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More than 300,000 cases of the new coronavirus were recorded in Europe, with more than half registered in Italy (86,498) and Spain (64,059), according to an AFP tally at 1640 GMT on Friday. There were a total of 305,851 cases in…

The Iranian Foreign Ministry says Tehran, as ever, welcomes any initiative, including a recent UN proposal for a ceasefire, that could stop the five-year-old-plus war by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Yemen and their blockade of the…

The Spanish health ministry announced that the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose from 47610 to 56188. The ministry also recorded around6oo new deaths, bringing their total to 4089. It is worth noting that Spain has…

Amid fears that the coronavirus will carve a deadly path through prisons and jails, counties and states are releasing thousands of inmates — New Jersey alone began freeing hundreds of people this week — and the federal prison system is…

Several rockets fell near the US Embassy in Iraq, in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraqi media reported on Thursday. Security sources told ” Baghdad Today” that three rockets landed inside the green zone, and no and no damage or casualties…

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced Wednesday evening that new cases of coronavirus have been reported. “The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip is keen to inform our people of important information and with high…

A manager of an Iranian knowledge-based company says their domestically-developed coronavirus diagnostic test kits are ready to be put to the market, adding that the firm is fairly capable of providing 80,000 kits on a weekly basis to the…

The novel coronavirus has infected over 395,647 people and killed at least 17,159 worldwide. Europe and the Americas are the new epicenter of the pandemic, with the US the third-hardest-hit country after China and Italy. New York…

Echoing his appeal on 23 March to all warring parties across the globe for a ceasefire, the UN Secretary-General calls today on those fighting in Yemen to immediately cease hostilities, focus on reaching a negotiated political settlement…

US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration is looking at ways to ease economic restrictions it stressed just days earlier even as the US braces for a jump in coronavirus cases and states tighten restrictions on people and…

The novel coronavirus has infected over 395,647 people and killed at least 17,159 worldwide. Europe and the Americas are the new epicenter of the pandemic, with the US the third-hardest-hit country after China and Italy. New York…

A military source in Syria Arab Army confirmed on Monday evening that the air defenses were able to confront hostile missiles tried to target the Hmeimim airbase “Air defenses responded to some drones were flying over The Hmeimim Base in…

The number of deaths and hospital admissions due to the coronavirus infection across Iran has decreased, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday. In an address to a session of the Coronavirus Battle National Headquarters, Rouhani said the…

Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, praised the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday evening, to a ceasefire between any countries or parties to a conflict around the world. In a…

Nine Russian Aerospace Forces’ aircraft have delivered equipment and around 100 military experts to Italy to help it fight the coronavirus, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday. “Nine Il-76 military transport aircraft of the…

The number of coronavirus infections in the Zionist entity surpassed 1200 on Monday, with Israeli government holding a meeting on the possibility of tightening the lockdown. Israeli Health Ministry on Monday morning announced that the…

The Ministry of Health in Egypt decided to close a private hospital after the hospital’s intensive care doctor was infected with the emerging coronavirus. According to the site “The Seventh Day”, Al-Shorouk Hospital in Al-Haram area in…

The Israeli ocuporces killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian media reported on Monday. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, a Palestinian was martyred when the Israeli forces opened fire in the…

Donald Trump has sent a letter to Kim Jong Un detailing a plan to develop ties, state media reported citing the North Korean leader’s powerful sister, but she warned their good personal relationship is not enough, as a hiatus in…

There are more than 300,000 declared cases of the new coronavirus around the world, according to an AFP tally on Sunday at 0900 GMT. At least 300,097 infections have been confirmed globally, including 12,895 deaths, in 169 countries…

Palestinian health officials said Sunday that the first two cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in the densely populated Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that medical confirmed that two Palestinians who…

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says social distancing will continue for two or three weeks as the coronavirus outbreak in the country is expected to slow down by then. Social distancing measures to stop the outbreak of the…

"As Iranians are ravaged by the coronavirus, the U.S. is complicit in their death. This is a crime against humanity." "How evil and heartless can this government get?" peace activist Medea Benjamin asked Wednesday after the…

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has reported nine new cases of coronavirus (Covid- 19), bringing the total to 86. “Nine new cases of (Covid-19) have been reported, bringing the total to 86,” the Moroccan Health Ministry said in a statement.…

The prisoners reportedly contracted the virus after contact with an Israeli investigator who had COVID-19, a rights group has said Israeli authorities have informed Palestinians held at the Megiddo prison in Israel that four…

European stock markets opened sharply higher on Friday as more central banks adopted monetary and fiscal measures to deal with the economic downturn as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Stocks in London jumped in early trading with…

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus doubled in a week to more than 10,000 on Friday, led by large jumps in Italy, Iran and Spain, and increasing the urgency for governments all over the world to contain the pandemic.…

The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly outside of China since its first known case in December 2019, ravaging markets and establishing itself as a global threat. Various companies, governments, and health authorities have put into…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said his country is to extend its lockdown measures further due to the virus. Imposed nationally on 12 March, the shutdown of most businesses and a ban on public gatherings in Italy, the…

A Palestinian youth was wounded on Thursday by the Zionist enemy forces east of the town of Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. The agency “Safa”, quoting a medical source in the Indonesian Hospital, said that the enemy soldiers fired…