RAMALLAH, Monday, July 27, 2020 (WAFA) – The government announced today evening that it would ease the coronavirus lockdown ahead of upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday, and that a full lockdown will be imposed during the holiday.

Government spokesman Ibrahim Milhem announced that the government has decided to allow the public to celebrate Eid al-Adha in public spaces provided that they comply with the precautionary measures to control the spread"...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday imposed a night-time and weekend lockdown on the occupied West Bank, to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections, reported Wafa news agency.

In addition to the general dusk-to-dawn curfew and movement being prohibited between West Bank regions until 27 July, major cities Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and Bethlehem, where there were a large number of cases, will be under a total lockdown over the weekend.

RAMALLAH, Saturday, July 18, 2020 (WAFA) - Focusing on gender equality in the Palestinian society, Shashat Woman Cinema has launched a social media campaign to promote shared responsibilities between men and women at home and child-care through a 3-minute 'confrontational' video.

The video, 'Farjoo! [Show him!]' confronts the viewers with a family sequence depicting a stereotyped gender-role situation: a husband who is insensitive"...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and We Mean Business, a global nonprofit coalition working with businesses to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy, today announced they have partnered to establish the world’s most comprehensive effort to drive companies to adopt more ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals. The We Mean Business coalition works with over 1,200 companies, with a total market capitalization of more than $24.8 trillion, to drive business action and policy ambition on climate change and increase chances"...

The first WHO enlisted global clinical Phase III trial of Sinopharm CNBG’s inactivated vaccine to combat COVID-19 has started in Abu Dhabi, inspired by the UAE Leadership’s commitment to overcome the pandemic through a global collaborative effort.

H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, was the first in the world to commence the trial of a Phase III inactivated vaccine for COVID-19"...

Today the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced the launch of ‘World Defense Show’. The show will take center stage in the global defense show circuit, offering exhibitors and visitors the opportunity to participate in Saudi Arabia’s first truly integrated defense show.

Founded by GAMI, World Defense Show is focused on interoperability across air, land, sea, security innovative"...

Some 77,539 students sat high school exams in the occupied Palestinian territories this year, with 55,302 passing the exams, the Ministry of Education revealed on Saturday, a 72 per cent success rate.

This comes during exceptional circumstances brought about as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. In spite of this, the ministry said, exams were held simultaneously in Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip.

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The Palestinian Authority has announced its decisions to close the governorates of Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Nablus for an additional 4 days, and to ban movement between all cities for two weeks.

Government spokesman, Ibrahim Melhem, in a press conference on Sunday said that based on the powers assigned to Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh by President Mahmoud Abbas under the state of emergency decree, and following a meeting between the High"...

RAMALLAH, Sunday, July 12, 2020 (WAFA) – The government announced today a new set of measures and precautions to fight the unexpectedly rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Palestine, on top of which is a full ban on the movement of passengers and vehicles between governorates.

Following are the new measures:

• Movement between governorates shall be banned for two weeks.
• A full closure of the governorates of Hebron,"...