Mosques, churches and businesses in the occupied West Bank will reopen Tuesday in an easing of coronavirus restrictions, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said Monday. The Palestinian Authority declared a health emergency in March and imposed lockdowns after the first cases of...

Syria reported 20 new cases of the novel coronavirus Monday, the largest single-day increase to date, the health ministry said. The war-torn country has recorded 106 infections and four deaths so far, and new cases have increased in recent days. It brings the total recorded...

India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart. India reported another 6,977 cases, taking its total ot 138,845, according to government data,...

A surprise Taliban ceasefire appeared Monday to be holding for a second day, as authorities planned to release up to 2,000 insurgents held by security forces. The Taliban made the three-day truce offer that started Sunday to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday -- a move swiftly welcomed by the...