The Arab League chief urges the ICRC to secure release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Low-income families in the poor districts of Mecca are at a great risk.

The death toll from Covid-19 in the UK rose by 684 to 3,605 as of 1600 GMT on April 2, up 23% on the previous day. As of 9am 3 April, a total of 173,784 people have been tested of whom 38,168 were positive.

An international committee urges the lifting of the Gaza siege amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of aerospace, Formula One and engineering companies, hopes soon to be making at least 1,500 ventilators a week as Britain races to boost the number of devices which can help save the lives of those with coronavirus.

Iran is increasing its testing capacity for suspected cases of the new coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, to 20,000 a day.

The PLO chief has called for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails amid the new coronavirus outbreak.

Syria’s UN ambassador demands the immediate and complete lifting of all sanctions against his country to enable Damascus to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

The United States has cut off millions of dollars for healthcare programs and other aid in Yemen amid fears of the spread of the new coronavirus in the impoverished Arab nation.

Fear has gripped Indian-controlled Kashmir as the coronavirus claims its first victim in the region.