By Professor Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Israeli national security is unquestionably weakened by the corona pandemic. Many IDF units are suffering from a shortage…
Jordan has indefinitely extended its curfew amid ongoing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. King Abdullah II invoked an emergency decree giving the government sweeping powers to enforce an…
Israel has been challenged with containing the coronavirus outbreak, with the number of confirmed cases leaping to more than 1,650 overnight. 31 of the patients have been diagnosed as critically…
Following weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that COVID-19 has already reached Syria, officials have confirmed what they say is the first sign of the pandemic. Health Minister Nizar al-Yaziji told…
Israel health authorities are stepping up efforts to test the general Israeli public for exposure to the coronavirus. The national Magen David Adom emergency paramedic services have established “drive-through” testing…
Israel has suffered its first coronavirus-related death, with the number of citizens confirmed to have been infected rising to 1,238; 24 of whom are in serious condition. The first fatality…
Iranian leaders continue to furiously reject the United States’ offer of humanitarian assistance against the coronavirus that is devastating the Islamic Republic, while demanding that if Washington wants to help…
One person is dying from the coronavirus every 10 minutes in Iran, according to the Islamic Republic’s Health Ministry, with 50 more becoming infected every hour. The country has been…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the need for the nation’s leaders “to unite forces” and “form a unity government,” to help battle the spreading coronavirus. The Likud leader appealed…
The number of Israelis infected with the coronavirus has risen to 705; nine of whom are diagnosed as seriously ill and an 89-year-old woman who is in critical condition. In…