Middle East

Jordan Says Curfew May Extend For Weeks

AMMAN, Mar 23 (NNN-PETRA) – A curfew that Jordan started on Saturday (yesterday), to combat COVID-19, might be extended for…

COVID-19: 392 curfew violators arrested in Jordan

AMMAN, March 22 (NNN-PETRA) — Police and security patrols deployed across the Kingdom to enforce a nationwide curfew on Saturday…

Israel Cuts 70 Percent Workforce Due To COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Mar 21 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel has decided to allow only 30 percent of workers to enter workplaces, in both…

Cautious Calm Prevails In Cease-Fire Area In Syria’s Idlib

DAMASCUS, Mar 21 (NNN-SANA) – Cautious calm is prevailing in part of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, as a cease-fire…

Saudi Arabia Predicts 2020 Budget Deficit To Be 7-9 Percent

RIYADH, Mar 21 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia predicted that the deficit of the 2020 state budget will range between seven…

Israel Reports First COVID-19 Death

JERUSALEM, Mar 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, reported the first COVID-19 death in the country, on Friday. The…

Hezbollah Denies Being Involved In Deal To Release Israeli Agent From Lebanon’s Prison

BEIRUT, Mar 21 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said, the resistance has nothing to do with the decision…

Iraq Reports 15 COVID-19 Cases, Three More Deaths

BAGHDAD, Mar 21 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Health Ministry, on Friday (yesterday), confirmed three more deaths from COVID-19, and 15 new…

Syrian, Russian Presidents Discuss Cease-Fire In Idlib Over Phone

DAMASCUS, Mar 21 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad received a phone call from Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Friday.…

Update:Italy virus deaths hit record as Trump goes on war footing

ROME, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy on Wednesday reported nearly 500 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest one-day…