Vote on parliament pushed from May to July 19 as Assad warns of 'catastrophe' if war-battered country lifts lockdown measures

Health Ministry figures point to a country rapidly recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, even as experts warn of a possible second wave

COVID-19 crisis draws attention to vital role of expatriate workers in Arab Gulf countries, even as they are scapegoated as a source of infection

In a bid to 'redirect resources,' as many as 37 staff members out of 180 in the United States and Israel are slated to be laid off

Two gas storage units fail after being left unattended due to India's coronavirus lockdown, say police

Ultra-Orthodox Jews receive harsher punishments for sins than secular Jews, Gershon Edelstein says in latest attempt to blame pandemic on anything but science

Experts warn resurgence of COVID-19 only a matter of time as governments set up snapback restrictions

Health Ministry director Bar-Siman-Tov tells New York Times that widespread blood tests will allow Israel to 'get ready for the next wave' of COVID-19

The neighborhood Kafr Aqab - inside the Jerusalem municipality but outside the West Bank separation barrier - has largely been left on its own to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic

Many aspects of the current pandemic and the response to it are similar to so-called Spanish flu, even after a century of scientific advancement