Iran's official coronavirus death toll reached 2,757 Monday and the number of infections crossed 40,000, as President Hassan Rouhani's political opponents slammed his response to the outbreak. The Islamic republic is one of the countries worst hit by the virus, which originated in China....

Inmates at a prison in Iran staged a riot on Sunday night over fears of a coronavirus outbreak at the facility, local media reported. According to Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the protest broke out at 10 p.m. (1730GMT) in two sections of Adel Abad Prison in Iran’s...

 An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Monday, but it was not immediately clear if the 70-year-old leader had been exposed or his work affected. "We will take action in accordance with Health Ministry directives," an...

Some Shi’ite pilgrims returning to Iraq from Syria have tested positive for coronavirus, raising concern that such pilgrim travel could be a source for a larger spread of the disease around the country, a senior Iraqi official and health officials said on Sunday.  So far, Iraq has...