France, Germany call on political solution to ‘catastrophic’ Idlib crisis
The leaders of France and Germany told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that the humanitarian crisis in Syria’s northwest Idlib province needed a political solution and that the three should meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Workers strike at Mexican state news agency in austerity fight
Dozens of employees of Mexico’s state news agency Notimex launched a strike on Friday as the union battled deep spending cuts by the outlet’s director, a close ally of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Turkey’s Erdogan tells Russia’s Putin it’s necessary to control Syrian government in Idlib
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the necessity to control Syrian government forces and halt a humanitarian crisis in Syria’s Idlib region during a phone call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the Turkish presidency said on Friday.
Libya ceasefire talks going in ‘right direction’: U.N envoy tells Reuters
Ceasefire talks between Libya’s warring sides are going in the “right direction” while hitting hurdles over violations of an arms embargo and a truce declared last month, the United Nations envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame told Reuters on Friday.
Israeli on coronavirus-hit cruise ship tested positive upon return to Israel
An Israeli woman who was aboard the coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess tested positive for the illness after returning to Israel on Friday but was in good condition and not showing any symptoms, health officials said.
With selfie, Ukrainian health minister joins coronavirus evacuees in quarantine
Ukraine’s health minister joined evacuees from China in quarantine in a sanatorium on Friday in a show of solidarity after fears over the possible spread of the coronavirus led to clashes between protesters and police.
UAE records two new coronavirus cases, total number reaches 11
The United Arab Emirates said on Friday it had registered two new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the virus in the Gulf Arab state to 11.
‘Never been this happy’- passengers from virus-hit cruise ship arrive home in Taiwan
Nineteen Taiwanese citizens arrived back home clad in full protective suits on Friday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Lebanon confirms first case of coronavirus, two more suspected
Lebanon confirmed its first coronavirus case on Friday and said it was monitoring two other potential cases after a 45-year-old woman who returned from Iran tested positive.
China’s Hubei province revises February 19 new cases tally to 775, from 349 previously
China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, on Friday revised the number of new cases it reported on Feb. 19 to 775, from 349 previously.
