Middle East and North Africa
Half of Iranian government employees to work remotely amid coronavirus: Rouhani
Dubai (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday about half of all Iranian government employees were staying at home as part of measures...
Syrian ceasefire critical to combating coronavirus: U.N., Red Cross
Geneva (Reuters) - An immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed across Syria to enable an “all-out-effort” to stamp out the coronavirus and prevent it from...
Saudi Arabia’s electricity company won’t disconnect power even if bills are not paid for 1 month
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s principal electricity supplier Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announced on Monday that it will not disconnect electricity over nonpayment of bills...
Rouhani: U.S. should lift sanctions if it wants to help Iran amid coronavirus
Dubai (Reuters) - The United States should lift sanctions if Washington wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...
Khamenei says U.S. offer to help Iran fight coronavirus is strange
Dubai (Reuters) - The offer by the United States to help Iran fight the coronavirus pandemic is strange, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...