Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health announced 157 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the Kingdom to 1,720. Of the new cases reported, 78 were recorded in Madinah, 55 in Makkah and the rest in Riyadh, Qatif, Jeddah, Hufof, Tabuk, Taif and Al-Henaki   Details..>>

Iran warned the US Wednesday that it was leading the Middle East to disaster in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic after it deployed Patriot air defense missiles to Iraq. Washington had been in talks with Baghdad about the proposed deployment since January but it was not immediately clear w   Details..>>

As the world focuses on combating the coronavirus pandemic, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has declared its fight in Yemen and other conflict countries “almost impossible,” unless states and humanitarian organizations immediately launch a coordinated response.   Details..>>

The internationally recognized government has taken several economic measures to counter the repercussions of the new coronavirus outbreak, official Yemeni sources said. Among these measures was the extension of the closure of land, air and sea ports, they said. Shipments of medicines and fo   Details..>>

Saudi Arabia’s health ministry announced 110 new cases of coronavirus, along with two new deaths in the Kingdom on Tuesday. The case total in the country has reached 1,563 and the death toll is now in double figures at 10. The two latest people to die from the virus were residents of M   Details..>>

A doctor who gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a tour of Moscow’s main coronavirus hospital last week said on Tuesday he had himself been diagnosed with the virus. Putin visited the Kommunarka hospital last Tuesday where he chatted to the doctor, Denis Protsenko. Neither man was wear   Details..>>

Further details have emerged following yesterday’s air strikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition over the Yemeni capital Sanaa. It has been revealed that warplanes targeted a stable at the Military College. The attacks killed 70 purebred Arabian horses, injuring 30 others. A corresp   Details..>>

Local authorities in Shabwa governorate in southern Yemen announced the release of 43 prisoners in an effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus being transmitted among the prison population. A committee established by Shabwa governor Mohammed Saleh Bin Adyo to review the conditions inside the gov   Details..>>

  Transportation Minister Saleh Al-Jabwani submitted his resignation letter to President Hadi on Saturday in protest against the prime minister’s decision to suspend his work. Hours later, Civil Service Minister Nabil Al-Faqih also submitted his resignation. Prime Minister Dr. Maeen   Details..>>

The Steering Committee of the Expo 2020 Dubai are exploring the possibility of postponing the event until October 2021. The expo was due to open in October this year, but with the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus, organizers have continued to review the situation. The statement came after a s   Details..>>