Lebanon today closed its borders, sea ports and airport in efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The entry points will remained sealed until at least 29 March. The country began…
Thousands of asylum seekers have been continuing to wait at the Turkish-Greek border for more than two weeks now, in hope of soon making their way into Europe. Nearly 2,500…
While nationally aspired unity for Jerusalem continues to swirl within a dead-end maze; Israel’s interim government under the guidance of incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, continues to apply additional drastic…
Governments in Africa have already been struggling to cope with the emergence of the coronavirus, in addition to chronic resource scarcity, food shortages, violence and lack of technological expertise; and…
The Israeli parliament, Knesset in Hebrew, held a unique swearing-in ceremony yesterday, during which small clusters of the recently elected members entered the assembly’s chambers, to pledge their personal allegiance…
President Reuven Rivlin today officially mandated Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz with the formation of the next Israeli government. The decision to appoint the political newcomer and former…
Iran is the worst-affected country in the Middle East to be hit by the coronavirus, and one of the deadliest outside of China. The Islamic Republic’s Deputy Health Minister Alireza…
Israel’s transition government has announced a series of new measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of infected Israelis doubled since Friday to more…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that highly sophisticated surveillance will soon be implemented to compel compliance by those refusing to adhere to government mandates regarding self-quarantine to halt…
Life in Lebanon virtually ground to a halt this week, after the government imposed heavy measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus amid an already-battered national economy. Businesses that…