Middle East

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s leaders vowed to overcome the new coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New…

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Syria, already shattered by nine years of war, has banned entry for foreigners arriving from many countries…

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) — Shops closed across Turkey on Thursday to help halt the coronavirus spread, dimming the economy’s prospects and…

WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) — The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not…

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s army sealed off the capital from the rest of the country on Thursday as the country…

BAGHDAD (AP) — The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Civil liberties activists asked Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday to suspend cellphone monitoring put in place under…

DUBAI (Reuters) — Qatar’s old industrial zone has emerged as a hot spot for coronavirus in the Gulf Arab state,…

DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s death toll from coronavirus jumped to 1,284 on Thursday, the health ministry said, with the total…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to the fast-spreading coronavirus…