Coronavirus

The Lebanese parliament has suspended its sessions and committee meetings for a week as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus. Parliament announced in a statement that tomorrow's session will...

Iran has "temporarily" released approximately 70,000 prisoners because of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, Iran has issued about 70,000 prisoners due to the coronavirus outbreak across the country,...

Israel's Embassy in Athens announced Monday it is shutting its doors for two weeks in the wake of an employee testing positive for coronavirus. "As a precaution and out of concern for...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today thanked Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani for providing a "$10 million in urgent assistance in the face of the coronavirus". The head of Qatar's...

As the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, the Palestinian Authority has announced measures to try to curb its spread in the occupied Palestinian territories. President Mahmoud...

Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett is considering closing off all Palestinian Authority-governed areas of the occupied West Bank to control the spread of the coronavirus, the Times of Israel...

Schools and universities across Saudi Arabia will be closed from today to control the spread of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Education announced. All educational institutions, including public and...

In a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Israel closed its borders with Egypt yesterday. The Israeli announcement came after Egypt revealed that one person ha died...

Egypt confirmed the first fatality due to the coronavirus in the country after a German citizen died of the disease, according to the country's health ministry, Anadolu reports. In...

Financial markets were thrown into turmoil on Monday after Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices and set plans for a dramatic rise in crude production. The jolt added to concerns...

The Israeli Population and Immigration Authority yesterday announced a complete ban on the entry of foreigners over coronavirus spread. On Friday, Israel decided to close its borders with Syria...

The Central Bank of Kuwait announced on Sunday the allocation of a financial fund worth 10 million Kuwaiti dinars (more than $ 32 million) to support efforts to combat...

If Muslim scholars are asking the health ministry to prevent the Friday prayers over the fear of the coronavirus spread, the ban is "permissible," the Egyptian Minister of Awqaf...

Saudi Arabia on Sunday imposed a temporary lockdown on its eastern Qatif province, home to a large Shi'ite Muslim population, to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the kingdom...

Kuwait confirmed three new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases of to 61, according to its Health Ministry, Anadolu Agency reports. "Three new confirmed cases...

When Bill Jones* and his partner arrived at Luxor Airport to prepare to fly back to Cairo at the end of February, it was the end of a two-week...

Iraq has extended an entry ban for any non-Iraqis coming from Iran, the prime minister said, as authorities in Tehran announced 15 more cases of coronavirus and a death...

Israel may quarantine some 200 visitors from South Korea at a military base in a Jewish settlement on the occupied West Bank over coronavirus fears, Israel's Ynet news site...

Emirates and Etihad Airways will have to suspend flights to mainland China, except Beijing, from Wednesday after the United Arab Emirates halted most flights between the two countries due...

Saudi Arabia has evacuated 10 students from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus outbreak began, Saudi state television reported on Sunday citing a Saudi diplomat. Chinese...

El Al Israel Airlines today said it was suspending flights to Beijing until 25 March, following the lead of other carriers that have suspended or scaled back flights to...