Middle East and North Africa

Tehran (Reuters) – Iran’s judiciary has extended British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release from jail by another month, her

Amman (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for

Tehran (Reuters) – The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reached 5,209 on Monday with 91 deaths in

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran has extended furloughs for prisoners for another month, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, as

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran on Friday paraded disinfection vehicles, mobile hospitals and other medical equipment to mark its Army Day

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4,585, with 111 more overnight, a health

Jerusalem (Reuters) – Ten Jewish worshippers wearing face masks prayed at the Western Wall on Sunday at a special “Priestly

Amman (Reuters) – Jordan on Sunday extended a month-long lockdown that has closed schools, universities and government agencies until the

Tel Aviv (Reuters) – Israel locked down mainly ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas of Jerusalem on Sunday to try to contain the

Dubai (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates has launched an online marriage service that allows couples to wed amid restrictions