Iran rejects US offer to help fight coronavirus

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…

Gantz: Netanyahu exploiting COVID-19 for political moves

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…

COVID-19: Israel enacts nationwide curfew

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…

Turkish & Russian forces face challenges in Idlib

Joint patrols by Russian and Turkish forces in the northwestern Jihadist-plagued Idlib region, as part of the cessation-of-hostilities arrangement that was reached between the leaders of both powers, are facing…

Jordan deploys army to enforce COVID-19 lockdown

Jordanian King Abdullah II has approved a national defense law that gives the government sweeping powers to enforce a state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The royal…

COVID-19: Egypt suspends all air traffic

Egypt has announced that all air traffic will be halted starting tomorrow in efforts to prevent the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The Arab Republic’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly explained…

Jerusalem: no political unity despite COVID-crisis

While extraordinary measures are demanded of the Israeli public to contend with the coronavirus outbreak for weeks and possibly months to come, the nation’s leaders have failed to move past…