Summit in Marrakech focuses on global efforts to fight al-Qaeda; follows other Warsaw Process working groups where Israeli and Arab officials joined discussions on security issues

Gulf state also bans public gatherings for two weeks as number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Middle East tops 520

Halt in travel via what is a major international hub for Iranians comes amid concerns Tehran has not revealed the full extent of coronavirus spread in the country

Lawmaker from province of Qom had said 50 people died; conflicting reports raise questions about Iranian government's transparency on scale of outbreak

Tehran says first deaths date back to February 13, though first cases only announced days later; Kuwait, Bahrain announce first cases in people entering from Iran

Court refuses to hear appeal, convicting defendant of organizing illegal demonstration; locals accuse government of seeking to appease Jerusalem, amid thawing of ties

Arab Official tells Haaretz nations who attended proposal's unveiling were given only general information before they agreed to come, but realized later they could not support it

'Jerusalem cannot be left to the bloody claw of Israel,' Turkish president says, declares 'shame' on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman for being open to plan

Israeli expert says several Arab countries didn't find considerable value in explicitly knocking initiative; Palestinian analyst warns it may be too early to fully judge responses

Traditional Palestinian backers release carefully worded statements that avoid rejecting plan, showing that security ties with Washington outweigh any appetite to oppose proposal

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