BEIRUT: Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni on Monday reiterated to Lebanese President Michel Aoun the need to “initiate deep and structural reforms through the formation of a government that assumes all its powers.” She renewed her call to all political parties in Lebanon to put their differences aside and give priority to
The Kingdom said 1,127 patients recovered in past 24 hours
9 mosques temporarily closed after some people tested positive for coronavirus
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Arab News
May 17, 2021 18:20
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 12 new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,174.
The Ministry of Health confirmed 886 new confirmed cases reported in the Kingdom in the previous 24 hours, meaning 433,980 people have now contracted the disease.
Of the total number of cases, 7,892 remain active and 1,377 in critical condition.
According to the ministry, the highest number of cases were recorded in the capital Riyadh with 281, followed by Makkah with 250, the Eastern Province with 97, Madinah recorded 63 and Asir confirmed 51 cases.
Experienced energy focused private equity house Intervale Capital has rebranded to Amberjack Capital Partners amid broadening its strategy to include environmental, industry and infrastructure deals.
Ministry of Health is fighting on two fronts in the Gaza Strip - the coronavirus and the injuries
List of essential medications and medical disposables suffered an acute shortage, said director of surgery in Gaza s main Shifa hospital
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Reuters
May 17, 2021 20:22
GAZA: Gaza’s hospitals were already struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic before the conflict with Israel erupted last week. Now, medics say, they are being stretched further.
“The Ministry of Health is fighting on two fronts in the Gaza Strip the coronavirus front and the other front, which is more difficult, is the injuries and the wounded,” said Marwan Abu Sada, the director of surgery in Gaza’s main Shifa hospital.
What cost an education? Lebanese students fight fees hike
Parents are paid in local currency, which has tumbled in value against the dollar due to Lebanon’s financial collapse
Students got together, vowed to act and mounted legal action in February to pay fees at the official rate of 1,500 Lebanese pounds/dollar
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Reuters
May 17, 2021 16:49
BEIRUT: When the American University of Beirut (AUB) said the cost of study at Lebanon’s top school would more than double, 21-year-old Ali Slim felt his dream career in medicine might be over before it had even began.
Like most Lebanese, his parents are paid in local currency, which has tumbled in value against the dollar due to the country’s financial collapse, rendering them wholly unable to meet what is in effect a 160 percent tuition increase for their son.