People infected with the omicron coronavirus variant are nearly 75 percent less likely to develop serious illness or die than those who contract the delta variant,...
Dubai International Airport remains the world’s busiest as 2021 passenger numbers exceeded forecasts, although traffic may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, the airport’s chief...
Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh has contracted COVID-19 during an official visit to Egypt, the state news agency Petra quoted the information minister as saying on...
Israel will allow unvaccinated tourists entry for the first time since the pandemic began as infections and deaths caused by the coronavirus decline, Prime Minister Naftali...
Italy's health ministry has recommended that people with a severely compromised immune system receive a fourth mRNA vaccine shot against COVID-19, provided that at least 120...
Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday....
The British government confirmed on Saturday that people with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate starting next week, as part of a plan for “living...
Hong Kong is in “all-out combat” to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city’s number two official said on Sunday, with the ramping up of...
Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in a final push to clear the capital of trucks and demonstrators who have occupied the...
Saudi Arabia has recorded a new low of 997 daily COVID-19 cases and one virus-related death in the last 24 hours, according to the Kingdom’s Ministry...