Palestinians in the West Bank yesterday rallied to mark 53 years of Israeli occupation and protest against the Jewish state’s plans to annex part of the territory.

The head of Libya’s UN-recognised unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj, said yesterday that his forces were “determined” to take over the entire country from his rival, military commander Khalifa Haftar.

The head of Libya’s UN-recognised unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj, said yesterday that his forces were “determined” to take over the entire country from his rival, military commander Khalifa Haftar.

Mosques in the Gaza Strip reopened yesterday after a 70-day closure due to the novel coronavirus, with one worshipper saying he was “overjoyed” despite fears over the pandemic.

The spread of novel coronavirus has accelerated again this month in Iran which on Wednesday officially confirmed over 3,000 new cases for a third consecutive day.

Iran yesterday lamented that people were ignoring social distancing rules as it reported more than 3,000 new coronavirus infections in a second cresting wave.

The United Nations’ Libya mission said yesterday the country’s warring parties had agreed to restart talks aimed at reaching a lasting ceasefire, after a three-month suspension.

Iyad Hallak, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with autism, passed Israeli police every day to reach his special needs school in Jerusalem’s Old City.

As Lebanon’s debilitating economic crisis drags on, Lebanese whose living standards have plunged are relying more and more on a growing support system of charities and private initiatives to fend off hunger.

A Syrian graffiti artist in the country’s last rebel stronghold of Idlib has turned to wall art after the death of George Floyd in police custody in the United States.

The worst of the coronavirus pandemic has passed but declaring victory against the disease would be premature, Lebanon's health minister said Monday, as the country gradually opened up.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced Monday 719 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), and 8 deaths