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Some Middle Eastern governments have released prisoners as part of their response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, while others have ignored pressure to do so.
In poor economies in the Middle East, surging consumer demands for face masks, protective gear and hand sanitiser have led to a bustling black market trade, full of questionable goods.
The Jewish community makes up less than one percent of Morocco's population but more than 10 percent of its coronavirus-linked deaths.
As aid agencies warn of a 'disaster in the making' in war-torn Syria, Saudi authorities are splurging millions on 'quarantine hotels'.
A three-month-old baby and a 96-year-old woman have both recovered from the coronavirus in Morocco as authorities said they were working on avoiding further spread of the disease.
More than 28,000 people have been arrested in Morocco since measures were imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Each year, INSAF helps over 500 young women who have fallen pregnant out of wedlock - viewed as a "sin" by a society marked by religious conservatism.
Moroccan aeronautics companies are to produce both invasive and non-invasive ventilators to deal with the coronavirus crisis, with 500 set to be manufactured by mid-April.
Twenty-five tonnes of cannabis resin was seized by Lebanon's police. In 2016, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ranked the country as the third main source of the resin.
Algeria and Morocco appear to be using the coronavirus pandemic to quietly silence dissent and arrest journalists who are reporting on the pandemic.
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