Middle East
Iran reports more than 1,500 new virus cases
Iran warned Saturday that coronavirus infections were rising in the southwest despite falls in other regions, as it announced more than 1,500 ...Iran quake kills at least one, sparks panic in capital
An earthquake struck early Friday near Iran’s highest peak and jolted Tehran, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 ...Syria postpones election for second time over virus
Syria postponed a parliamentary election for a second time Thursday as part of measures to protect the war-battered country from the coronavirus ...Qatar Airways warns of ‘substantial’ job losses
Qatar Airways is planning to cut a “significant” number of jobs because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on travel, according to a ...Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a ...Iran reopens mosques as virus deaths rise by 74
Iran on Monday reopened mosques in parts of the country deemed at low risk from the novel coronavirus as it announced another ...Jordan lifts all curbs on economic activity in latest easing of lockdown
Jordan said on Sunday it had lifted all restrictions on economic activity in the latest easing of coronavirus lockdown rules to help ...Iran to reopen many mosques as 47 more die of virus
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would reopen across large parts of the country Monday, as officials reported a drop in the ...IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
The man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of the intelligence building in Iraq’s ...Balcony protests and e-rallies as epidemic curtails May Day demos
Workers of the world scaled back their traditional May Day demos Friday with coronavirus lockdowns forcing many to rally online instead, while ...














