Middle East and North Africa

Cairo (Reuters) – Egypt will close schools and universities for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as

Tehran – Top commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Nasser Shabani died due to coronavirus on Friday, IRGC

Gaza (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority suspended prayers in mosques and churches in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to

Dubai (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s fight against the coronavirus was being “severely hampered” by U.S. sanctions, as

Cairo (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights for two weeks, starting Sunday, to prevent the spread of

Beirut (Reuters) – Hezbollah does not oppose foreign aid to Lebanon, even from the International Monetary Fund, as long as

Kerbala (Reuters) – Iraq condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday, saying they killed six people and warning of dangerous

Washington (Reuters) – The United States is carrying out retaliatory strikes in Iraq against Iran-backed militia in response to a

Washington (Reuters) – One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18

Dubai (Reuters) – Iran on Thursday reported 75 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health