Extended weekend lockdown for Turkey
Late last Friday, Turkish government announced a weekend lockdown for 31 cities, but given just two hours' notice, hundreds of thousands of people rushed...
Displaced Syrians weigh up grim options
About one million Syrians fled Idlib and its surrounding countryside in northwest Syria this past year.
Fighting has calmed since March when Ankara, which backs...
Inner-city travel ban to halt Coronavirus in Sudan
To ensure compliance with measures aimed at stopping the spread of the new Coronavirus, Sudan announced on Sunday that it was banning all passenger...
Christians celebrated Easter isolated in their homes
Worldwide, families who normally would attend church in their Easter best and later gather for festive meals instead were hunkered down at home. Police...
After brief virus lockdown, Iran returns to normal
The Health Ministry in Iran reported another 125 deaths, bringing the overall toll to 4,357. Iran has reported more than 70,000 confirmed cases, and...
Extension of curfew in Saudi Arabia
As a precautionary measurement to restrain Virus outbreak, Saudi Arabia's King Salman approved an extension of the kingdom's curfew until further notice, the state...
Third PM-designate this year in Iraq
Mustafa Kadhemi was nominated by the Iraqi president on Thursday as the country's third prime minister-designate this year, moments after predecessor Adnan Zurfi ended...
Tension rises between Pakistan and India
Relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors; Pakistan and India escalated in February last year, with India launching an air strike inside Pakistan after accusing its...
Calls to extend corona lockdown by two weeks in Lebanon
Before the pandemic erupted, Lebanon was struggling with its worst economic crisis in decades, with 45 percent of the population facing poverty according to...
Palestinians divided over Coronavirus
Gaza, measuring 375 sq km, is home to around two million Palestinians. Since 2007 it has been under the control of the militant group...
