Middle East and North Africa
Iran renews coronavirus warning as ‘low risk’ activities re-start
Dubai (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as “low-risk” business activities resumed...
Netanyahu rival Gantz seeks more time to form coalition government
Jerusalem (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election rival Benny Gantz asked for additional time on Saturday to try to form a government...
Hamas arrests Palestinians in Gaza for Zoom video chat with Israelis
Gaza (Reuters) - Hamas arrested a Palestinian in Gaza on Thursday, saying that he had taken part in a video conference with Israelis and...
Iraq president names intel chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as PM: State TV
Baghdad (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate, state television reported.Kadhimi was named shortly after...
Iran says coronavirus deaths near 4,000
Tehran (AFP) - Iran on Wednesday reported 121 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing its overall number of fatalities to 3,993.In the past...