Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro stepped up his stand-off with state governments on Monday by suggesting that democracy could be at risk if the coronavirus crisis leads to social chaos. Bolsonaro has criticised governors in the hardest-hit Brazilian states, calling them “job-killers”...

As many as 37 more people died of the novel coronavirus in Turkey in the past 24 hours, according to figures released by the country's Health Ministry on Monday, bringing the death toll to 168. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 10,827 as 1,610 more people tested...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Two Syrian rescue workers were awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize by the Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace, in recognition of the efforts made by the medical sector in opposition-held areas. Maysoon al-Masry, a volunteer in the Syrian Civil Defense...

 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are spending tens of billions to prop up their economies during the coronavirus crisis and oil price slump but the scaling back of state projects is blunting the impact. The pain felt by the tourism, retail, hospitality and logistics sectors...