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Lebanon’s PM Diab orders security forces to enforce coronavirus curfew

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab asked the security forces on Saturday to enforce stricter measures to keep people indoors and prevent gatherings to curb a coronavirus outbreak. ...

Iran reports 123 more virus deaths, toll rises to 1,556

Iran has announced another 123 deaths from the new coronavirus, bringing its overall toll to 1,556 amid 20,610 confirmed cases. ...

Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 1,556

A total of 123 people in Iran have died of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 1,556, said Iranian health officials on Saturday. ...

3.5m will die from coronavirus in Iran if quarantine isn’t imposed32

A group of Iranian scientists has warned that nearly 3.5 people will die of the coronavirus in the country if strict quarantine measures are not implemented. ...

Coronavirus: Iran told to take threat seriously as death toll passes 1,000

The official death toll in Iran from the coronavirus disease has risen to 1,135, after 147 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. ...

Iraq: Two rockets hit military base hosting US troops

The Iraqi army yesterday said two rockets had hit a military base that hosts US-led coalition troops near the country’s capital Baghdad. ...

Jordan shuts down for 2 weeks to tackle coronavirus

Jordan yesterday ordered all residents to remain in their homes for two weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus, local TV reported. ...

Lebanon's coronavirus cases rise to 120

Twenty-one new cases of the coronavirus in Lebanon were reported Monday, raising the total number of cases to 120, according to the country’s health minister. ...

Iraq to imprison coronavirus quarantine breakers, evaders

The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq announced yesterday that legal measures will be taken against coronavirus patients who withhold information from the medical authorities to avoid treatment or escape quarantine, local media reported. ...

Israel election: Gantz vows to form 'broad' unity government within days

Benny Gantz - the main political rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - has been given the chance to form a new coalition government in Israel. ...

Three Arab states report new coronavirus cases

Authorities in Kuwait, Algeria and Jordan on Sunday reported new cases of the novel coronavirus. ...

Senior Khamenei aide tested positive for coronavirus

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior aide of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has tested positive for the coronavirus, Iranian news agencies reported on Thursday. ...

Pentagon: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base

The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shiite militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad, the Pentagon said. ...

Coronavirus sparks fears as cases rise in Middle East

As the Middle East continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, governments in the region and around the world have been taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. ...

Iraq: 2 activists assassinated in Maysan province

An Iraqi security source said on Wednesday that unidentified gunmen assassinated two Iraqi anti-government activists in Maysan province, southern Iraq. ...

Coronavirus cases rise to 58 in Israel

Israel’s Health Ministry reported eight new coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing total infections in the country to 58. ...

Iraq: 2 US soldiers killed during mission targeting Daesh

Two soldiers of the US army were killed, Monday, while participating in a mission with Iraqi forces targeting members of the terrorist organization Daesh. ...