Author: Steven Sahiounie

The reopening of schools and surge in COVID-19 cases due to the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant has reawakened parental and legislator concerns about children’s safety. Children and adolescents, like adults, are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infections. Kids are more likely than adults to be asymptomatic or have moderate symptoms, although a small number of children may develop a serious illness. Risk of transmission In this context, the Medical News Today newsletter mentioned that the evidence indicating variations in kids’ susceptibility to developing SARS-CoV-2 and their ability to disseminate the virus compared to adults has been highly variable. The newsletter added…

There is a shortage in cancer medications in Lebanon, and every patient with the deadly disease has to secure a dose of treatment at his expense from outside Lebanon amid the country’s economic, social, and health crises. Stakeholders assert that several cancer patients have recently failed to conduct the required treatment sessions, knowing that these sessions cannot be postponed for more than two days, so what is the fate of cancer patients in Lebanon? Cancer is not the only struggle for patients in Lebanon A breast cancer patient, Fatima Hajj Hassan, narrates her arduous journey amid the absence of medicine…

With improved precision and diagnostics power, robots are revolutionizing healthcare. A brainless physiotherapist! There’s a possibility your surgeon won’t have a heart if you go to Changi General Hospital in Singapore. You might find cleaners with no lungs and maybe brainless physiotherapists. This is due to the fact that more than 50 employees at Changi General Hospital (CGH) are robots. Robots have become a vital part of the 1,000-bed hospital’s workforce, according to Selina Seah, Head of the Centre for Healthcare Assistive and Robotics Technology (CHART), which collaborates with CGH to come up with high-tech solutions to healthcare challenges. The…

The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has released a new video graph that shows 11 black sand and heavy metals sites in Egypt. Minerals are sorted and removed from black sand at the sites, according to the video graph. The video stated that the sand is subsequently transformed into strategic products and 41 key sectors. It is deemed a national treasure for the country because it manufactures aircraft and automotive structures, petroleum pipelines, nuclear radiation materials, and so on. The Egyptian Black Sand Firm was established to optimize the economic benefit from this project. This happens by extracting economic…

Following two suicide attacks near Kabul airport claimed by the “ISIS” movement targeting US soldiers,  several American political figures urged the resignation of US President Joe Biden. According to Fox News, Nikki Haley, former Ambassador to the United Nations, and other Republican Party members called on President Biden to resign following the massacre at Kabul Airport. On another note, a NATO diplomat has urged the “Taliban” to investigate the “ISIS” network in Kabul after it released thousands of people from prison. Senator Marsha Blackburn demands a collective resignation In addition, the member of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senator Marsha Blackburn, demanded…

US paternalism in Afghanistan; a failed approach Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that the US withdrawal is a “turning point” for all Afghan groups and ethnicities in their effort to establish peace, security, and stability in the country. He stressed that paternalism and playing the big brother role in Afghanistan was a failed approach the US pursued in the war-torn country, noting that the US presence in Afghanistan does not lead to security. “The presence of the United States and foreigners in the region not only does not lead to security, but also creates [more] problems,” he said. During his meeting…

A poll conducted by Chicago Council shows a split on the Israeli-Palestinian issue in the United States. In recent years, the US-Israeli relationship was stewarded by “Israel’s” longest-serving leader, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former US President Donald Trump. This week, the first meeting between the two newly elected leaders, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will set the tone for a new era of US-Israeli relations. The conducted survey showed differences in ideas and divisions among the American public concerning the US policy toward “Israel”, heightened by the 11-day Israeli aggression on Palestine last May. It also revealed…

Morocco is to close its embassy in Algiers today, a Moroccan official source said, after Algeria severed ties with the kingdom over what it said were “hostile actions”. The embassy “will close, and the ambassador and all staff will be repatriated to Rabat”, the source told AFP, adding that the Moroccan consulates in Algiers, Oran, and Sidi Belabbes “will stay open”. Moroccan FM stance Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani pointed out that his country looks at the higher interests of the Maghreb people in general and the Moroccan and Algerian peoples in particular. In an interview with the Moroccan Maghrebvoices website,…

Dozens of American activists gathered in front of the White House yesterday, Thursday, to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s scheduled visit to meet with US President Joe Biden before the meeting got postponed due to the recent events in Afghanistan. Who is against the visit? A group of US organizations organized the demonstration, including Americans for Justice in Palestinian Action, the American Campaign for Palestinian Rights, the Justice Project, and the Youth Movement. Activists called on Biden to pressure “Israel” to stop its violations and arbitrary measures against the Palestinians, to abandon support for the apartheid regime, and…

UNICEF announced it will not be able to resume its operations to support the children of Palestine due to a severe budget deficit, revealing that “Israel” targeted more than 200 nurseries in its recent war on Gaza. “Israel” is a childhood killer UNICEF revealed that “Israel” killed 9 Palestinian children during May and July of this year and wounded more than 550 others using live ammunition and rubber bullets. UNICEF has also warned that it will not be able to resume its operations to support the children of Palestine due to a severe budget deficit. It also pointed out that…