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World Health Organization (WHO) has accused countries in the Arab region of not providing them with sufficient information about new infections of the Coronavirus, “Covid-19”, on its land. The Director of the Regional Office for the…

A group of Iranian physicians have written a letter to certain regional heads of state, urging them to take necessary measures to destroy “all of the US biological laboratories,” amid reports and speculation that the global coronavirus…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the American sanctions are “literally” taking lives in Iran in the midst of a fight to rein in a coronavirus outbreak, calling on world states to join “a growing global campaign” to defy the…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants the European Union to put in place a 30-day ban on people entering the bloc unless their travel is essential, in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. On the eve…

China said Tuesday it was “strongly indignant” after a tweet from US President Donald Trump referred to the new coronavirus as the “Chinese virus”. Saying that Beijing was ‘indignant’ over the matter, its foreign ministry spokesman…

Qatar’s Health Ministry on Monday reported 38 new coronavirus cases in the country. In a statement, the Ministry noted that most of the new cases recorded were related to migrant workers who were under quarantine. According to the…

Minister of Health for Somalia Fawzia Abikar Nur said her country has confirmed the first infection of the coronavirus after a person who was in quarantine was found that he has been infected. “After quarantine and testing of four…

German ministers have reacted angrily following reports US president Donald Trump offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusive rights to a Covid-19 vaccine. “Germany is not for sale,” economy minister Peter…

U.S. stocks plunged Monday morning, triggering a 15-minute trading halt at the start of trading and then diving further, as investors fled risk assets amid the mounting economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. Treasuries surged despite…

US President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus, White House physician Sean Conley has confirmed. On Saturday, the president said he had taken the test the night before after being questioned about it during a Rose…

France voted in municipal elections Sunday that risk a low turnout as the mounting coronavirus infection toll saw the government indefinitely close cafes, restaurants and schools. Anti-infection precautions were in place at the…

For the second time in a week, multiple rockets have struck US-occupied Taji military base in Iraq, Iraqi and US security sources say.  An Iraqi colonel inside the base, located 27 kilometers north of the Iraqi capital city of…

Iranian army forces are heading to clear streets across the country within 24 hours in an effort to control the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid-19,Iran’s armed forces chief of staff said Friday. A newly formed committee will…

In a speech delivered live on Friday evening, he said that the problem today is the lack on details about the about the Coronavirus. “Today we are facing an enemy and its threat is clear, large and wide. This threat does not stop at…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Europe is now the “epicenter” for the global coronavirus pandemic, and is reporting more daily cases than China did at the height of its outbreak. “Europe has now become the epicenter…

Oil prices were headed for their worst weekly loss in more than a decade Friday after Saudi Arabia and Russia launche a price war and the coronavirus pandemic sparked an equities meltdown. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate reversed…

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been hardest hit by the outbreak. “When did patient…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved legislation allowing him to stay in power beyond 2024 due to global instability and threats against Russia, including the new coronavirus, the Kremlin said on Thursday. During a rare and…

Saudi Arabia reported 24 new corona virus cases, bringing the kingdom’s total to 45, the state news agency reported, citing the health ministry. It added that one patient has recovered. According to the ministry, the 24 new cases…

"Saudi Arabia has asked state agencies to submit proposals for cuts of at least 20% to their budgets in a fresh austerity drive to cope with a sharp drop in oil prices," four sources familiar with the matter said. The Foreign Ministry has…

The United States on Wednesday sent investigators allegedly to help investigate the assassination attempt targeted the Sudanese prime minister earlier this week. According to Rueters, Information Minister Faisal Salih  said…

US President Donald Trump has reportedly been “melting down” over fears that journalists might try to deliberately get him infected with the coronavirus. Despite his efforts to downplay concerns about a coronavirus outbreak in the…

Italians braced for a second day of national lockdown Wednesday after a sharp spike in coronavirus-related deaths, as New York deployed the National Guard to contain a disease that has sown worldwide panic. Europe’s hardest-hit country…

Norway’s armed forces cancelled an exercise on Wednesday that was meant to gather 15,000 NATO and allied soldiers from March 12-18 because of concerns over the new coronavirus. “The coronavirus is out of control,” the head of the army’s…

“The Americans are in Iraq on a mission of destruction,” according to Kevin Barrett, an American scholar and political commentator. The Pentagon on Sunday announced that two US troops have been killed by “enemy forces”…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out against a proposal to remove constitutional limits on the number of terms a president can serve. “The proposal made by Valentina Tereshkova to exclude the number of terms a president can…

US President Donald Trump discussed “global energy markets” with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the White House said Tuesday, after a deep plunge in oil prices shook markets worldwide. The White House statement said Trump…

At least two US soldiers were killed during an operation in central Iraq, the US-led coalition operating in the Arab country announced on Monday. “Two US service members were killed by enemy forces while advising and accompanying Iraqi…

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the organization ‘has not identified any imminent specific shortages’ in medical supplies to fight COVID-19, as countries around the world scramble to gather protective medical supplies. EU…

International transfers of major arms during the five-year period 2015–19 increased by 5.5 per cent compared with 2010–14. According to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the largest exporters of…