Saturday, May 2, 2020

Saturday Stuff - Part 2

As a mild sunny Saturday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, a look at Morocco's traditional and colonial architecture.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey sends Somalia ventilators to help fight the coronavirus.

From Turkish Minute, police in İstanbul, Turkey detain at least 15 people who tried to hold a May Day march in violation of coronavirus measures.

From Rûdaw, displaced Yezidi farmers return to their farms.

From In-Cyprus, a manicurist, two of her clients, and people at three stores are charged for allegedly violating Cyprus's coronavirus lockdown.

From Arutz Sheva, will a Ukrainian priest who hid over 100 Jews in monasteries during World War II be recognized as one of the "righteous among the nations"?

From The Times Of Israel, many schools in Israel stay closed although allowed to reopen, due to alleged government disarray.

From The Jerusalem Post, three organizations that run preschools and daycare centers decline to reopen them.

From YNetNews, the Sea of Galilee is as full as it has been in decades, but its beaches are empty.

From the Egypt Independent, four sphinxes from the Karnak Temple in Luxor are now in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo.

From Egypt Today, the Grand Egyptian Museum receives 42 pieces of wood from Pharaoh Khufu's second ship.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on congregational prayers, subject to conditions.

From The New Arab, some positive stories from the Middle East during the coronavirus panic.

From Radio Farda, an Iranian "eulogist of imams" holds a "drive-in" Ramadan ceremony.

From IranWire, Iranian workers face low pay and increasing pressures.

From Dawn, the parents of Daniel Pearl appeal to Pakistan's Supreme Court to reverse the acquittal of four men who murdered him.

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani province of Sindh will start community testing to measure the impact of the coronavirus.

From Pakistan Today, according to Pakistan's minister for information and broadcasting, Sindh's government is free to end or extend its coronavirus lockdown.

From Khaama Press, police in Kabul, Afghanistan arrest six men for allegedly destroying an electricity transmission tower.

From The Hans India, college exams in India will be held on meeting apps.

From the Hindustan Times, in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian security forces send two terrorists to their virgins.

From ANI, the chief minister of the Indian state of Haryana asks migrant workers to stay since some industrial operations have resumed.

From India Today, forest department officials in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh tawt dey taw a putty tat.

From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh is likely to extend its coronavirus shutdown until May 16th.

From the Daily Mirror, a Sri Lankan woman rides her bike across Greenland.

From the Colombo Page, 4,903 people in Sri Lanka return home after successfully completing quarantine.

From Maldives Insider, the owners of a private island resort in the Maldive Islands donate medical equipment to the country.

From The Jakarta Post, students in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, who don't have Internet, learn by radio as schools are closed due to the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, the Philippines releases nearly 10,000 inmates from prison in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

From the Borneo Post, four new cases of the coronavirus are linked to two clusters in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

From Free Malaysia Today, businesses in the Malaysian state of Sabah await the government's directive for reopening.

From The Mainichi, members of Japan's cabinet wear home made face masks.

From Gatestone Institute, Germany's ban on Hezbollah is reallyonly  a "half-measure".

And from CNN, reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's death have been greatly exaggerated.

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