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Lebanon's covid-19 cases have shot up, prompting concern from authorities as the country still reels from the Beirut explosion which destroyed half of the capital city.
On the first anniversary of Lebanon's October uprising, The New Arab speaks to the artists who used their talent to amplify voices on the ground.
Syria builds new Covid ward, prepares for second wave
Syria has already been ravaged by an outbreak of Covid-19.
Karabakh fighting helping spread virus in region: WHO
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday warned fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region has ...
Syrian opposition ‘government’ declares Al-Bab ‘disaster area’ amid coronavirus
The Syrian opposition’s ‘interim government’ has declared the city of Al-Bab in northwestern Syria a ‘disaster area’ amid an increase in ...
170 Lebanon districts set for coronavirus lockdown
An interior ministry statement said 169 villages and towns across the country would be locked down for one week from 6:00 am (0300 GMT) on Monday.
The future of medical tourism in Turkey
Turkey has become the go-to destination for self-improvement, but the pandemic has devastated one of the country's fastest growing industries.
Assad says he will personally test Russian coronavirus vaccine
In an interview with the Sputnik news agency, Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad says that he will personally take a controversial new coronavirus ...
As coronavirus cases rise, Lebanon fears Europe-levels
Covid-19 infections and deaths have shot up since February, and Lebanon on Sunday put 111 villages and towns on lockdown in a bid to stem the ...
4,000 Afghan prisoners launch hunger strike
The largest prison in Afghanistan is witnessing a mass protest by detainees that launched a hunger strike.
Russia's experimental Covid-19 vaccine comes to Egypt
Comment: Russia's Covid-19 vaccine has been developed with an unsurprising lack of transparency, and Sisi's willingness to distribute it is ...
There is nothing unconscious about Tory bias
Comment: No amount of 'unconscious bias' training will remedy a political class that defines itself through the exploitation and oppression of ...
Opposing a migrant camp for all the wrong reasons
Comment: Opposition to migrant camps must be rooted in human rights concerns, not hatred and xenophobia, writes Malia Bouattia.
Abramovich funded controversial Israeli settler group, FinCEN leaks reveal
The Chelsea FC owner has been revealed as the director of companies that together gave $100 million to Elad, an Israeli settler group accused of ...
Over 240 refugees at new Greek camp have coronavirus
Greek health authorities have announced that over 240 people at a temporary camp for refugees, built after a fire destroyed the notorious Moria ...
Biden calls Trump's Supreme Court push 'abuse of power'
White House hopeful Joe Biden branded Donald Trump's moves to fill a Supreme Court vacancy less than two months before the US presidential election an "abuse of power".
Trump races to appoint replacement justice before election
The race for the White House heated up with both sides galvanised by the battle to nominate a new Supreme Court justice.
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer hospitalised amid hunger strike
Nasrin Sotoudeh was transferred to a hospital in north Tehran from the notorious Evin Prison on Saturday.
Bahrain crown prince participates in trials for coronavirus vaccine
The Bahraini crown prince has participated in the third phase of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Israel-UAE normalisation agreement doesn't mention annexation or F-35s
Text of the Israel-UAE-Bahrain deal published by the Israeli press fails to mention a halt to annexation, a two-state solution, or the rumoured ...
Israel announces 3-week nationwide coronavirus lockdown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the government would impose a three-week nationwide lockdown in a bid to quell soaring novel ...
UAE, Israel universities sign first higher education cooperation agreement
The agreement is the first of its kind to be signed between two higher education research institutes from the UAE and Israel after the two ...
Israeli healthcare giant agrees technology deal with UAE
Israel's Sheba Medical Center will ink a deal with UAE's APEX National Investment to develop a range of health technology, and said more deals ...
Egypt tries plasma treatment to fight pandemic
Egypt is trialling a plasma treatment to find a potential cure for the deadly coronavirus.
Israel passed the milestone of 1,000 novel coronavirus deaths this weekend.
Iranian children are returning to school despite covid-19 danger.
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