Nearly 300 million students deprived of school amid Coronavirus outbreak
In an attempt to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, the authorities closed schools in more than a dozen countries on Thursday and almost...
Coronavirus’ first victim in Iraq
The local health department in Iraq announced on Wednesday that reported that an elderly man in the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniya.
Iraq has so far...
Syria safe zone ‘up to Putin and Erdogan’, says Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, both of whose forces are involved in fierce fighting in Idlib province on the Turkish...
High-profile Islamic militant executed in Egypt
Hisham el-Ashmawi, a former Egyptian special forces officer turned Islamic militant, was executed on Wednesday.
He was sentenced to death by a military court in...
Aurat March in Pakistan gets green light
Aurat March, the country’s wide event, using the Urdu word for women, has been attended by tens of thousands over the last two years...
Kuwait asks passengers to provide certificates showing they are virus-free
Dozens of airlines scaled back or halted flights to China in January as the Coronavirus outbreak that causes COVID-19 gained steam in the country,...
Upon heavy clashes, thousands of Yemeni families displaced
After heavy fighting in northern Yemen and Huthi rebels seized control of a provincial capital, more than 2,000 families have been displaced, the United...
Amid Coronavirus outbreak, France shuts dozens of schools
120 schools were closed in areas that have reported the largest numbers of Coronavirus infections, French officials stated.
Both primary and secondary schools have been...
Coronavirus – Worldwide latest developments
The new virus is entering new territories, from mega-cities to seaside villages, and casting a fast-growing shadow over the world economy.
Habits are changing in...
White Helmets urge no-fly zone in Syria
The head of Syria's "White Helmets" civilian defense group called Monday for a no-fly zone over Idlib and other north-western areas to end air-strikes...
