Syria

Israel announces successful launch of new spy satellite

7:55 pm July 6, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel announced the successful launch of a new spy satellite Monday that will help it monitor Iran’s nuclear activities as the Israeli foreign minister hinted that his country may have been behind a fire that damaged an Iranian nuclear site last week. The “Ofek 16” satellite gives Israel what officials described as an additional tool in […]

Virus ‘disaster in the making’ in war-torn Syria

3:26 pm April 13, 2020

Paris: As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn that disaster looms in war-torn Syria, where hospitals are unable to meet existing needs and hygiene conditions are dire. The outbreak has infected more than 1.8 million people and killed more than 112,000 around the world since emerging in China […]

US, UK and Spain deaths mount and now virus threatens war zones

10:55 pm April 3, 2020

London: Experts warn that the more than one million cases of COVID-19 confirmed globally are probably just a small proportion of total infections, as testing is not widely available. With more than 53,000 dead, the threat has never been more stark. Deaths from the global coronavirus epidemic accelerated again on Friday as the US, Spain […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

As rich nations battle COVID-19, anxiety grows for low-income states

3:42 pm March 28, 2020

Paris: As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are already dire. The outbreak has infected some 580,000 people and killed over 26,000 around the world after emerging […]

UAE ready to fly stranded Indians if they test negative for coronavirus: Envoy

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends travel ban to EU, 12 nations including India

11:45 pm March 13, 2020

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has extended its travel ban to include the European Union and 12 other countries, including India, as the number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom jumped to 62, according to media reports on Friday. Saudi health officials on Friday announced 17 new coronavirus cases, raising the number of cases in the country […]