An Iraqi official says Baghdad is going to file a lawsuit against the US over use of internationally-banned weapons.

US sanctions imposed on Iran by the Trump administration have led to children with cancer needlessly dying in Iran from lack of medicine; thousands of adults are also dying each month from COVID-19.

A Palestinian human rights group says 123 Palestinian prisoners have contracted coronavirus at Israeli detention centers across the occupied territories.

Explosions have been reported at the scene of Parham Airfield where an enormous fire has broken out.

Qatar rejects a life sentence issued by a UAE court against an Omani citizen accused of espionage.

A lawyer slams US sanctions for their impact on thousands of Iranian brain tumor patients.

US hospitals are grappling with a shortage of personal protective equipment as the coronavirus crisis deepens across the country.

Cancer patients in England are left uninformed about their diseases and the potential side effects of their proposed treatments because of staff shortages in the NHS.

Marking World Cancer Day, the International Atomic Energy Agency calls for improved global access to radiotherapy.

Cancer is predicted to rise by 81 percent in low and middle income countries by 2040 because of a lack of investment in prevention and care, according to the WHO.