Middle East and North Africa
Egypt confirms 33 new cases of coronavirus on Nile cruise ship
Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt confirmed 33 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday on a River Nile cruise ship.None of the new cases were showing...
Saudi Arabia asks people arriving from four countries to self-quarantine
Cairo (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has asked people who have travelled to Lebanon, Egypt, Italy or South Korea to self-quarantine for two weeks from...
Iran’s female member of parliament dies of Coronavirus
Tehran – Iranian conservative politician and member of parliament died due to the novel coronavirus on Saturday in Tehran, state news agecy IRNA reported....
Iraq reports eight new coronavirus cases: State News Agency
Cairo (Reuters) - Iraq reported eight new coronavirus cases on Friday, 5 in Baghdad, 2 in Sulaimaniya and one case in Karbala, state news...
Palestinians declare coronavirus emergency as Church of the Nativity closed
Bethlehem (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a 30-day state of emergency on Thursday and Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity was closed following...