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Saudi Arabia restricts movement, other Gulf states limit entry as coronavirus spreads

Saudi Arabia restricts movement, other Gulf states limit entry as coronavirus spreads

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia closed public spaces on Sunday and announced a pause in most government operations while Qatar…
Israel takes step toward monitoring phones of virus patients

Israel takes step toward monitoring phones of virus patients

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has long been known for its use of technology to track the movements of Palestinian militants.…
Member of Iranian clerical assembly dies from virus: reports

Member of Iranian clerical assembly dies from virus: reports

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country’s supreme leader has died…
‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing

‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — “There’s nothing now. Nothing at all,” said Yasser Aboud, as he looked away from his family’s…
Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia

Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine…
Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz

Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel’s Arab party on Sunday to…
Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities

Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official leading the response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East on Sunday…
Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year

Syria’s brutal war enters 10th year

Syria’s brutal conflict enters its 10th year Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime consolidating its hold over a war-wracked country…
Coronavirus crisis delays start of Netanyahu corruption trial

Coronavirus crisis delays start of Netanyahu corruption trial

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial was delayed on Sunday for two months, until May, due…
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