Key industries are warning of social unrest unless India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes concessions when he announces any extension Tuesday to a three-week pandemic-lockdown for the country's 1.3 billion people. The lockdown ends at midnight Tuesday, but several state chief ministers...

A number of Arab countries have extended their lockdowns of major cities in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, despite the curfews having a devastating impact on local businesses. Jordan announced on Sunday that it was extending its lockdown - one of the strictest in the world -...

 Defence firm Elbit Systems said Monday it will manufacture thousands of automatic ventilation machines at the request of the Israeli government as the coronavirus outbreak has led to a global shortage. Based on technology developed by LifeCan Medical, these machines will enable...

Iran's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4,585, with 111 more overnight, a health ministry official said Monday, adding the total number of infected cases had reached 73,303 in the most-affected Middle Eastern country On Sunday, the government lifted a ban on travel...