Nearly one in five Iranians may have been infected with the novel coronavirus since the country's outbreak started in February, a health official said Tuesday. "About 15 million Iranians may have experienced being infected with this virus since the outbreak began," said Ehsan Mostafavi, a...

Palestinians have sent the diplomatic Quartet a response to the US Mideast plan which sees parts of the West Bank being annexed by Israel, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said Tuesday. "We submitted a counter-proposal to the Quartet a few days ago," he said, referring to the...

A rocket landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Monday, the Iraqi military said. The military said the rocket was launched from an area to the south of the airport and there were no reported damages or casualties. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

 A Turkish judge ruled Monday to keep five people in jail at the start of their trial over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul, a lawyer for one of the suspects said. An executive from Turkish private jet operator MNG Jet and four pilots were...