Netanyahu withdraw his request for immunity on corruption charges
Hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday.
In a statement...
Over Coronavirus, Dubai Expo 2020 recommends postponing a year
The pandemic has grounded flights by Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates, jeopardized global tourism and caused further panic in a real-estate market.
Local organizers recommended Monday...
Warnings of a new spike in infections in Iran
The COVID-19 respiratory disease has killed 6,640 people in Iran since the first two fatalities were reported in the city of Qom on February...
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,...
Libya hospital overwhelmed by wounded in anti-ISIS fight
The entrance hall of Misrata's only hospital is crammed with beds reserved for fighters wounded in the battle to oust the Islamic State (ISIS)...
Caught off-guard by Zika, Brazil struggles with deformed babies
Angela Rocha, a pediatrician in northeastern Brazil, measures the head of a child born with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked to Zika, the...
Isis razes to ground the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq
It has been reported in the British newspaper " Independent " that The ISIS jihadist group has completely destroyed a 1,400-year-old Christian monastery in...
Power failure in Iraq as militias outgun state
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to office a year ago promising to rebuild his country. But the Iraqi state has grown weaker as power...
Further aids to elderly as virus toll rises in Turkey
At the weekend, Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens aged over 65 or with chronic diseases and created groups to meet their needs...
Gulf states plan military retaliation to Putin's bombing of rebel positions in Syria
Analysts say Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are now likely to increase military aid to the anti-Assad groups they support. This comes as a...
