Jordanians go to polls to elect 130 members of the lower house of the parliament at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to the country's already debt-ridden economy.

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab says “local and external parties” are pushing to plunge Lebanon deeper into financial crisis.

As Italy's economy struggles due to the Covid-19 crisis, thousands of metalworkers staged a demo in Rome calling on the government to ensure their salaries are paid and layoffs banned in these testing times. 

President Hassan Rouhani calls on the Iranian nation to seriously participate in efforts aimed at resolving the economic problems caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.