Middle East

Update: Oil plunges below US$5 with traders fleeing expiring contract; some US buyers offering $2 per barrel

Oil plunged below $5 a barrel as the coronavirus pandemic ravages global economies LONDON, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil plunged…

Covid-19: Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers

RIYADH, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing…

Thousands of Israelis demonstrate against Netanyahu to ‘let democracy win’

TEL AVIV, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv to warn against what they said was…

Covid-19: Global death toll rise to 165,216 at 1100 GMT Monday

PARIS, April 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from thenovel coronavirus pandemic rose to 165,216 on Monday, according to…

More than 200 Egyptians in Malaysia waiting to go home

File photo of Egypt’s Ambassador Gamal Abdelrehim Metwally (second, left) having a light moment with former Chief Executive Officer of…

Emirates Fatwa Council Discusses Jurisprudence Updates Of COVID-19 During Ramadan

ABU DHABI, Apr 20 (NNN-WAM) – The Emirates Fatwa Council, held a remote meeting on Sunday, to discuss the latest…

Lebanon Records Lowest Single-Day Increase In COVID-19 Cases Since Outbreak

BEIRUT, Apr 20 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon recorded, on Sunday, only one new COVID-19 case, the lowest single-day increase, since the…

Iran’s FM Visits Syria On Mutual Ties

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, is visiting Syria today (Monday), for talks with Syrian…

Qatar Announces 440 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Up To 5,448

DOHA, Apr 20 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s Health Ministry, on Sunday, announced, 440 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total…

Iran Urges Withdrawal Of U.S. Forces From Gulf

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) called for full withdrawal of all American forces from…