Middle East

DUBAI (Reuters) — Qatar’s old industrial zone has emerged as a hot spot for coronavirus in the Gulf Arab state,…

DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s death toll from coronavirus jumped to 1,284 on Thursday, the health ministry said, with the total…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to the fast-spreading coronavirus…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said the government will cut spending by 5%, or about $13.3 billion,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — With the Israeli government enacting a series of emergency measures to stem the spread of the new…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — At this time of year, the meandering arcades and alleys of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and other…

CAIRO/GENEVA (Reuters) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that Middle East states needed urgently to offer more…

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran reported its single biggest jump in deaths from the new coronavirus on Wednesday, saying that another…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank surged ahead in 2019, a watchdog group said in a…

RIYADH (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that mosques would no longer be open for the customary five daily…