Author: Reuters ID: 1584378358520606600 Mon, 2020-03-16 17:03 CAIRO: Kuwait’s cabinet approved a bill on Monday to increase the budget of ministries and governmental departments by 500 million Kuwaiti dinars ($1.6 billion) for the 2020/21 fiscal year due to the coronavirus … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1584376007820344800 Mon, 2020-03-16 15:42 CAIRO: Egyptian police have killed six militants in a shootout in the restive northern Sinai region, the interior ministry said Monday. The firefight broke out as police forces raided a hideout of “terrorist … read more
Mon, 2020-03-16 17:46 DUBAI: Laboratories and clinics in Saudi Arabia and the UAE have made bids for a new accelerated testing system that could lead to the early detection of COVID-19. The two Gulf countries joined Austria in their preliminary … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1584364011009142400 Mon, 2020-03-16 13:04 WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraq’s prime minister that the United States would take measures in self-defense if attacked, according to a statement on Monday after a rocket attack on … read more
Mon, 2020-03-16 00:37 AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s internationally recognized government has canceled flights to and from the country’s airports for two weeks, and ordered the closure of schools for one week, to prevent the spread of coronavirus. These decisions were made by … read more