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Egypt sees growth slowing to 4.5% in Q3, 1% in Q4 due to coronavirus
The government had been targeting annual growth of 5.6%, but was now looking at 4.2%
As Trump administration debated travel restrictions, thousands streamed in from China
Each day roughly 14,000 travelers arrived in the United States from China
India reassures banks of capital infusion: sources
None of the sources wanted to be named as the plan is not yet public
Planned $1bln U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds -sources
Pompeo and other U.S. officials have declined to publicly detail how the cut would be made.
Abu Dhabi's DED instructs markets to support local food producers
The aim is to ensure food security, support local suppliers, encourage local agricultural production and maintain a sustainable local food supply
Iran's Rouhani says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11 amid coronavirus
Death toll had reached 3,452 among a total of 55,743 infected people
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If Saudi Arabia is forced to put the Hajj on hold, it will not be without precedent
A decision to suspend the Hajj may seem at once inevitable and unprecedented
A gender lens for COVID-19
Gender is often an ignored factor during health emergencies, even though women comprise 70% of the global healthcare workforce
The priority for the social-distancing period
With COVID-19 quickly spreading around the world, much of the attention has correctly centered on the need for social distancing to slow transmission of the virus
