Friday, May 29, 2020

Friday Phenomena - Part 2

As the warm weather continues on a Friday, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, Morocco's director of epidemiology reportedly resigns due to a disagreement with the country's health minister.

From Hürriyet Daily News, according to Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül, Turkish court houses will deploy thermal cameras at their entrances to keep the coronavirus out.

From Turkish Minute, another church is reportedly attacked in İstanbul.

From Rûdaw, protesters in Baghdad plan to resume their demonstrations in June.

From The Armenian Reporter, Jermuk, Armenia is rated among the five top resorts in the CIS countries.

From In-Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades meets with scientists to discuss phase 3 of Cyprus's exit from its coronavirus lockdown.

From The Syrian Observer, for the first time, Russian military forces reach the border triangle between Syria, Turkey and Iraq.

From Arutz Sheva, Arutz Sheva takes time off for the feast of Shavuot.

From The Times Of Israel, Israel reports a sharp jump of 115 new coronavirus cases.

From The Jerusalem Post, researchers discover evidence that cannabis was used in a ceremony by ancient Israelites.

From YNetNews, Israel's new government could bring change to the country's LGBT community.

From the Egypt Independent, nine hotels on Egypt's north coast, including three in Alexandria, partially reopen.

From Egypt Today, Egypt's ministry of tourism and antiquities puts on a virtual tour of King Tutankhamun's hall.

From the Ethiopian Monitor, Amnesty International accuses the Ethiopian Army of extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests in the regions of Amhara and Oromia.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia considers oil production cuts lasting until the end of 2020.

From The New Arab, how digital diplomacy could reshape politics in the Middle East in the coronavirus era.

From Radio Farda, a man in Mahshad, Iran is arrested for allegedly flying an ancient flag and posters of Iranian kings.

From Dawn, arrest warrants are issued in Lahore, Pakistan for three women who allegedly tortured an actress and her sister.

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani army shoots down a second Indian spy drone.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistan allows international flights to resume.

From Khaama Press, Taliban terrorists attack and kill seven Afghan soldiers in the province of Parwan.

From The Hans India, monkeys attack a lab technician at Meerut Medical College and run away with coronavirus test samples.

From the Hindustan Times, cyclone Amphan brings sea birds into the Indian state of West Bengal.

From ANI, a new waterway connecting the Indian state of Tripura to Bangladesh is expected to be completed in three months.

From India Today, the Indian state of Rajasthan will reopen all its monuments and museums on June 1st.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh is in its worst week of the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's education ministry and Dialog Axiata PRC team up to bring free education to children at their homes.

From the Colombo Page, a full day curfew will be imposed tomorrow in the Sri Lankan district of Nuwara Eliya.

From Maldives Insider, five of the best breaks for surfers in Malta.

From Brinkwire, Yazidis recall being enslaved by ISIS.

From The Jakarta Post, according to Indonesia's women's empowerment and child protection ministry, five percent of the country's coronavirus cases are children.

From The Straits Times, a former manpower recruiter in Singapore is arrested for allegedly using illegally-obtained data to redeem over 200 face masks from vending machines.

From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysia's health director-general, a face mask is not required for driving or jogging alone.

From Free Malaysia Today, the Malaysian state of Sarawak launches two coronavirus contact tracing apps.

From Vietnam Plus, international tourism declines in Vietnam by almost 50 percent in the first five months of 2020 as compared to a year earlier.

And from The Mainichi, some Japanese lawmakers urge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to withdraw his state visit invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

No comments:

Post a Comment