Middle East and North Africa

Dubai (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as

Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election rival Benny Gantz asked for additional time on Saturday to try

Gaza (Reuters) – Hamas arrested a Palestinian in Gaza on Thursday, saying that he had taken part in a video

Baghdad (Reuters) – Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate, state television reported.

Tehran (AFP) – Iran on Wednesday reported 121 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing its overall number of fatalities

Dubai (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani pressed harder on Wednesday for a $5 billion emergency IMF loan Iran has sought

Gaza (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip has no more coronavirus test kits, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday, amid fears

Hama (Reuters) – Syrian Arab Air Force pilots flying Sukhoi Su-22 military planes and a helicopter dropped bombs containing poisonous

Riyadh (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has announced at midnight on Wednesday it is halting

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran will never ask the United States for help in the fight against the new coronavirus, Foreign