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Lebanon decided to prolong its total lockdown by two weeks.
The Israeli government extended the country's coronavirus lockdown as infections soar despite a rapid vaccination campaign.
Iraq approves AstraZeneca, Sinopharm vaccines amid fall in cases
Iraq’s health minister has announced that the country will approve the Oxford AstraZeneca and Sinopharm vaccines as the number of coronavirus cases continues to fall.
Oman to see fastest economic growth in MENA region
Oman is set to be one of the countries to see the swiftest economic recovery from the Covid-19 epidemic.
WHO team arrives in Wuhan for coronavirus investigation
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in the Chinese province of Wuhan
Distrust of Boris must not erode confidence in vaccine
Comment: Debunking anti-vax conspiracy theories means taking an honest look at the profiteering and incompetence of Boris Johnson's government, too, writes Malia Bouattia.
Covid threat puts Pope Francis' Iraq trip in doubt
Pope Francis was due to visit Iraq in March.
Qatar will not change relations with Iran: foreign minister
Iran and Qatar relations will not be changed by Doha's recent reconciliation agreement with Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Qatar emir lands in Saudi Arabia for GCC summit
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has landed in the Saudi city of Al-Ula to participate in the GCC summit.
Iraqi parents arrested for 'attempting to sell five-year-old son'
The parents put their son up for sale for some 10 million Iraqi dinars, or $7,000, in the affluent Karrada district of Baghdad.
2021 could be even worse for the Middle East
Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria are the countries most at risk according to the IRC Emergency Watchlist for 2021.
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Revolt Against the Sun: When the political is personal
Book Club: Nazik al-Mala'ika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Revolt Against the Sun presents her key works in ...
Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last: WHO chief
The World Health Organization's chief said this year's Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last, noting mankind must tackle climate change and ...
EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal
The 11th hour accord will go into effect on January 1.
Iranian officials fear 'fourth wave' sparked by winter festivities
Officials remain worried about the danger of resurgence amid the Yalda gatherings, which mark the longest and darkest night of the year.
Three killed amid alarming rise in murders among Palestinian-Israelis
Three Palestinian-Israeli relatives have been shot dead in the city of Baqa al-Gharbiyya, bringing the total number of murders in the ...
How Israel's nation-state law perpetuates racial segregation
In-depth: An Israeli court has rejected local petitions to establish an Arabic-language school in Karmiel or fund transport for Palestinian ...
Leading Israeli official forms right-wing party to rival Netanyahu
Gideon Sa'ar announced the formation of a new political party in Israel.
EU promises Gaza help with obtaining coronavirus vaccine
Gaza, ruled by the Islamist group Hamas since 2007, is under a tight Israeli-enforced blockade, a major factor in weakening the Palestinian ...
Trump says his lawyer Giuliani has Covid-19
Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for Covid-19, the president said, the latest member of his inner circle to ...
Refugees in Britain: Covid-19 and the loneliness epidemic
Public discourse on refugees often centres solely on their material needs. However, the Covid-19 crisis shows that the deep desire for community ...
The New Arab's top reads on gender-based violence
The New Arab has curated articles shedding powerful light on the pressing issue of gender-based violence across the Middle East, North Africa ...
Afghanistan conference to set aid cuts, conditions amid pandemic
Donors could offer between 15% to 20% less than they did in the last pledging conference in 2016, according to a senior Western diplomat.
Turkey has imposed restrictions to fight rising Covid-19 infections and growing deaths.
The elections took place amid the peak of Covid-19 in the kingdom.
On the eve of polling day, the kingdom had confirmed around 115,000 infections.
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