Health Ministry director general clarifies: Supermarkets are staying open

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF MARCH 14, 2020 16:20 Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman Tov clarified on Saturday afternoon that supermarkets in Israel will not be shutting down amid fears circulated around the novel COVID-19 (coronavirus). “Citizens of Israel, the supermarkets are staying open, period,” he said. “There’s no need to surge into them. […]

Netanyahu to hold meeting at 6:30 p.m. on new restrictions to fight virus

4:04 pm Netanyahu to hold meeting at 6:30 p.m. on new restrictions to fight virus Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. to decide on new restrictions to combat the coronavirus, Army Radio reports. Netanyahu will choice between ordering a general shutdown of the economy except for essential services or what […]

IDF: Soldiers should prepare for long stays on bases amid virus outbreak

Deputy commander of elite Unit 8200 is one of 2,500 service members currently in quarantine; soldier in same unit reportedly tests positive for coronavirus By TOI staff Today, 3:17 pm 0 Edit The Israeli military said on Saturday that soldiers and service members were expected back on their bases on Sunday after weekend leave, and […]

Iran’s Rouhani warns media, seeks to suppress coronavirus coverage

Massive crises unfolds, doctors report their staff are sick and can’t meet the needs of the people, Iran’s regime prepares media to put positive spin on disaster. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 14, 2020 12:43 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has met with key advisors and officials to coordinate the suppression of media reports on the coronavirus […]

Rockets again target US forces at Taji, Iraq

Iran’s Tasnim was one of the first to report the incident, claiming that it coincided with US air activity over Baghdad. SETH J. FRANTZMAN MARCH 14, 2020 12:28 Rocket launchers that were hidden in a building targeted US-led Coalition forces at Camp Taji in Iraq north of Baghdad on Saturday. Reports around 11:30 am said […]

Israel Just Declared War on the Coronavirus

Israel announced that it would set aside special funds for medical equipment as its large army prepares to deal with the coronavirus outbreak that is rippling across the Middle East. The country plans to spend $14 million on medical equipment for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Ministry of Defense said on March 11. This […]

Conspiracy theory that Jews created virus spreads on social media, ADL says

As coronavirus pandemic has impacted across the world, white nationalists have found a familiar bogeyman to blame online. But some of them also see an opportunity By Eric Cortellessa Today, 5:14 am WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic has upended the world. China instituted a lockdown on tens of millions of its people. Israel set drastic […]

Egypt alarmed over Sudan’s siding with Ethiopia in Nile water dispute

Shahira Amin March 13, 2020   p Article Summary Sudan’s rejection of an Arab League resolution supporting Cairo in negotiations with Addis Ababa over the filling of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam has caused alarm in Egypt, already at odds with Ethiopia over construction of the multibillion dollar dam. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and […]

Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops

The barrage comes days after a similar attack killed 3 servicemen, including 2 Americans By Qassim Abdul-Zahra Today, 11:16 am BAGHDAD (AP) — A barrage of rockets hit a base housing US and other coalition troops north of Baghdad, Iraqi security officials said Saturday, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two […]