As many as 2 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally.
That's according to the latest statistics, which puts the global death toll at 126,758 and recoveries at 484,729.
The United States has recorded the most number of deaths worldwide with 26,064 and 614,246 confirmed cases, while Italy comes in second with 21,067 fatalities. Spain has recorded 18,255 deaths and more than 174,000 confirmed cases.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader as the week-old US-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Lebanon parliament extends its own mandate for two years as war intensifies
Lebanon’s parliament extended its own mandate for two years on Monday, a statement from the speaker's office said, pushing back elections that were meant to take place in May of this year.
France to deploy almost dozen warships, mulls Hormuz mission, Macron says
France is deploying about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, to the Mediterranean, Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the conflict in the Middle East.
32 civilians injured in Iranian drone attack in Bahrain's Sitra
At least 32 civilians have been injured after Iranian drones targetted Bahrain's Sitra region on Monday morning.
Indonesia searches for five missing after landfill collapse kills four
Rescuers are still searching for five missing people after a large stack of garbage collapsed at Indonesia's biggest landfill site over the weekend, killing at least four people, an official said on Monday.
Two members of the UAE Armed Forces died on Monday in a helicopter crash caused by a "technical malfunction", the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday.
India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed exams scheduled for Class 12 students from Thursday, March 12, in the UAE and the Middle East till Monday, March 16.
The UAE has strongly condemned the Iranian missile strike targeting Turkey, considering these hostile acts a dangerous escalation, and violation of state sovereignty.
