Restricted export of medical devices in Turkey
Turkey’s trade minister, Ruhsar Pekcan, said on Twitter Thursday that the export of equipment including ventilators, intubation devices and intensive care monitors would be...
U.S. shale investors still waiting on payoff from oil boom
U.S. oil production has topped 10 million barrels per day, approaching a record set in 1970, but many investors in the companies driving the...
Lebanese military detained five Sudanese citizens near the border with Israel
Hours after the Israeli military announced that it detained five Sudanese citizens on suspicion they were trying to infiltrate the heavily-guarded border, the Lebanese...
Shortest sanctions waiver yet for Iran gas – Iraq
The United States imposed tough sanctions on the Iranian energy sector in late 2018 and has granted Iraq a series of waivers, usually for...
Fears of a “second Coronavirus wave” in Iran
As Iran marked the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, a day later than much of the Muslim world, another 76 fatalities...
Coronavirus Lockdown extended to May 14 – Algeria
The prime minister's office said on Monday that Algeria will extend movement restrictions for the second time by 15 days until May 14 to...
Italian ports closed for migrant ships amid coronavirus
On Tuesday, the Italian ports were closed for migrant ships amid Coronavirus epidemic, the government has ruled.
The decision was taken after a ship operated...
Pyramids site emptied of tourists in Egypt
All Egypt's famed archaeological sites and museums from the Egyptian museum in Cairo to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor have been shut...
Turkish banks investigations
Turkish competition officials made surprise visits to several private, state and foreign banks late on Friday to analyse computers as they opened a wide-ranging...
Warnings of a new spike in infections in Iran
The COVID-19 respiratory disease has killed 6,640 people in Iran since the first two fatalities were reported in the city of Qom on February...
