Middle East
World powers vow united front on virus as death toll mounts
World leaders on Thursday promised $5 trillion to stave off global economic collapse from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 21,000 people ...Yemen’s warring parties call for truce as potential for coronavirus looms
All sides in Yemen’s long conflict offered support on Thursday for the United Nations’ call for a ceasefire to protect civilians from ...Virus death toll passes 20,000, three billion under lockdown
More than three billion people around the world were living under lockdown on Wednesday as governments stepped up their efforts against the ...Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000
Spain registered 655 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours – down from over 700 on Wednesday, the health ministry ...UN chief urges $2 billion for vulnerable nations with virus
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a $2 billion appeal on Wednesday to help vulnerable and conflict-torn countries in the Middle East, ...Fear of coronavirus stalks camps for Syrians displaced by war
In a camp in northwestern Syria, Abdallah Yassin listens to a doctor explain how to avoid coronavirus infection, desperately hoping it will ...Egypt imposes night-time curfew in bid to contain virus
Egypt is to impose a night-time curfew for two weeks from Wednesday to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mostafa ...China virus epicentre to open up as world locks down
China announced Tuesday an end to travel curbs at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments around the world tightened lockdowns ...Global emergency efforts ramp up as pandemic deaths soar
A global push to slow the spread of the coronavirus ramped up Monday with more governments imposing emergency lockdowns that have put ...Jordan extends coronavirus curfew, to deliver food to homes nationwide
Jordan said on Monday it would extend a curfew indefinitely, with supermarkets and other stores closed, and deliver food across the country ...














