Bahrain's political prisoners fear coronavirus threat
Prisoners say cells are overcrowded with many sleeping on the floor
Saudi predicts 200,000 virus cases
The govt urges public to adhere more closely to state directives against mixing and movement
Israel to produce fitted face masks
The effort aims to protect Israelis who have beards for religious reasons from the coronavirus
Iran warns of coronavirus resurgence
It comes after many flouted advisories to stay home
Makkah, Madinah
get 24-hour curfew
Gulf migrant worker districts locked down
S Arabia intercepts 2 missiles fired by Houthis
Yemen's Iran-aligned group fired them towards Riyadh and the city of Jizan
Coronavirus terrifies doctors in Iraq
Virus frightens even doctors hardened by conflict
In Israel, a time to pray amid a health crisis
A photo of two men praying with one facing Mecca and the other Jerusalem strikes a chord
Saudi reports first
coronavirus death
Curfews are among drastic measures in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
A tent becomes school in Syria camp
In northwestern Syria, children forced from their homes cannot remember a normal life
Oman bans public gatherings
It also shuts currency exchange stores
Iran virus death toll hits 1,556
The number of people infected exceeds 20,000
US sanctions made Iran ‘self-sufficient’: Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader calls on Iranians to preserve unity
Coronavirus hits migrant workers in Qatar
The old industrial zone emerges as a hot spot for coronavirus in the Gulf Arab state
Coronavirus kills one every 10 minutes in Iran
The death toll in this worst-affected country climbs to 1,284
UAE blocks non-Emiratis over virus
Saudi Arabia cut its state budget by nearly 5pc
Iran frees 85,000 prisoners amid virus scare
The temporary discharge includes political prisoners
Israel taps into trove of cellphone data to track virus
The information would help identify people who have crossed paths with known patients
Families don’t always agree to freedom granted to Saudi women
Women in Saudi Arabia are finding they have to negotiate with their relatives newly granted permissions to work, drive and travel
Israel to use anti-terror tech to fight virus
Cyber tech monitoring will be deployed to locate people who have been in contact with those carrying the virus, PM Netanyahu says
Saudi Arabia suspends all international flights
The two-week suspension comes in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus
