Middle East

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

12 more test positive for COVID-19 in Bihar; number climbs to 51

6:50 pm April 9, 2020

Patna: Twelve people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar on Thursday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 51, a top official said. Among the fresh cases, 10 were reported from Siwan district and two from Begusarai, Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Kumar said. He said in Siwan the coronavirus cases were […]

US to hit all of Iran's financial sector with sanctions

Iran warns virus could kill ‘millions’ in Islamic Republic

8:48 pm March 17, 2020

Tehran: Iran issued its most dire warning yet on Tuesday about the outbreak of the new coronavirus ravaging the country, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps travelling and ignoring health guidance. A state television journalist who also is a medical doctor gave the warning only hours after hard-line Shiite […]

Virus toll in Iran climbs as lockdowns deepen across Mideast

10:35 pm March 16, 2020

Tehran: Iran reported another 129 fatalities from the new coronavirus on Monday, the largest one-day rise in deaths since it began battling the Middle East’s worst outbreak, which has claimed more than 850 lives and infected a number of senior officials in the country. Businesses in Iran’s capital remained open, however, even as other countries […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears

7:33 pm March 13, 2020

Jerusalem: Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as they encouraged the faithful to pray for those afflicted by the global pandemic. Iran, which is mired in the worst outbreak in the region, meanwhile announced another 85 […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Trump invites Netanyahu to US for peace plan talks

5:47 am January 24, 2020

Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main election rival to Washington next week to discuss Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan. The White House said the talks would take place on Tuesday. “President Trump asked me to extend an invitation to Prime Minister Netanyahu […]