Jordan deploys army to enforce COVID-19 lockdown

Jordanian King Abdullah II has approved a national defense law that gives the government sweeping powers to enforce a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The royal…

COVID-19: Egypt suspends all air traffic

Egypt has announced that all air traffic will be halted starting tomorrow in efforts to prevent the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The Arab Republic’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly explained…

Netanyahu pleads ‘don’t leave your homes’

The interim government in Jerusalem, under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to enact new and increasingly stricter measures to try a slow down the spread of the…

COVID-19: Israeli government orders partial shutdown

While nationally aspired unity for Jerusalem continues to swirl within a dead-end maze; Israel’s interim government under the guidance of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to apply additional drastic…

23rd Knesset sworn in under COVID-19 limitations

The Israeli parliament, Knesset in Hebrew, held a unique swearing-in ceremony yesterday, during which small clusters of the recently elected members entered the assembly’s chambers, to pledge their personal allegiance…

Netanyahu: ‘we are at war’ against COVID-19

Israel’s transition government has announced a series of new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of infected Israelis doubled since Friday to more…

Israel to use counter-terror methods against COVID-19

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that highly sophisticated surveillance will soon be implemented to compel compliance by those refusing to adhere to government mandates regarding self-quarantine to halt…