The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 35,000 Friday as the kingdom struggles to get to grips with rising numbers of new infections. Officials reported 1,701 new cases , taking the total to 35,432. The country has recorded a daily average of around 1,500 new cases over the...

 Saudi Arabia has formed a police unit to monitor violations of its coronavirus lockdown rules and has banned gatherings of more than five people, the state news agency SPA said on Thursday. The kingdom had already said gatherings of more than one family were prohibited. On Thursday,...

A senior United Arab Emirates official Wednesday stressed the need for de-escalation in the region to allow countries to focus on "the hurricane" caused by the coronavirus pandemic and review development models. Earlier Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threatened a "crushing...

Shops and industrial enterprises in Bahrain can open from Thursday while restaurants will stay closed to in-house diners, the Health Ministry said, as the Gulf state eases restrictions designed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Bahrain shuttered non-essential shops and businesses...