Saudi Arabia has suspended aircraft and ship services Monday with nine countries amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Saudi Bans air and ship travel with 9 nations

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during a surprise visit to Srinagar on Monday, met family members of the students who are stuck in Iran amid the coronavirus scare that has gripped more that has 100 countries across the world.

Will 'get them back at earliest': Jaishankar assures families of Indians stuck in Iran

A senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Farhad Dabirian, was "martyred" in Syria on Friday, Fars news agency reported, without giving details of how he died.

Senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria: Report

The swab samples of Indians stranded in Iran will arrive in India on Saturday morning, the Iranian Embassy said in a statement. The flight will also carry back many of the Iranian nationals stranded in India.

Coronavirus: Swab samples of stranded Indians in Iran to reach on Saturday

Adviser to Iran's foreign minister dies of coronavirus An adviser to Iran's foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis has died from coronavirus, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Adviser to Iran's foreign minister dies of coronavirus

A senior US official on Thursday accused Iran of lying to its own people over the extent of the coronavirus outbreak and expressed dismay Tehran had refused an offer of American help.

US envoy says Iran 'lied to own people' over coronavirus

International war crimes judges ruled on Thursday that a probe into wartime abuses in Afghanistan must go ahead, including looking into possible atrocities committed by US forces, as they overturned a previous court ruling.

Iran's Khamenei asks India to stop attacks on Muslims after deadly riots

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said an Indian medical team will reach Iran during the day and the authorities here are working on the logistics with their Iranian counterparts for the return of the Indians stranded there in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Working on logistics with Iranians for return of Indians due to coronavirus: Foreign Minister Jaishankar

Iran on March 3 announced that 92 people have died from coronavirus. Several Iranian officials have also been infected with the coronavirus and one senior official died from an infection on March 2.

WION Dispatch: Top Iranian officials infected by coronavirus

Human rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the Iranian security forces of killing 23 children, mostly with live ammunition, during a November crackdown on anti-government protests.

Iran killed two dozen children in November crackdown on anti-government protests: Amnesty

India has summoned Iran Envoy Ali Chegeni over remarks made by Iran FM Javad Zarif. New Delhi lodged a strong protest over remarks made by Zarif on "matters internal to India.

India summons Iran envoy over FM's remarks on Delhi riots

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday defended his country's handling of coronavirus and said that the Iran officials reported with sincerity and transparency since day one.

Coronavirus: Iran officials reported with sincerity and transparency since day one, says Khamenei

In an attempt to contain the further spread of coronavirus cases in India, the central government on Tuesday cancelled all visa/eVisa issued to Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan nationals on or before March 3.

Coronavirus: Govt cancels all visa/eVisa issued to Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan nationals 

India on Tuesday summoned Iranian Ambassador Ali Chegeni and lodged a strong protest with him over the comments made by Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif over violence in Delhi.

India summons Iranian envoy over comments by Iran's foreign minister on Delhi violence

Major concerts and events in the United Arab Emirates, an air transit centre as well as a tourism and business hub, have been cancelled or postponed as the coronavirus spreads in the Gulf.

Concerts, sports events in UAE cancelled, postponed as virus spreads in Gulf

The death toll from the global coronavirus outbreak has surged to over 3,000 across the world. And at the moment — close to 88,000 people are infected globally. Mainland China has reported 42 new deaths — all fatalities are from the virus epicentre Hubei province.

Coronavirus: Close to 88,000 people infected, more than 3,000 dead globally

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday addressed the media about the coronavirus situation in India and said that the country has two positive cases of COVID-19 in Delhi and Telangana.

Coronavirus: Passengers undergoing screening at 21 airports, 12 seaports, says Harsh Vardhan

The Health Ministry officials on Monday confirmed that the doctors have detected two fresh cases of COVID-19. Two patients - each in Delhi and Telangana - have tested positive to the virus.

Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in Delhi and Telangana

Iran has given green-light to India for evacuating its citizens from the coronavirus-hit country. Close to 100 Indian students and 300 pilgrims are stuck in Iran following the closure of the international airport in Tehran.

India can evacuate its citizens from the coronavirus-hit country: Iran 

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.

World braces for more coronavirus cases; death toll rises in South Korea, Iran, Italy

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof`s `There Is No Evil` won the Golden Bear prize for the best picture at the 70th Berlin Film Festival. The film festival drew a close on Saturday (local time) by honouring the director`s movie, who is currently banned from leaving Iran for participation in social and political activity, cited Deadline.

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's 'There Is No Evil' wins at Berlin Film Festival

International experts are questioning the scale of the new coronavirus epidemic in Iran, where the official death toll is second only to China and risks creating a regional epicentre of contagion.

What is the real size of the coronavirus epidemic in Iran?

Coronavirus continues to claim lives and spread the infection across the borders. The United States has now got the first fatality due to coronavirus. The 50-year-old man had health conditions which aggravated condition, the man had no contact with anyone who had travelled to the virus hit nations.

Coronavirus kills 50-year-old man in Washington

Coronavirus continues to claim lives and spread the infection across the borders. Watch WION's report to know what life looks like in China now.

Coronavirus Outbreak: What life looks like in China

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