Middle East

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government approved a tight quarantine of several areas of Jerusalem on Sunday, including the historic…

The Taliban said it would on Sunday release the first prisoners in a delayed exchange deal with the Afghan government…

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended a nationwide curfew until further notice due to the spread of the…

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Friday criticized the government over a draft programme for tackling…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the Arab world’s poorest country…

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to respect health protocols to guard against the new coronavirus as “low-risk”…

KABUL (Reuters) – The commander of US forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to…

TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul, Ankara and other major Turkish cities locked down for two days from midnight on Friday to…