Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 853, with 129 new deaths in the past 24 hours, a health ministry official tweeted on Monday, adding that a total of 14,991 people have been infected across Iran. “In the past 24 hours we had 1,053 confirmed new cases of coronavirus...

Beirut’s usually congested streets were largely free of cars and pedestrians stayed away from its seafront Corniche as government measures to curb the spread of coronavirus took effect with varying degrees of success on Monday. Police ordered closed several shops that were open in Beirut...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi the United States would take measures in self-defense if attacked, according to a statement on Monday, after a second rocket attack on an Iraqi base that houses U.S. troops helping fight Islamic State. "Secretary...

Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz received an official mandate Monday to try to form Israel's next government, and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join him in a unity administration. In a sharp blow to Netanyahu, who had declared victory in a March 2 election, 61 of...