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WHO Says It Has No Evidence to Support Trump’s ‘Speculative’ Covid-19 Lab Theory

The World Health Organization says the United States government has not given any evidence to support Trump administration officials’ “speculative” claim that Covid-19 originated in a Wuhan lab, as China dismissed the theory as “insane”. Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he has proof the virus originated in a laboratory ...

May 5, 2020

Middle East

Iran, Turkey Hold Talks over Reopening Borders

Talks are underway between Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey over the reopening of trade and business borders amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, COVID-19, Iranian media reported. For this purpose, Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamid Zadboum conferred with Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade ...

May 5, 2020

Middle East

Coronavirus Cases in Iran Nearing 100,000

The total number of people who have contracted the coronavirus in Iran is about to hit 100,000, the Health Ministry spokesperson announced, noting that over 80,000 positive cases have recovered from the viral disease. In comments at a daily press conference on Tuesday, Kianoosh Jahanpoor said the number of people ...

May 5, 2020

Lebanon

Lebanon’s FM Summons German Ambassador over Hezbollah Ban

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Nassif Hitti, on Tuesday summoned Germany’s Ambassador to Lebanon, George Berglin, to seek further clarification on the fresh German parliament’s decision to ban Hezbollah activity on its soil. The German diplomat made clear that Germany’s decision was taken a while ago, “but it has ...

May 5, 2020

World

Ireland Sees Crisis Point in Brexit Talks if No Progress Soon

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney stated on Tuesday that the European Union and Britain will hit a crisis point unless there is progress in post-Brexit talks in the coming weeks. “Unless there is significant progress in those negotiating rounds then I think we are going to reach yet another crisis ...

May 5, 2020

Lebanon

Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council Recommends Extension of Lockdown till May 24

The Supreme Defense Council convened today at Baabda Palace, in a session chaired by President Michel Aoun, and decided to submit a termination to the Cabinet to extend public mobilization until 24/5/2020 implicitly, and to request military and security apparatuses to strictly suppress all violations. President Michel Aoun stressed the ...

May 5, 2020

Lebanon

One Returning Expat Tests Positive for Coronavirus, No New Cases among Residents: Lebanon’s Health Ministry

The Ministry of Public Health issued Tuesday its daily report about the coronavirus updates, pointing out that only one new case has been registered, which added the total to 741. The report explained that after holding 1474 PCR tests, one returning expat tested positive for the virus, adding that no ...

May 5, 2020

Middle East

Rouhani: US Cutting WHO Funding Hampers Global Fight against Pandemic

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says a recent decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump to stop funding the World Health Organization (WHO) at a time that the world body is fighting a pandemic of new coronavirus hampers global efforts to eradicate the deadly virus. “At a time that ...

May 5, 2020

World

US Milestone of 100,000 Virus Deaths Likely by June

An internal report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cited by The New York Times, says new cases are expected to surge from mid-May, hitting 200,000 per day by June 1, with the daily death toll almost doubling to 3,000. US President Donald Trump now says ...

May 5, 2020

World