Persian Scholar Ibn Sina First Came Up With Idea of Quarantine

Rasia Hashmi Pakistan’s Siasat News, April 06, 2020 “Ibn Sina was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden... Read more »

Source: Iranian Dissident Contracts Coronavirus in Prison

VOA — WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL – An Iranian dissident has contracted the coronavirus at a prison in northern Iran, according to a knowledgeable source, highlighting what U.S. and U.N. officials say is a worsening... Read more »

Asia ‘Unfavorable views’ of China reach historic highs, new report finds

DW — A global Pew survey has shown a record number of people in nine of the world's top economies have a negative opinion of China. Read more »

Top US Military Leaders Quarantining After Coronavirus Exposure

VOA — WASHINGTON – Top U.S. military leaders, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, are self-quarantining after contact with U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charles Ray,... Read more »

US Court Orders Iran to Pay $1.4 Billion in Damages to Missing Former FBI Agent’s Family

VOA — WASHINGTON – A  U.S. court has ordered the government of Iran to pay more than $1.4 billion in punitive and compensatory damages to the family of a former FBI agent... Read more »

Donald Trump leaves hospital after COVID-19 treatment

DW — Donald Trump is back at the White House, but his doctors have cautioned that he is “not entirely out of the woods.” The president had been in the hospital since... Read more »

US election 2020: Who do Russia, China and Iran want to win?

BBC — Will the Kremlin be trying to “Keep America Great”? Is Beijing rooting for Biden? These questions are on the minds of the US intelligence community in the run-up to November’s... Read more »

Trump Leaves Hospital Briefly; Doctors Report 2 Drops in Oxygen Saturation

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – After tweeting a video early Sunday evening saying he’s “getting great reports” from his doctors, U.S. President Donald Trump promised a little surprise for his supporters outside... Read more »

Iran’s coronavirus strategy divides health experts, government

DW — Public health experts have said Iranians must prepare for mounting COVID-19 infections and deaths in the coming months. The warning comes amid media reports of preferential access to drugs and... Read more »

Attorney: Iran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic From Jail

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Iran has temporarily released French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who has been in jail after being convicted of security breaches, her lawyer said Saturday on Twitter.... Read more »