Covid-19

Moroccan students return to China as zero Covid policies end

Many are returning to continue studies after being unable to go back for years, while kingdom has imposed blanket ban on travellers from China

Mena region's disparities grow post-Covid pandemic, says UN report

How the Covid vaccine rollout exposed inequality in the Middle East

Less than two percent of Yemenis have been vaccinated against Covid-19

High hopes as Algerian tourists return to Tunisia after two years of border closure

Middle East has 42 percent Covid-19 vaccination rate, says WHO

Saudi Arabia to allow one million pilgrims at Hajj

Jordan's battered tourism industry sees little respite two years after pandemic began

Turkey: Erdogan tests positive for Covid-19

Turkey's Covid-19 death toll increases by 15, more than 500 new cases announced

Health groups warn of Yemen's lack of access to clean water, soap deemed necessary to fight coronavirus

Hand-washing a luxury for Yemenis in the war-torn country

Syria imposes night curfew to contain spread of Covid-19

Kurdish-held northeast Syria not ready to deal with Covid-19 outbreak

Palestinians record first death from pandemic in West Bank

Palestinian workers left in the lurch as Israel reneges on deal to contain Covid-19

US demands Syrian government release civilian detainees over coronavirus fears

Pompeo urges Riyadh to 'stabilise energy markets'

YouTube backpacker criticised for self-isolating on Yemen's Socotra Island amid coronavirus fears

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jail protest lack of protection against virus

In Sudan, confusion reigns as hundreds escape quarantine centres