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,...

COVID-19 Crisis is golden opportunity to unite Muslim World

Threat Perception: Between Lockdown or No Lockdown: Since World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency, 199 states around the globe including the...

Saudi-led coalition forces struck back: Rebel-held capital under attack

The Saudi-led military coalition on Monday carried out multiple airstrikes on Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa in retaliation for missile strikes on Riyadh. Residents in Sanaa...

Curfew-locked Riyadh under attack: Army intercepts raining missiles

Saudi air defences intercepted Yemeni rebel missiles over Riyadh and a city on the Yemen border, leaving two civilians wounded in the curfew-locked capital...

Pakistani & other foreign workers to lose jobs in Gulf

Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lockdown, employers withhold wages or mull redundancies, and strict coronavirus containment measures...