Lebanon has declared a national state of emergency amidst concerns over COVID-19.
The country's government announced on Sunday evening that Beirut's International Airport will shut on Wednesday, March 18, until Sunday, March 29.
Residents have been asked to remain at home for two weeks to help contain the spread of the virus.
So far, 99 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the Levantine country, with three deaths reported thus far.
Israeli PM says he will meet Trump, second phase of Gaza plan 'close'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet President Donald Trump later this month, saying a second phase of the US president's Gaza plan was close.
US envoy Kellogg says Ukraine peace deal is really close
US President Donald Trump's outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was "really close" and now depended on resolving two main outstanding issues: the future of Ukraine's Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Benin minister says armed forces foil coup attempt
Benin's interior minister said on Sunday armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed on national television to have seized power.
Bus crash kills 14, injures 34 in Algeria
Fourteen people were killed and 34 injured when a passenger bus overturned on a national highway in southern Algeria.
Fire in India’s Goa state kills at least 25
At least 25 people, including tourists, were killed in a fire at a popular entertainment facility in India’s Goa state, the state’s chief minister said on Sunday.
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