#OurHomesAreOpen: Lebanese offer spare beds to Beirut blast victims

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596640880066587900 Wed, 2020-08-05 15:10 AMMAN: Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut’s governor…

Doctors say Turkish COVID-19 outbreak worse than reported as hospitalizations swell

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596639404746484300 Wed, 2020-08-05 14:02 ISTANBUL: Doctors in Turkey’s coronavirus hotspots say hospitals are filling up with more cases than are reflected in the official…

Doctors say Turkish COVID-19 outbreak worse than reported as hospitalizations swell

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596639404746484300 Wed, 2020-08-05 14:02 ISTANBUL: Doctors in Turkey’s coronavirus hotspots say hospitals are filling up with more cases than are reflected in the official…

Pandemic, economic collapse, corruption … who would be Lebanese?

article author:  TAREK ALI AHMAD Author:  Wed, 2020-08-05 05:29 LONDON: Until now, all Lebanon had to contend with this year had been a devastating pandemic, a crippling economic collapse and…

Kuwait public sector begins reducing number of foreign workers

article author:  Arab News Author:  Wed, 2020-08-05 04:28 RIYADH: Several Kuwaiti government ministries have started to lay off expatriate workers, according to a report on Tuesday by Al-Rai newspaper. It…

Massive explosions devastate Beirut, killing scores and injuring thousands

article author:  NAJIA HOUSSARI & MAGDA ABU-FADIL Tue, 2020-08-04 18:18 BEIRUT: At least 73 people were killed and thousands were injured on Tuesday when a massive explosion ripped through the port area…

German frigate and 250 soldiers join EU mission to enforce Libya arms embargo

article author:  Arab News Tue, 2020-08-04 18:01 CAIRO: A German navy frigate carrying 250 soldiers headed to the Mediterranean on Tuesday to join an EU mission aimed at enforcing a…

Saudi Arabia registers 35 new coronavirus deaths

article author:  Arab News Tue, 2020-08-04 17:46 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced 35 more deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,984. The Ministry of Health…

Virus sees Booking.com slash quarter of global staff

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596541532098304400 Tue, 2020-08-04 11:32 THE HAGUE: Online travel agency Booking.com said Tuesday it will cut up to a quarter of staff worldwide due to…

Virus sees Booking.com slash quarter of global staff

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596541532098304400 Tue, 2020-08-04 11:32 THE HAGUE: Online travel agency Booking.com said Tuesday it will cut up to a quarter of staff worldwide due to…