Opposition leader Benny Gantz will be asked to form a new government, Israel’s president said on Sunday, boosting his chances of ousting veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was a blow to Netanyahu, who is fighting for his political life amid unprecedented political deadlock and...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tested negative for coronavirus, his office said in a statement Sunday. Netanyahu was asymptomatic before undergoing the precautionary test, which was also administered to officials working close to him.

Lebanon’s president called on Sunday for citizens to work from home and avoid socializing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “Each of us is called upon to continue his work, from home, in the way he sees appropriate,” President Michel Aoun said in a televised address at the...

The tomb of Imam Reza in Iran's holy Shiite city of Mashhad has been closed to pilgrims until further notice in line with measures to stop the new coronavirus, a spokesman said Sunday. "Currently, the porches of the mausoleum and generally all the covered spaces of the holy shrine are...