Despite Covid-19, Iraqis have returned to the streets to demand an end to mismanagement, corruption and sectarianism as Mustafa Al Kadhimi was confirmed as the country's new prime minister.

In an unprecedented call for action on Lebanon's turbulent domestic front, the UN Security Council has urged the Lebanese authorities "to respond to the aspirations of the Lebanese people by implementing meaningful economic reforms" and addressing security, humanitarian and coron

The dramatic difference between coronavirus infections in Palestine and Israel demonstrates that a people well-practiced in lockdown under occupation are better prepared than those who impose lockdown.

While watching satellite television coverage of the coronavirus pandemic it is impossible to ignore that many doctors and epidemiologists consulted by the US satellite CNN channel and ,to a lesser extent, the BBC are brown or black men and women. White men in suits and ties

The return to towns and villages in Syria's north-western Idlib province and in the north of Aleppo countryside of more than 100,000 displaced people has revealed that they fear the coronavirus more than bombs and shells.

To concentrate the attention of global governments on winning the war against the coronavirus, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for ceasefires in armed conflicts the world over.

Instead of rushing to the rescue of peoples around the globe from the coronavirus, the Trump administration is shunning friendly governments and stepping up punishment of unfriendly ones.

Israel's siege and blockade have both helped and hindered Gaza's efforts to stave off and fight the novel coronavirus sweeping across the world.

The coronavirus has caught Iraq at the worst of times.