Israeli PM arraigned on corruption charges
The trial of long-serving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges has opened in Jerusalem. The hour-long hearing took place on Sunday, days after...
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Iran coronavirus deaths reach 2,757, infections cross 40,000
Iran’s official coronavirus death toll reached 2,757 on Monday and the number of infections crossed 40,000, as President Hassan Rouhani’s political opponents slammed his response...
Iran’s coronavirus deaths exceed 2,300
Iran’s health ministry says the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has now risen to 2,378. Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Friday that some...
Syria, Gaza report first case of coronavirus
The Syrian government has announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in the war-torn country, days after starting measures to stem the spread of...
Coronavirus forces Iran to free 85,000 prisoners
Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political detainees, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The death toll in the country from the respiratory...
26 Iraqi fighters killed in coalition strikes
US-led coalition forces have carried out retaliatory air strikes in eastern Syria against Iraqi fighters from an Iran-backed paramilitary force, killing twenty-six people. The air...
Covid-19: Israel quarantines soccer fans
Dozens of people who attended a football match last week in Tel Aviv, Israel, have been ordered to self-quarantine, according to the Israeli news website...
Iran’s Deputy health minister diagnosed with coronavirus
Iran’s deputy health minister Iraj Harirch has tested positive to coronavirus disease, as the country struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15 people....
Israel records first case of coronavirus
Israel has confirmed the first case of new coronavirus. Also, Iran’s health ministry Friday reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in...
Iran to execute convicted CIA spy
A man sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is to be executed soon, the authorities in Tehran...