Apr 06, 2020
Israel’s COVID-19 death rate exceeds 50
The coronavirus contagion continues to spread throughout the State of Israel. The total number of fatalities has risen to 51, after 15 more Israelis succumbed to the disease. The number…
Apr 03, 2020
Jordan enacts extreme measures to thwart corona spread
Jordan is now implementing extraordinary measures to thwart the coronavirus outbreak. There are currently only 299 infected individuals. Whereas the Hashemite Kingdom has been conducting far fewer than the daily…
Apr 03, 2020
Iran still most virus-infected state in the Mideast
Iran’s fatality rate from coronavirus rose to 3,294 today as it claimed 134 lives in the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpur. The Islamic Republic’s top…
Apr 03, 2020
Ceasefire call reissued to war-torn Yemen, the only Arab state with no reported COVID-19
Yemen is so far the only Arab country that has not recorded a single case of coronavirus, although preparations are underway in the war-torn Republic if there is an eventual…
Apr 02, 2020
‘Israel also has humanitarian needs,’ says Defense Minister Bennett
Israeli Defense Minister Natali Bennett is insisting that humanitarian concerns over Gaza must also be applied to the Jewish State. "The moment there is talk of the humanitarian world in…
Apr 02, 2020
Netanyahu: Israel at ‘critical coronavirus juncture’
In a televised address to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yet another series of new measures as part of the country’s relentless battle against the spread of…
Apr 02, 2020
Egypt vulnerable to COVID-19 due to underinvestment in health sector
The largest of Egyptian pyramid of Khufu at the Giza complex on the outskirts of Cairo has been illuminated with text encouraging people to stay home, as government efforts to…
Apr 02, 2020
Turkey fights virus at home while increasing military presence in Syria
Turkey has experienced its sharpest increase of coronavirus-related deaths yet, with a spike of 63 to 277 fatalities on Wednesday (1 April). The number of confirmed cases in the Western…
Apr 02, 2020
The Impact of Corona on the World Economy
By Dr. Emmanuel Navon, Expert in international relations and lecturer at Tel Aviv University and at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center. The spread of so lethal a virus on so wide…
Apr 01, 2020
Gantz, Netanyahu say ‘significant progress’ achieved toward unity government, amid dispute over key portfolios
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his new political partner, Member of Knesset (MK) Benny Gantz are reporting advancement in their negotiations to form a successful coalition. According to a…