Middle East
Louisiana first state to postpone presidential primary
Louisiana became the first state in the United States to postpone a scheduled presidential primary election because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. ...Qatar confirms 58 new cases
Qatar’s health ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of coronavirus, taking the Gulf state’s total number of infections to 320, state news ...London Marathon postponed until October
Organisers of the London Marathon have said all runners who had a place in this year’s race will be contacted on Friday ...Sport Relief kicks off amid coronavirus concern
Sport Relief – the UK’s biennial charity fundraising telethon – got under way on BBC TV on Friday night with an acknowledgement ...Cyprus limits entry to country
Cyprus limits entry to country In the last hour, the Cypriot government has announced that only its citizens, along with other Europeans ...Trump ‘may add’ UK to travel ban
President Donald Trump says that he “may add” the UK to the list of European countries affected by the US travel ban. ...Most coronavirus patients recover, still anxiety, fear loom
Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people ...US launches air strikes against Iran-backed militia after Iraq base attack
The US has launched air strikes in Iraq targeting the Iranian-backed militia believed to be responsible for the rocket attack in Iraq ...Iran asks IMF for loan to combat virus as infections pass 10,000
Iran said Thursday it has asked the IMF for its first loan in decades to combat a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed ...Turkey blames Kurdish fighters for Syria blast that killed 4
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint manned by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northeast Syria killing at least four people Thursday, local ...








