Quarantine measures taken at two Abu Dhabi hotels after Italian guests contract coronavirus: WAM
Guests at two Abu Dhabi hotels who interacted with two Italians diagnosed with coronavirus have been placed under quarantine in the hotels, the state news agency of the United Arab Emirates WAM reported on Friday.
‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally
Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday for ignoring a looming climate cataclysm, saying that they were failing her generation with their inaction in the face of a world on fire.
Greece tightens border with Turkey as migrants approach
Greece tightened controls at its borders with Turkey on Friday after warnings from Turkey that it would lift restrictions on thousands of refugees stuck in the country under a 2016 accord with the EU.
Timeline: A week of political crisis in Malaysia
Malaysia was plunged into a week of political crisis following the unexpected resignation of 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister on Monday.
Turkey’s Erdogan to speak to leaders of U.S., Germany, France, Britain: NTV
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will speak with leaders of the United States, France, Germany and Britain, following an air strike that killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region, a Turkish official was quoted as saying on Friday.
Cyprus to temporarily shut four checkpoints as coronovirus precaution – Cypriot media
Cyprus will shut four checkpoints linking the two sides of the ethnically-split island for seven days as a precaution against the spread of coronovirus, Cypriot media reported on Friday.
Iran says 34 dead, 388 infected with coronavirus
Thirty four people have died from coronavirus in Iran and 388 are infected by the virus, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur announced on state television on Friday.
Somali military, militia clash as fight against al Qaeda-linked insurgents slows
Somali government troops clashed with a regional militia on Friday, residents said, in one of the most serious outbreaks of fighting yet over political rivalries that Washington says are slowing the war against al Qaeda-linked insurgents.
Bulgaria ready to send 1,000 troops to prevent migrant inflow
Bulgaria is ready to deploy up to 1,000 troops and military equipment to the border with neighboring Turkey to prevent illegal migrant inflows, its defense minister said on Friday.
Greek PM, Merkel discuss Turkey, migrants’ moves towards Greek borders
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the situation in Turkey and the movement of migrants towards Greek borders during a call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the prime minister’s office said.
