Customers required to wear masks, keep distance from one another as rules eased

Pandemic has sparked renewed appreciation for the escapism and pleasures of the cinema -- sticky floors and texting teenagers and all

Islamic Republic seeks sanctions relief amid medical crisis, but continues uranium enrichment and sets up missile batteries near Strait of Hormuz

Unnamed source tells TV station the tests disappeared or took over a week to arrive at lab, rendering them useless; mistake blamed on convoluted medical bureaucracy

US president has referred to Stanley Chera in his briefings on virus

Prime Minister Shtayyeh says Ramallah 'will not bow to blackmail' as leaders accuse Israel of intentionally spreading pandemic; spokesman says Israelis are 'agents of the virus'

Israelis to be barred from leaving their cities, towns from 5 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Thursday; bakeries to remain closed as holiday ends

Senior White House aides Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump had been expected to be part of the team but US president says they won't be included

Health Ministry says 181 in serious condition, 136 of them on ventilators; 2,000 have recovered

Law enforcement reportedly uses stun grenades against demonstrators, as officers derided as 'Nazis' by some in Haredi area for enforcing social distancing restrictions