Middle East

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…

Syria Reports One New COVID-19 Case, One Death

DAMASCUS, Apr 20 (NNN-SANA) – One new COVID-19 infection case and one death were reported in Syria on Sunday, the…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels “Abduct” Pro-Gov’t Ex-Minister: Official

SANAA, Apr 20 (NNN-SABA) – Yemeni Information Minister, Moammar al-Eryani, said, the ex-minister of culture was “abducted” early Sunday, from…

COVID-19 Cases In Saudi Arabia Rise To 9,362 With 1,088 New Cases

RIYADH, Apr 20 (NNN-SPA) – The total cases of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia increased to 9,362 on Sunday, with the…

Covid-19 toll at 1100 GMT Sunday

PARIS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 160,685 on Sunday, according…

Israel Shuts Down COVID-19 Testing Lab Due To False Diagnoses

JERUSALEM, Apr 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, announced on Sunday, the shutting down of a COVID-19 testing laboratory,…