The number of recorded novel coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states has doubled in three months to over 800,000, according to a Reuters tally. All countries have lifted internal curfews and lockdowns, but restrictions on gatherings and foreign travel remain, and social distancing...

Russia said on Tuesday new US sanctions against Iran would have no political or practical consequences for Moscow's cooperation with Tehran, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. The United States Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran's defense...

Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said Tuesday, condemning as dishonorable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel. Palestinians see the accords which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed with Israel...

Disaster management authorities in Indonesia revealed on Tuesday that at least 49 neighborhoods in the country's capital had been flooded. A number of areas were flooded with water 10 to 100 centimeters deep (3.9 to 39.3 inches) after heavy rainfall that began Monday night, said the...