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Iran lost 405 people to Covid-19 on the latest count by health authorities, bringing its total death toll to 66,732.
Oman's Dhofar governorate has entered a partial lockdown in response to a rise in coronavirus cases.
Worldwide Covid-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
While the true figure could be significantly higher because of possible government concealment, the number of lives lost is about equal to the population of Kyiv, the capital city Ukraine.
Assad's Syria will never be safe for Syrians
Comment: Denmark is well aware of the dangerous reality of Assad's Syria. Instead of an inhumane social policy, it should examine its own links ...
UN urges Yemen's warring parties to accept peace plan
Martin Griffiths called on Yemen's warring factions to move toward accepting a proposed peace plan on Thursday.
Oman imposes night-time Ramadan lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge
Oman has imposed a night-time partial lockdown throughout Ramadan as coronavirus cases increase at a worrying rate.
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria
As the number of cases across northeastern Syria rise, Kurdish authorities have imposed a curfew to stop the spread.
20 killed, 3 injured in southern Egypt crash
A bus travelling from Cairo turned over while trying to pass a truck on a highway in the southern province of Assuit. The two vehicles collided, ...
Bangladesh shuts down offices, transport amid pandemic surge
Bangladesh has ordered an eight-day closure of all offices and public transport as Covid-19 cases rise.
Iran enforces lockdown amid fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic
Tehran and 250 other cities and towns have been declared "red zones" by Iran's coronavirus task force due their highest positivity rates and the ...
UN official condemns Syrian regime strike that killed seven
The UN’s Deputy Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Syria has condemned an Assad regime missile strike which killed an education official, ...
Iraqi youth see little hope 18 years after Saddam
Despite the country's oil wealth, the promise of a booming future has remained beyond grasp for most, especially those now coming of age.
Covid-19: A year of repression in the Middle East
In-depth: Amnesty International's annual report for 2020/21 reveals the scope of the abuses Middle Eastern governments perpetrated while the ...
Pakistanis rush to buy Covid-19 vaccine through private sales
As commercial sales of the Russian vaccine were possible for the first time in Pakistan, thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get vaccinated.
Tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur kill 18: medics
More bloodshed occurred over the weekend in intercommunal strife which often sees nomadic Arab pastoralists pitted against settled non-Arab ...
Libya receives Russia’s Sputnik vaccine
Libya is expected to start vaccinating its population as the first 100,000 doses arrived, as hospitals can't handle the pressure of the pandemic.
Millions mark Easter under coronavirus curbs
Easter celebrations are, once more, impacted by the coronavirus pandemic as most countries in the world imposed restrictions.
Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge
Syria's primary schools will close their doors from Monday, where cases are said to have risen dramatically last week. Universities will be ...
Covid overwhelms ICUs in Syrian capital
As the virus rages in Syria, hospitals in Damascus are now so overwhelmed that Covid-19 patients are being transferred outside the city ...
Lebanon to swap medical expertise for Iraqi oil
Lebanon and Iraq have signed a deal to exchange oil for medical supplies, which is hoped will solve each country’s respective problems.
Lebanon headed towards blackout as second plant shuts down
Out of four major power plants in the country, two are now out of service, likely causing even longer electricity blackouts in the near future.
First pharmaceutical plant opens in rebel-held north Syria
The newly inaugurated pharmaceutical plant will be the first laboratory operating outside Syrian regime control.
Coronavirus surges across Arab world despite vaccine progress
Health authorities across the Arab world are reporting an alarming rise in coronavirus infections as the fasting month of Ramadan approaches.
Somalia jihadist group bans AstraZeneca vaccine over 'safety fears'
The Al-Qaeda affiliated group Al-Shabab has called on the government to 'repent to Allah' for administering the vaccine.
Authorities in Damascus warned they were "rationing" fuel to avoid shortages.
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