Putin, Erdogan agree on security corridor for Syria’s Idlib: Lavrov
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Thursday to set up a security corridor for Syria’s Idlib province, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow.
Dubai’s ruler abducted daughters and threatened former wife, UK judge rules
Dubai’s ruler ordered the abduction of two daughters and orchestrated a campaign of intimidation against his former wife, a British judge has ruled, in what is likely to be a major blow to his reputation as a Middle East reformer.
Eleven coronavirus cases reported at Madrid nursing home
Ten residents of a Madrid nursing home and a health worker have tested positive for coronavirus, the region’s social affairs authority said on Thursday.
Italian coronavirus deaths jump to 148, cases climb to 3,858
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 41 over the past 24 hours to 148, the Civil Protection Agency said on Thursday, with the contagion still showing no sign of slowing.
Coronavirus shuts school attended by Swedish royals
An exclusive private school in Stockholm, which counts Swedish royalty among its pupils, closed on Thursday after a student tested positive for the coronavirus, the royal court said.
Sweden’s Stockholm region reports jump in coronavirus cases
The Stockholm region of Sweden reported 28 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the local authority said, taking the total number of cases in Sweden to 88.
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity ordered closed over coronavirus
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was ordered closed and foreign tourists were banned from West Bank hotels on Thursday as health officials announced seven cases of coronavirus in the Palestinian territories.
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed says UK court ruling was one-sided
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum said on Thursday a judgment by a senior British judge that he had abducted two of his daughters and subjected his wife to a campaign of intimidation was “only one side of the story”.
Europe could face more drug shortages as coronavirus squeezes supplies
Europe is experiencing delays in supplies of medicines and face masks because of coronavirus disruptions, according to EU and industry officials, compounding already acute shortages of drugs on the continent.
Coronavirus death toll in Italy’s Lombardy region rises to 98 from 73: official
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen over the past day to 98 from 73, a local official said on Thursday.
