Iran's interior minister has suggested that up to 225 people were killed in November protests sparked by a petrol price hike, ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.

Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem yesterday shot dead a disabled Palestinian they mistakenly thought was armed with a pistol, prompting furious condemnation from the Palestinians.

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced Saturday 1,008 new infections of the coronavirus (Covid-19), raising the total to 26,192.

Government employees went back to work in Iran on Saturday and President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would resume daily prayers across the country ...

Kuwait’s Ministry of Health reported yesterday the registration of 1,072 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours, raising the country’s tally to 25,184, while the number of deaths is 194.

Iran’s new parliament yesterday elected former Tehran mayor Mohamed Bagher Ghalibaf as its speaker, consolidating the power of conservatives ahead of next year’s presidential election.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged lawmakers to “co-operate” with his government in a speech yesterday during the inaugural session of the new parliament following a February election swept by conservatives.

Iran's parliament reconvened on Wednesday after the Feb. 21 elections under strict health protocols and social distancing rules to ward off the coronavirus in one of the hardest-hit Middle Eastern countries.

Houthi fighters in Yemen fired missiles at a military base of the Saudi-backed government in Marib province, northeast of the capital Sanaa, on Tuesday, killing seven people including relatives of the chief of staff, three military sources said.

Iran further eased restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus yesterday by allowing restaurants to accept customers, as it announced another 57 deaths from the virus.

Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr yesterday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offered respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections.

Iranians in a rare event mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan this year on separate days — yesterday or today — depending on different religious authorities’ edicts.