Mon, 2020-03-23 03:24 BEIRUT: Troops patrolled deserted city streets and army helicopters circled Beirut on Sunday as Lebanese people were warned to “prepare for the worst” from the coronavirus outbreak. Soldiers set up roadblocks and military aircraft broadcast loudspeaker messages … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1584921937520128000 Mon, 2020-03-23 03:45 DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced on Monday it will temporarily suspend all passenger and transit flights amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Emirati authorities “have decided to suspend all inbound and outbound … read more
Author: Mon, 2020-03-23 01:32 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government has extended a curfew on travel in and out of Baghdad until March 28 as part of strict measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, it said in a statement. It said it … read more
Mon, 2020-03-23 01:25 PARIS: Medical charity MSF is setting up a 50-bed emergency center to treat severe COVID-19 cases in Iran, the French organization said. A team of nine MSF intensive care medics will staff the facility on the grounds … read more
Mon, 2020-03-23 01:22 NEW YORK: Syria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, the Sahel … with the great powers focused intently on the COVID-19 virus, will armed conflicts across the world decrease in severity or intensify? Experts as well as diplomats at the … read more