Turkish authorities on Saturday sent official orders on recent decisions to ease restrictions related to the novel coronavirus as the country made advances in its fight against the pandemic. The Interior Ministry ordered local officials to allow restaurants, cafes, patisseries, coffee...

Iran's Guardian Council denied Saturday that the killing of a teenage girl by her father was the result of "negligence" due to a delay in its approval of a new child protection law. Last week's apparent "honour" killing of Romina Ashrafi, 14, sparked outrage across Iran, with media...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani announced Saturday that collective prayers will resume in mosques, even as confirmed new coronavirus infections rise again after a decline. "It has been decided to open the mosques across the country... giving worshippers the chance to perform their daily...

Coronavirus infection rates have risen in Israel, particularly in schools, since the government began easing restrictions and it may reimpose them if the trend continues, the health ministry said Friday. The number of positive tests rose to 101 on Friday from four last Saturday and Prime...