Middle East Headlines

MK Naftali Bennett visits Beitar Illit, works out plan to help residents. 'They're handling COVID-19 amazingly and carefully but need help.'...

MOSCOW, July 8 (KUNA) -- Russian authorities announced on Wednesday 173 fatalities and 6,562 coronavirus (COVID-19) infections during the last 24 hours. The death toll at the country climbed to 10,667, and to 700,792 infections, the Ministry of Health of ...

New Jersey artist Barbara Bortniker donates paintings of Israel scenes to charity...

Historian Andrew Porwancher says there is evidence suggesting one of America's most famous Founding Fathers may have been Jewish....

Tehran, July 8, IRNA - Iranian Movie 'Yalda' directed by Massoud Bakhshi received the best screenplay award from 2020 Sofia International Film Festival....

Former Soviet states are suffering a second wave of cases - since lockdown restrictions were eased two months ago....

Years of war have devastated the health system, with aid agencies saying nearly 50 percent of the facilities are out of service....

Public health advocates and Trump's political opponents have also censured the plan....

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 544,311 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources comp...

S&P 500 futures lack direction in premarket trading as traders evaluate their next moves....

Lebanon is facing a "financial siege" imposed by international powers and its priority is staving off strife caused by the country's economic meltdown, Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil said Tuesday....

Israel is said to have one of the highest stray cat to human ratios in the world. Why are there so many feral cats in the country?...

Oman Air continues to serve the nation and its customers with 69 chartered cargo-only flights from April to June, including The post Oman Air operates 69 chartered cargo-only flights appeared first on Oman Observer ....

COVID-19 numbers have yet to shock the markets a 2nd time around. A spike in new cases across the U.S may begin to feed into the stats, however....

KUWAIT, July 8 (KUNA) -- The US recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day as over 60,000 cases were rerouted in the past 24 hours, whereas Brazil recorded over 45,000 new cases. According to Johns Hopkins University, the US reco...

Qatar detected 608 new coronavirus cases and four COVID19 deaths in 24 hours, raising the total number of active cases in the country to 5,308 and the viru...

The US coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections....

When Tnuva backed out of its cottage cheese initiative, it lost hundreds of millions. Here's what happened....

The United States has officially submitted its notification of withdrawal to the United Nations secretary-general....

TOKYO, July 8 (KUNA) -- The number of Japan's new coronavirus infections rose by 254 to 20,363 over the last 24 hours as of 04:00 pm (0700 GMT) on Wednesday, the health ministry and local authorities said. The country's death toll increased by thr...

Team finds acute disseminated encephalomyelitis diagnoses not linked to severity of COVID-19; survey carried out on 43 patients hospitalized in confirmed or suspected virus casesTeam finds acute disseminated encephalomyelitis diagnoses not linked to sever...

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) Emphasizing the fraternal relations between the two countries, Head of the Armenia-Iran friendship group said that the economic component is highlighted in the cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan....

The withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization is a "setback for global cooperation," all the more devastating at a time when inter...

Man said freed due to health issues, fears of virus outbreak in jail, over Justice Department objections; speculation of link to release of man who served in Israel-backed militiaMan said freed due to health issues, fears of virus outbreak in jail, over J...

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) The Islamic Republic of Iran will strengthen Syrian air defense systems based on the agreement signed between the two countries on Wednesday....

Four days of torrential rains bring widespread flooding to Saurashtra and Kutch regions....

Iraq reported on Wednesday 2,741 coronavirus infections, it's highest daily toll so far, along with 94 deaths in the past 24 hours....

New restrictions allow hotels to operate, with full social-distancing from check-in to check-out....

As borders start to reopen even as corona rages, we give you the chance to ask three experts any health and travel questions that are worrying you. The post Send us your question about travel during the Covid crisis appeared first on ISRAEL21c ....

BRUSSELS, July 8 (KUNA) -- Total infections of coronavirus cases in Belgium increased to 62,123, after 65 more cases were reported by health authorities on Wednesday. Two more deaths from coronavirus were reported, increasing the death toll to 9,776. Mond...

Travelers are hitting the road again and taking vacations even as the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating in The post Travelers venturing out again but avoiding planes: Survey appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Tehran, July 8, IRNA Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Wednesday that following the finalization of the negotiations, the documents of cooperation between Iran and China will be submitted to the people's representatives in parliament fo...

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) Secretary of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati called on people to stick to health guidelines as the COVID-19 death toll has hit a new high record in Iran....

With PM under fire for failing to take sufficient action to contain second coronavirus wave, Natan Eshel accuses ailing business owners of not following distancing rulesWith PM under fire for failing to take sufficient action to contain second coronavirus...

TOKYO, July 8 (KUNA) -- Search and Rescue operations in Japan's southwestern region Kyushu, as 17 people are still missing, after heavy rains that swamped the region last weekend. At least 54 people reported dead from a series of mudslides and floods ...

The UAE reported on Wednesday 445 new coronavirus cases and one virus-related death, according to the state news agency WAM, bringing the total number of c...

Likud to back investigation of judges for possible conflicts of interest. Blue & White blasts probe as 'war against Israeli democracy'....