Through decades of conflict, Dr Haidar Hantoush has watched wounded soldiers and civilians flood into Iraq's emergency wards. But he's never been so scared. "Violence we can just about handle. Patients stream into hospitals for hours at a time - but you can see how many there are. You get a...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists and former detainees have renewed calls on the Syrian regime to release the prisoners to protect them against the novel coronavirus pandemic. Activists say the COVID-19 has been spreading in Syria, as the air corridor between Tehran and Damascus...

Battles raged on several fronts in Libya Friday after a night of heavy bombardment in Tripoli, combatants and residents said, despite the threat continued fighting poses to efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic. Serious warfare resumed this week after a comparative lull in recent weeks,...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak. "Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus," Johnson said. "I am now self-isolating,...