Sudan has confirmed another COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of infected to seven, the Sudanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday

The global community must take urgent steps to prevent the coronavirus from gaining a foothold in conflict-hit countries and avoid its uncontrollable spread into prisons and refugee camps, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that a dozen countries from the Middle East and Central Asia have requested its help in overcoming shocks triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, with Kyrgyzstan likely to become the first recipient

The UAE Government has announced 45 new cases of COVID-19.

Inter-communal violence in South Sudan, which has risen this past month and led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians, must be curbed if the recently-formed unity government wishes to ensure peace in the country, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a statement on Friday