Yemen's warring parties welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce Thursday as the country entered its sixth year of a conflict that has unleashed a humanitarian crisis, rendering it more vulnerable to any coronavirus outbreak. An Arab-led military coalition said late Wednesday that it...

The United States Thursday granted Iraq a 30-day waiver to keep importing Iranian gas despite American sanctions, two Iraqi officials told AFP, the shortest extension yet. The U.S. slapped tough sanctions on the Iranian energy sector in late 2018 and has granted Iraq a series of waivers,...

Afghanistan will release at least 10,000 prisoners over the age of 55 in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, officials said Thursday. "The president has issued a decree that several thousand prisoners will be released soon due to coronavirus," an official in President...

In Tunisia, 150 people -- mostly women -- have isolated themselves in a factory for a month to make protective gear like masks to help their country's fight against coronavirus. Due to strict measures to prevent COVID-19 contamination, journalists are not allowed to visit the Consomed...