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Workers disinfect the ground around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca,Saudi Arabia on March 7, 2020 (AP)

Coronavirus: Saudi asks Muslims to delay Haj plans

The kingdom's Al Saud ruling family stakes its legitimacy in this oil-rich nation on overseeing and protecting the hajj...

1 April 2020 1:46 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo- AP)

Iran's fight against coronavirus not hampered by US sanctions: Rouhani

Friction between Tehran and Washington has increased since 2018 when President Donald Trump pulled the US out of...

1 April 2020 1:18 PM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu (AP)

Israeli PM Netanyahu placed under quarantine after staffer tests...

The prime minister decided that he and his close staff would be in confinement until tests were completed

30 March 2020 6:17 PM IST

People wearing protective clothing carry the body of a victim who died after being infected with the new coronavirus at a cemetery just outside Tehran, Iran. AFP Photo

Virus cases in Iran rise to 40,000, toll climbs to 2,757

Iran has been scrambling to contain COVID-19's spread since it reported its first cases on February 19

30 March 2020 5:50 PM IST

Iraqi doctors disinfect at ward at Hakim Hospital in Najaf, Iraq. AFP Photo

As Covid19 fatalities rise, Iraq scrambles to bury its dead

Iraq has confirmed more than 500 COVID-19 cases and 42 deaths

30 March 2020 2:30 PM IST

Over 12,000 recover from virus in Iran amid rising death toll

Iran reported 123 new deaths, taking the toll to 2,640

29 March 2020 5:12 PM IST

People in protective clothing walk past rows of beds at a temporary 2,000-bed hospital for COVID-19 coronavirus patients set up by the Iranian army at the international exhibition center in northern Tehran, Iran. AP Photo

Iran records 139 new Covid19 deaths, toll climbs to 2,517

The total number of infections in Iran now stands at 35,408

28 March 2020 3:48 PM IST

Paramedics treat a patient infected with the new coronavirus, at a hospital in Tehran, Iran,

Covid19: Iran announces new deaths, toll surges past 2,000

The total positive cases in Iran now stands at 27,017

25 March 2020 4:24 PM IST

Family members walk through the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo

ISIS claims responsibility for Gurudwara attack

Police in Kabul said that at least 11 children were rescued from the gurdwara

25 March 2020 3:39 PM IST

Afghan personnel arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in...

The Sikh community is a religious minority in Afghanistan

25 March 2020 11:19 AM IST

Iranians, some wearing protective masks, gather inside the capital Tehrans grand bazaar, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic crises. AFP Photo

Covid19 death toll in Iran climbs to 1,900

Over 24,811 people are now known to have been infected by coronavirus in Iran

24 March 2020 4:13 PM IST

UAE suspends all passenger flights to contain virus outbreak

The UAE, whose international airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are major hubs, announced on Friday its first two deaths...

23 March 2020 9:36 AM IST