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Yemen has 1st confirmed virus case, more than 10k in Israel

Yemen’s internationally recognized government announced Friday the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the ...

Jews prep for a pandemic Passover: Smaller but no less vital

Passover and its epic story — how the Jewish people escaped to freedom after plagues struck their oppressors — are uniquely ...

Quarantined drag queens land TV show in Israel

As Israel imposed a nationwide virus lockdown, shuttering theaters, clubs and bars, the country's drag queens found ...

Passover in isolation dampens holiday mood in Israel

Each year, Patricia Sheetrit and her family gather with in-laws for the first night of Passover, bringing together some 20 ...

Military promises Pakistani doctors gear to fight virus

Pakistan's military promised Tuesday that dozens of doctors who were briefly jailed for protesting a lack of protective ...

Israeli leader announces lockdown over Passover holiday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday a complete lockdown over the upcoming Passover holiday to ...

Jerusalem's Palm Sunday procession scaled back due to virus

A small group of Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter in the Old ...

After ignoring warnings, Israeli ultra-Orthodox hit by virus

Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. VIRUS DEATHS, ...

Iran parliament speaker, Israeli health minister have virus

Iran’s parliament speaker has contracted the new coronavirus, the country's highest-ranking government figure yet to catch ...

The Latest: Israel's health minister has new coronavirus

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

UN begins home food drops for Gaza's needy to stem virus

A U.N. aid agency Tuesday began delivering food to the homes of impoverished Palestinians instead of making them pick up such ...

Countries crack down on basic rights amid virus pandemic

Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition ...

Ill man seeks return to US amid West Bank virus restrictions

Ismail “Sam” Mousa is very worried. The 48-year-old Uber driver and Subway worker from Delaware has chronic obstructive ...

Prisoners riot in Iran; Netanyahu goes into self-quarantine

Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in ...

Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup

Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military ...

Iran's army sets up hospital in capital as virus toll climbs

Iran announced another 144 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday and said thousands more were in critical condition as the ...

Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts

An international aid group said Wednesday that closures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic are preventing it from ...

Netanyahu ally resigns, deepening Israeli political turmoil

Israel's parliament speaker abruptly resigned Wednesday, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and deepening ...

Arrival of virus in Gaza raises fears about vulnerable areas

The arrival of the coronavirus in the Gaza Strip, an impoverished enclave where the health care system has been gutted by ...