It also places some restrictions on access to major Shia Muslim shrines in Qom and Mashhad.
Markets around the world have been reeling as the deadly outbreak shows no signs of slowing down. President Donald Trump appointed Vice President Mike Pence to lead the U.S. response to the virus. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow and Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Jerome Adams are a part of the president’s coronavirus task force. The impacts have been far reaching with a...
Stock futures signal another steep drop for Wall Street after the World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak has 'pandemic potential'; the Dow's drop Thursday of 1,190.95 points was its largest one-day point drop in history; the S&P 500 has fallen 12% from its all-time high set a week ago.
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Commit...
The virus has sickened top leaders inside Iran's civilian government and Shiite theocracy.
The practice of Islam itself is being disrupted in the Middle East as governments around the world are taking drastic measures to control the outbreak of the coronavirus as countries see a spike in infections.
There are now over 3,150 cases of the virus across the Mideast.