Middle East and North Africa

Gaza (Reuters) – Palestinian groups in Gaza cancelled mass rallies planned for next week along the border with Israel amid

Washington (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday blacklisted 20 Iran- and Iraq-based companies, officials and individuals, accusing them of

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran has started an intercity travel ban, an Iranian official said in a televised news conference on

Jerusalem (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered in Christian tradition as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion and

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran may face a second outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, as

Dubai (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday about half of all Iranian government employees were staying at home

Geneva (Reuters) – An immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed across Syria to enable an “all-out-effort” to stamp out the coronavirus

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s principal electricity supplier Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announced on Monday that it will not disconnect electricity

Dubai (Reuters) – The United States should lift sanctions if Washington wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak,

Dubai (Reuters) – The offer by the United States to help Iran fight the coronavirus pandemic is strange, Iran’s Supreme