Doaa Emam Muslim Brotherhood media figures keep spreading false news about Egypt, using media outlets broadcast or published from Istanbul, under sponsorship from Turkish President Recep Tay... Read more

Menna Abdelrazik Iranian state institutions keep fiddling, despite the growing number of coronavirus infections and deteriorating economic conditions in their country. Iranian President Hass... Read more

Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar   A state of relief had prevailed around the world after former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had announced in July 2017 that his country’s forces we... Read more

Shaimaa Yahya   There is a sharp division between the two opposing Kurdish sides in Syria, namely the US-allied Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Kurdish National Council (KNC), whic... Read more

Qatar records 1,365 new coronavirus infections as the number of active cases rises to 29,055, the Ministry of Health announced on Monday. For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.... Read more

Leaving your house without a face mask could send you to prison for three years in Qatar, where the government has threatened violators with jail time and a fine of up to $55,000. Many gover... Read more

Staycations are expected to become the most popular choice of travel in the short to medium-term in the United Arab Emirates and the wider GCC region as countries see an easing of coronaviru... Read more

Beijing is expected to face new levels of pressure at the World Health Assembly this week as dozens of nations push for an independent investigation into the coronavirus outbreak and the Uni... Read more

Ministers and officials from every nation will meet via video link on Monday for the annual world health assembly, which is expected to be dominated by efforts to stop rich countries monopol... Read more

The mayor of Athens has said he will “liberate” public space from cars. His counterpart in Paris says it is out of the question for the city to return to pre-coronavirus traffic and pollutio... Read more

Cellphone location data suggests that demonstrators at anti-lockdown protests – some of which have been connected with Covid-19 cases – are often traveling hundreds of miles to events, retur... Read more

Unemployment in the United States could peak at 25% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the chair of the Federal Reserve, amid warnings the June quarter economic figures wi... Read more

Maria Diva do Nascimento was worried as she set off for her job at one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest hospitals wearing a face mask she hoped would keep her alive. It had been two days since sh... Read more

The UAE reported on Saturday 796 cases of coronavirus infection and four deaths, raising the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country up to 22,627 and the death toll up to 214... Read more