Iran has launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East

Some poorer countries are getting tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so they are striking out on their own

Gulf Arab states are launching new restrictions over fears of the coronavirus resurging across their countries

The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to grant some foreigners citizenship to this oil-rich nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai

India estimates its economy contracted by 7.7% in the 2020-21 financial year, battered by the coronavirus pandemic