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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 sites
01 Apr 2020 1:52 PM
US sanctions not hampered Iran's fight against coronavirus: Rouhani
Friction between Tehran and Washington has increased since 2018 when President Donald Trump pulled the US out of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal
01 Apr 2020 1:29 PM
Israel: After staffer tests positive for virus, PM Netanyahu placed under quarantine
The prime minister decided that he and his close staff would be in confinement until tests were completed
30 Mar 2020 6:18 PM
Covid19: Death toll in Iran rises to 2,757, over 40,000 cases reported
Iran has been scrambling to contain COVID-19's spread since it reported its first cases on February 19
30 Mar 2020 5:51 PM
Over 12,000 recovered from Covid19 in Iran, officials say
Iran reported 123 new deaths, taking the toll to 2,640
29 Mar 2020 5:12 PM
Covid19 toll in Iran rises to 2,517
The total number of infections in Iran now stands at 35,408
28 Mar 2020 4:39 PM
Covid19 death toll in Iran rises to 2,000
The total positive cases in Iran now stands at 27,017
25 Mar 2020 4:55 PM
Kabul attack: ISIS claims responsibility
The Islamic State group later claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE intelligence group
25 Mar 2020 3:44 PM
Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in Afghanistan
The sikhs are a religious minority in Afghanistan
25 Mar 2020 11:19 AM
Covid19: Iran reports 122 new deaths, toll surges past 1,900
Over 24,811 people are now known to have been infected by coronavirus in Iran
24 Mar 2020 4:32 PM
UAE suspends passnger flights to tackle Covid19: state media
The UAE, whose international airports in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are major hubs, announced on Friday its first two deaths from the COVID-19
23 Mar 2020 9:37 AM
Covid19 death toll in Iran climbs to 1,685 with 129 new deaths
The health ministry confirmed that 1,028 new cases had been recorded in the past 24 hours
22 Mar 2020 5:49 PM
With 123 new deaths, Covid19 death toll in Iran spikes to 1,556
A total of 20,610 people are now known to have been infected with coronavirus in Iran
21 Mar 2020 4:12 PM
Covid19 death toll in Iran rises to 1,433 with 149 new deaths
Nearly 19,644 people are now known to have been infected in Iran, one of the world's worst-hit countries
20 Mar 2020 4:52 PM
Iran says 149 new coronavirus deaths, toll reaches 1,284
A total of 18,407 people have contracted the disease in the country, one of the worst hit by the novel coronavirus
19 Mar 2020 5:21 PM
With 147 new deaths, toll in Iran climbs to 1,135
The death toll's continued sharp increase worries experts that the outbreak in the Islamic Republic is far from being contained
18 Mar 2020 4:59 PM
Iranian woman aged 103 survives Covid19: reports
The unnamed woman had been hospitalised in the central city of Semnan for about a week
18 Mar 2020 4:54 PM
Covid19: Death toll in Iran spikes to 988 as country reports 135 new deaths
The total number of confirmed cases in the country rose to 16,169
17 Mar 2020 5:06 PM
Iran reports 129 new deaths in Covid19 outbreak
The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities
16 Mar 2020 5:32 PM
Covid19 claims 113 lives in Iran, total death toll climbs to 724
Tehran province has the highest number of new infections with 251 fresh cases.
15 Mar 2020 5:12 PM
Columns
If we don’t take immediate measures to mitigate the larger human crisis the lockdown has triggered, we are heading towards a catastrophe
The goal of social distancing is a hugely unfulfilled aspiration
How did 21st century India forget the 'yellow peril' that battered the global economy in the guise of globalisation?
Just the other day we were watching the lockdown in Wuhan and were appalled that people could be quarantined in their own country