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March 14, 2020

Qatar closes cinemas, wedding halls and theatres to fight coronavirus

Qatar announced on Thursday the closure of cinemas, theatres, gyms, children’s areas and museums from Friday until further notice, as a countermeasure against the spread of the coronavirus, Al...

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March 14, 2020

Senior Khamenei aide tested positive for coronavirus

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior aide of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has tested positive for the coronavirus, Iranian news agencies reported on Thursday. Velayati, 75, is the...

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March 14, 2020

Iran: Death toll from coronavirus climbs to 611

The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 611, state TV reported on Friday, Reuters reports. Authorities said 97 people died in the last 24 hours,...

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March 14, 2020

Egypt suspends flights with Sudan over coronavirus concerns

On Friday Cairo announced the suspension of flights to and from Khartoum following a decision taken by the Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority, Arabi21.com reported. EgyptAir announced in a statement:...

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March 14, 2020

Morocco: Court postpones examination of Israel naturalisation trafficking file

A Moroccan second instance Court of Appeal in Casablanca, assigned with the case of naturalisation trafficking of Israelis with Moroccan citizenship, decided on Wednesday to postpone the court session...

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March 14, 2020

US army warns Iran agents in Iraq: ‘You will pay the cost’

The US Army’s central command chief, General Kenneth McKenzie Jr., considers that the strike by his country’s forces in Iraq was a clear message that the US will not...

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March 14, 2020

Activists demand suspension of Iraq protests to prevent spread of coronavirus

Iraqi social media activists and bloggers have called to temporarily halt the protest movement taking place in the squares and fields in Baghdad and in central and southern cities,...

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March 13, 2020

Libya closes schools over coronavirus

Libyan schools in areas controlled by both the Tripoli government and a rival administration in Benghazi will close for two weeks, both have announced, Reuters reports. Libya has not yet confirmed any...

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March 13, 2020

Bosnia charges two men with fighting for Daesh

Two Bosnian Muslim men were charged with terrorism offences on Friday, over accusations they fought for Daesh in Syria, the Bosnian state prosecutor’s office said, Reuters reported. The men were...

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March 13, 2020

Coronavirus: Calls for evacuating Greek refugee camps

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has called for the immediate evacuation of asylum seekers in squalid camps on the Greek islands saying it could cause a coronavirus outbreak, Anadolu Agency reports. “The...

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