Coronavirus in Turkey: “Youth will not be allowed … on the street”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday issued a mandatory confinement order for everyone aged under 20 starting from midnight, as part of tougher...
Russia agrees to end price war with Saudi as US mediates
Russia is ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia and the United States to cut oil production, President Vladimir Putin said Friday. Putin said Russia was...
Question of economic survival?! Emirates resumes passenger flights
Emirates Airline said Thursday it is to resume a limited number of outbound passenger flights from April 6, less than two weeks after its...
Like PM Khan, Erdogan also against lockdown in Turkey
Istanbul's opposition mayor on Thursday called for a lockdown in Turkey's largest city after it reported the country's highest number of coronavirus cases and...
Coronavirus cases cross 1 million mark as epidemic becomes deadly
The number of officially reported coronavirus cases worldwide topped the one million mark on Thursday, signifying a sharp acceleration in the number of infections...
Rare moment of unity: Israel and Palestine unite to fight the coronavirus
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic fostered rare moments of unity between Israeli and Palestinian leaders but as the severity of the outbreak has...
US-Iran rift: Trump warns Iran of ‘heavy price’ in case of attack on US troops
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday of a "heavy price" if it or its allies in Iraq attack US troops stationed there. "We don't...
Saudi boosts oil output to record level as price war intensifies
Saudi Arabia boosted crude oil supply to record levels Wednesday, with state giant Aramco offering 18.8 million barrels on a single day despite a...
US is responsible for disaster in the middle east: Claims Iran
Iran warned the US Wednesday that it was leading the Middle East to disaster in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic after it deployed...
Hajj 2020: Saudi Arabia may delay hajj plans over coronavirus epidemic
Saudi Arabia's hajj minister asked Muslims on Tuesday to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month,...
COVID-19 will alter the geopolitics in the region
In its wake, COVID-19 crippled economies made states dysfunctional, disintegrated social bonds by isolation, social distancing overwhelmed health and safety infrastructure the world over....
Bypassing US sanctions: Europe sends medical goods to Iran
European nations have delivered medical goods to Iran in the first transaction under the Instex mechanism set up to bypass American sanctions on Tehran,...