Iran
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through…
Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in…
Iran presses for IMF loan; some business to stay shut despite easing
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Iran presses for IMF loan; some business to stay shut despite easing
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani pressed harder on Wednesday for a US$5 billion emergency IMF loan Iran has sought…
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
CAIRO (Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern countries are seeing worrying daily increases in cases of the new coronavirus but the…
Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000
DUBAI (Reuters) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran has risen to more than 62,000 and the death…
Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of coronavirus contagion
Middle East
April 7, 2020
Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of coronavirus contagion
BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed al-Dulfi’s 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but…
Iran will never ask US for coronavirus help: official
Middle East
April 6, 2020
Iran will never ask US for coronavirus help: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will never ask the United States for help in the fight against the new coronavirus, Foreign…
From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus
Middle East
April 6, 2020
From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mahdi Noori, a young Afghan refugee in Iran, was left jobless when the factory where he’d…
Iran’s Rouhani says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11 amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 5, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani says low-risk economic activities to resume from April 11 amid coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president said on Sunday “low-risk” economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern…
Is Iran using the coronavirus crisis to bolster its nuclear program?
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Is Iran using the coronavirus crisis to bolster its nuclear program?
Iran is currently facing two crises. Sanctions have cut the country off from global markets, which has brought the economy…