UN Medical Flights from Sana’a Underway
Flights transporting Yemeni medical patients from the war-torn country continued Saturday, UN health agency said.
Israel Blocks Palestine Exports
Israel authorities have blocked Palestine exports from going abroad via Jordan, a report said.
Singapore issues higher virus alert level
The central bank of Singapore on Sunday said it had advised financial institutions in the city-state to take additional measures and precautions after the government raised its virus alert level.
Bryant helicopter had not engine failure
Wreckage at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others showed no evidence of engine failure.
Lockheed Martin Drops Out of Singapore Airshow over Coronavirus Concerns
The Pentagon shrunk the size of its delegation traveling to the Singapore Airshow and US defense firm Lockheed Martin said it would not attend, as the impact of the coronavirus has reduced participation in the event.
More than 1,000 Immigrants Rescued by Libyan Coast Guard This Year
The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that more than 1,000 illegal immigrants have been rescued by the Libyan Coast Guard so far this year.
Judge Strikes Blow to US Immigration Enforcement Tactics
A federal judge has prohibited US immigration authorities from relying on databases deemed faulty to ask law enforcement agencies to hold people in custody, a setback for the Trump administration that threatens to hamper how it carries out arrests.
Syria Forces Recapture Strategic Region in Aleppo
Syrian government forces, backed by allied militants from popular defense groups, managed to establish full control over a strategic region in the southern countryside of the country’s northern province of Aleppo from the al-Qaeda-linked militants.
Maldives Police Arrest Three over Hurting Chinese, Australian
Maldives police on Thursday arrested three men over the stabbing of two Chinese nationals and an Australian and were probing their suspected links with ISI.
Cruise Ship Off Japan Has More Coronavirus Patients
Ten more people on a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Thursday.