Middle East
Serbia declares state of emergency over coronavirus
Serbia’s president declared a state of emergency to halt the spread of the coronavirus deploying soldiers to guard hospitals and shutting down many ...Coronavirus: Curfew in Iraqi capital
Iraqi officials have imposed a curfew in the nation’s capital, Baghdad, as they attempt to control the spread of coronavirus. There are ...Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year
Syria’s brutal conflict entered its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country where foreign ...Countries around the world announce more virus restrictions
Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Sunday, with lockdowns, ...Egypt shuts schools, universities for two weeks as virus cases increase
Egypt will close schools and universities for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases rises ...UAE cancels events, flights, suspends visas as central bank announces coronavirus fiscal plan
The United Arab Emirates announced restrictions on visas, as an additional measure to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The UAE will suspend visa ...Syria death toll 384,000 after nine years of war
At least 384,000 people have died in Syria, including more than 116,000 civilians, since the war began in March 2011, the Syrian ...US declares virus emergency as new epicenter Europe locks down
US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency as the World Health Organization named Europe the new epicenter of the ...Saudi Arabia halting international flights
Saudi Arabia will stop flights into the kingdom for two weeks starting from Sunday. The ban applies in all except “exceptional cases”, ...Abu Dhabi Louvre closes
The Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi has said it will close to the public from Sunday until the end of March. The ...














