Saudi Arabia is experiencing its coldest weather
In the capital Riyadh, the temperature dipped close to zero and the streets were deserted Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
In Tarif, on the border with...
Home deliveries to be launched in Jordan under virus curfew
As a total lockdown to stem the spread of Coronavirus entered its third day. Jordan is to launch a food delivery service for residents,...
Latest global developments of Coronavirus
Here are the latest developments in the Coronavirus crisis:
President Emmanuel Macron announces that France's lockdown will be extended to May 11. He acknowledges that...
Last comments on UK’s Brexit
After 47-year membership of the world's biggest trading bloc, the United Kingdom leaves the European Union at 23:00 GMT on Friday.
British and European politicians’...
Signs of hope in Europe as virus curve falls
Germany reports fourth straight drop in daily rate of new coronavirus infections, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases.
The number...
War batters cradle of Yemen's Arab Spring uprising
Not even hospitals are spared the shells which every day pound the besieged city of Taiz, where Yemenis who took to the streets for...
Coronavirus: Global developments
China reports 242 new deaths and 14,840 new infections in Hubei, the biggest one-day increases since the crisis began.
China's new official toll stands at...
117 million children may miss measles shots due to COVID-19
United Nations health agencies warned on Tuesday that more than 117 million children could miss out on immunization against measles as the COVID-19 pandemic...
Scandals highlight Israeli leader’s media obsession
Benjamin Netanyahu came to prominence as a star of the media age, an upgrade from older Israeli politicians in his telegenic poise, mastery of...
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...
