, Reuters reports. The new cases are all Egyptians who were in contact with other patients, with the exception of one Libyan man. The three dead are all Egyptians from Cairo, a 30-year woman and two men aged […]
Authorities in Lombardy were all too eager to play up what appeared to be a drop in new cases earlier in the week. But as it turns out, claims that the outbreak might finally be waning in Italy’s worst-hit region – claims that helped prop up stocks not only in Italy, but around the world this past week – might have been a little premature. According […]
President Trump’s hurried demands to get the nation “back to work” before Easter probably couldn’t come at a worse time. Across the US, but mainly in a handful of ‘hot spots’, most notably New York City and the surrounding area, the number of confirmed cases and deaths attributed to COVID-19 is climbing at an alarming rate. According to John Hopkins data, Wednesday was the deadliest day […]
Hubei province, the origin point for the coronavirus and China’s hardest-hit area, has announced no new cases of the deadly illness, just as authorities repeal far-reaching travel restrictions imposed across the region. The province saw zero fresh infections on Wednesday, having counted some 67,000 cases in total since the outbreak began last December. The whole of Mainland China also confirmed no locally-transmitted cases, according to the […]
The Saudi-led coalition has reportedly agreed to a truce in Yemen – five years to the day of launching an intervention there – as part of a United Nations call for a global armistice among the Covid-19 pandemic. Riyadh’s decision to stand down follows the acceptance of the ceasefire by the pro-Saudi followers of ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebels that have controlled […]
Palestine reported its first death from the coronavirus Wednesday, Anadolu reports. A 60-year-old female patient with serious health challenges died in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian government spokesman Ibrahim Milhem told reporters in Ramallah. Milhem said 64 cases were detected in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and 17 patients have recovered. Since emerging in Wuhan, China, last December, the virus has spread to at least […]
The standoff is at least the fourth time this month that Syrian troops and angry local residents have forced a US military convoy to retreat from an area of al-Hasakah governorate. Residents of the village of Hamu, northeastern Syria joined forces with members of the Syrian military in blocking the movement of a US military convoy attempting to pass through their community, Syria’s al-Akhbar television channel […]
The city of Wuhan is coming back online, with no new cases of Covid-19 reported in the virus’ first epicenter and residents resuming business as usual. But as China recovers, the US has seen its worst day yet, tallying 163 deaths. For the first time since the coronavirus epidemic spiraled out of control in the metropolis of 11 million, Wuhan reported zero new infections on Tuesday, […]
Israeli health officials reported a third death from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. An Israeli male, 87, suffering from chronic disease died at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem. Earlier Tuesday, officials reported a second death when a 67-year-old woman, who had “a serious preexisting medical condition,” died at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon. Infections rose to 1,656 after 214 new cases were detected Tuesday, […]
Several news organizations came under fire this week for a story about an elderly Arizona couple that poisoned themselves after hearing President Donald Trump’s comments about a possible coronavirus cure. NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard and Erika Edwards published a story Monday about a man who died, while his wife was hospitalized, after they both ingested chloroquine phosphate. The wife told NBC they were worried about contracting the […]
Over the past two days, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths has seen the largest jump on record, even as the number of newly reported cases plateaus in Europe, as New York and a handful of other US states ramp up testing. On Monday, the US was hardest hit, with states adding 10,168 cases, the largest single-day increase for any country outside of China. […]
The Danish Medicines Agency has warned that the health sector is at risk of running out of protective equipment, such as face masks and sanitiser, and is encouraging everyone to use protective equipment sparingly to help prevent a healthcare crisis. A man in Denmark has broken into a hospital and attempted to steal 27 bottles of hand sanitiser, East Jutland police have reported. The man, aged […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107868/30/1078683038_0:308:3095:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_6911579dd50684d908fe77b53f874454.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202003231078683289-two-diamond-princess-passengers-die-of-coronavirus-in-japan/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – Two more passengers from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship have died in Japan after contracting the disease, health authorities were cited as saying Monday. This brought the death toll among the people who boarded the ship to 10, according to the Kyodo news agency. The latest victims were reportedly Japanese citizens. Japan has strengthened measures […]
France has lost its first practicing doctor to coronavirus, the nation’s Minister for Solidarity and Health Olivier Veran has announced. The unidentified hospital health professional succumbed to the virus on Saturday night. No further details about the fatality has been offered by the minister, who made the announcement on Sunday. Local media said the victim was an emergency doctor from Compiegne, a region of France hit […]
China has marked its third consecutive day of no new local cases of coronavirus, as officials ease lockdown measures. The number of deaths in China from the disease has also slowed dramatically. The positive development has coincided with the government’s decision to relax strict quarantine policies put in place across the country. Even in Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease, officials said residents could spend more […]
As the frequency of cases registered in China, the origin of the novel coronavirus, has slowed down recently, the epicentre of COVID-19 has now shifted to Europe, namely in Italy, where the death toll has surpassed 4,030. China has identified 41 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases […]