Extended state of emergency amid Coronavirus crisis in Palestine
In response to the Coronavirus crisis, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has extended to June 5 a state of emergency declared in areas under his...
Why Is Pakistan Interested in Brokering Peace Between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
It’s been a particularly interesting week for Pakistani diplomacy. In a rare display, both Nawaz Sharif, the country’s prime minister, and General Raheel Sharif...
Trump tests negative for virus
Following concerns over President Donald Trump’s exposure to Coronavirus, he has tested negative, his physician said.
Trump agreed to the test after coming in contact...
Two camps quarantined in Greece over Coronavirus
After a 53-year-old man tested positive for Coronavirus, Greece has quarantined a second migrant facility this week, the migration ministry said on Sunday.
The infected,...
Iranian-French academic ended a six-week hunger strike in a prison in Iran
Fariba Adelkhah has ended on Wednesday a six-week hunger strike in a prison in Iran as she awaits trial on charges including conspiring against...
Jordanian killer was on a journey to "paradise or hell"
Days before he shot dead five people in a canteen during his lunch break, Jordanian police officer Anwar Abu Zeid sent a message to...
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...
Lebanese MPs relocated to a theater amid protests and Coronavirus
Lebanese MPs were sprayed with sanitizer as they arrived for a legislative session on Tuesday that was relocated from the Beirut parliament building to...
Alarm on children’s exposure to Coronavirus
While the overall number of cases appears to be relatively small so far, evidence is emerging of a possible link between the Coronavirus pandemic...
Expanded powers for Egyptian authorities amid virus outbreak
The Egyptian government has waged an unprecedented crackdown on dissent since 2013, when el-Sissi rose to power, and unauthorized protests have been banned for...
