Iran’s death toll from the new outbreak in the country has reached 4683, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV. Ninety-eight people have died in the past 24 hours, …
Coronavirus becomes latest battlefront between Iran and the U.S.
Even as both face the same invisible enemy in the novel coronavirus, Iran and the United States remain locked in retaliatory pressure campaigns that have turned the pandemic into the two countries’ …
Israel’s shadow campaign offers lessons for U.S. in standoff with Iran, report says
Israel’s unacknowledged strikes on Iranian targets in Syria have not resulted in major escalation with Tehran.
Iran is very, very sick
Grasping at straws like a dying beast, the Iranian regime is pleading with the world to persuade America to end its maximum pressure campaign and ditch sanctions, so that it can tackle the coronavirus …
Turkey sees opportunity in virus crisis to bolster influence
Turkey is pushing its credentials as a major humanitarian power in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic by sending medical equipment to Italy and Spain, detection kits for Palestinians and even …
In Turkey, only some lives are worth saving from coronavirus – others are collateral damage
In efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic, Turkey first banned people older than 65 and younger than six from leaving their homes. The younger age limit was soon raised to 18, after images of home …
Idled day workers may slip though Turkey’s cash safety net
Countless Turkish day workers risk falling through a financial safety net being set up to support those idled due to the coronavirus outbreak, as authorities in Ankara scramble for funds to stretch it …
Turkey to free one-third of its prisoners to curb coronavirus
However, overcrowding has led to fears the virus could exacerbate an outbreak in the country’s 355 prisons. Turkey’s Human Rights Association last week called for those prisoners with critical …
Turkey to release thousands of prisoners over coronavirus
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday approved a law that allows for the release tens of thousands of prisoners as a safety measure against the coronavirus outbreak. “The draft has become law after being …
‘Rice ATMs’ provide free rice for people out of work in Vietnam due to the coronavirus crisis
A machine that gives out free rice — it sounds too good to be true. But these “rice ATMs” have been set up around Vietnam to help those who need it most during the coronavirus pandemic.