May 2020

Iraqi officials wearing face masks and practicing social distancing visited Saudi Arabia this week, highlighting the new normal for state officials amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Images released by the official…

Oman reported 463 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total to 7,527.The death toll remains at 34.The ministry added that 1,848 people had recovered from the virus.Oman has…

Iran on Saturday moved to open businesses, religious and cultural sites as it eases restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Museums and historical sites are to reopen on Sunday…

Both US presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, have declared their intentions to reach an agreement with Tehran on its nuclear program. In his 2018 speech withdrawing the US…

Conciliatory messages coming out of Ankara recently may appear as an effort to moderate Turkish foreign policy vis-a-vis the United States, Europe and Israel, but they are likely to be…

Saudi Arabia has reported 2,442 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 70,161, according to a Ministry of Health on Saturday.The increase is lower than the previous two days, in…

Lebanon registered 11 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a decline in the daily number compared to recent surges.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon registers decline in COVID-19 cases

Close to a million jobs were lost just in March, when the lockdown began, and the Bank of Spain has forecast the economy will contract by up to 12% this…

Iranian president says museums and historical sites to reopen on Sunday to coincide with the Eid el-Fitr celebrations.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Rouhani says Iran to reopen cultural and religious…

Palestinians recorded the first coronavirus-related death in Gaza, increasing the total virus deaths inside Palestinian territories to five.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: 77-year-old Palestinian woman dies in 'first coronavirus-related death…