World leaders at Jerusalem conference condemn rising anti-Semitism
World leaders voiced alarm at resurgent anti-Semitism on Thursday as they gathered at Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz.
Germany still dealing with ‘same evil’ that led to Holocaust, president says in Jerusalem
Germany has still not learned “once and for all” its lesson from the Holocaust, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday, as he expressed sorrow for his country’s role in the murder of six million Jews during World War Two.
Lebanon to seek up to $5bln in soft loans, prime minister rallies support
Lebanon’s new government must reassure international donors it is serious about reforms to tackle a financial crisis as it looks initially to secure up to $5 billion in soft loans for basic goods, its finance minister said on Thursday.
France urges Lebanon to take emergency measures to tackle crisis: embassy statement
France stands ready to help Lebanon tackle a financial and economic crisis which requires the new government to take “emergency measures”, said a statement issued on the French embassy’s website on Thursday.
Work to start on three possible China virus vaccines: epidemic response group
Three separate research teams backed by a global coalition set up to fight epidemic diseases are to start work on developing potential vaccines against the new coronavirus that has caused a disease outbreak in China.
Turkey to start screening passengers on flights from China: Anadolu
Turkey will screen passengers on all flights from China with thermal cameras upon arrival, Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday.
Libya reopens Tripoli’s Mitiga airport
Libya’s internationally recognized government said on Thursday it had reopened Mitiga, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, following almost a day of closure after rockets were fired toward it.
Indian nurse in Saudi hospital infected by coronavirus: Indian minister’s tweet
An Indian nurse working at a hospital in southwestern Saudi Arabia has been infected by the coronavirus amid an outbreak that has killed 17 people in China, India’s minister of state for external affairs said on Thursday.
Millions on virus lockdown in China as WHO weighs response
China put millions of people on lock down on Thursday in two cities at the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected more than 630, as authorities around the world worked to prevent a global pandemic.
UK’s Prince Charles, in Jerusalem, honors grandmother’s wartime heroism saving Jews
Britain’s Prince Charles paid homage on Thursday to his grandmother, Princess Alice, for sheltering Jews in Nazi-occupied Greece, saying the royal family took great pride in Israel’s recognition of her heroism in the Holocaust.
