Egyptian Aya says she would have crumbled were it not for the support of strangers on WhatsApp.

With theatres closed, Tal Kalai and Yuval Edelman streamed performances online – and ended up on TV.

Iran has blamed US sanctions for impeding its fight against Covid-19 - but the US says that's not true.

Israel's PM has turned his chief challenger, Benny Gantz, into his chief deputy, writes Tom Bateman.

Saudi plans to build a new tech city are coming up against two hurdles: funding and a local tribe.

Normally a time when people gather to break their fasts and pray, many are marking Ramadan alone.

Many are returning to jobs in Israel and its settlements, where there has been a large outbreak.

Images from 40 years ago, when six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in Kensington.

"You can see the fear in their faces," says medic as health workers in Yemen brace for Covid surge.

Afghanistan is investigating the alleged torture and drowning of migrants at the Iranian border.

Tensions on the streets were already high - now the disease has fuelled them, says Jeremy Bowen.

Analysts say IS is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, which is occupying authorities' attention.

Twelve people were injured by the blaze in a 49-storey residential building in Sharjah.

Shady Habash, whose video mocked the president, "mistook hand sanitiser for water", prosecutors say.

Former intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been sworn in as the new prime minister.

Police are encouraging the public to know their rights if they’re stopped on the road after two authentic police badges were stolen from a home in Waterloo Region earlier this week.

Data shows that the number of active confirmed COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region is on the decline. Here's a look at those numbers.

A police forensics vehicle was parked in front of a home on Forfar Street East in Fergus on Friday evening, after an incident that police say sent one person to hospital.

A heavy police presence outside a Kitchener apartment building late Friday afternoon has been linked to a homicide investigation by Windsor Police.

A family of four was able to safely get out of their house after a fire caused $200,000 of damage.

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will not be performing their flyover of Waterloo Region and other southern Ontario communities on Saturday due to snowy weather.

Our readers reveal the new normal of their life during the coronavirus crisis.

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

Photographer Robin Sinha asked his neighbours in Walthamstow, London, to pose on their doorsteps.

England's new coach will not have a honeymoon period

Your fan photos from around the world

Jurgen Klinsmann steps down as Germany coach after two years in charge and is replaced by assistant coach Joachim Loew.

Germany striker Miroslav Klose wins the Golden Shoe after finishing as the leading scorer at the 2006 World Cup.

Marcello Lippi resigns as Italy coach after leading the nation to World Cup glory.

Did football's showpiece occasion live up to its hype?

Italy win the World Cup on penalties against 10-man France - who had Zinedine Zidane sent off for a headbutt in extra-time.

The US-China over artificial intelligence is heating up, but some warn the US could be over-reacting.

China wants to end its dependence on imported computer chips, but experts says it will struggle.

American garlic farmers say demand is rising after the US president put tariffs on Chinese imports.

While Huawei tech is blocked in the US, it is helping build one of the world biggest 5G networks at home.

The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

The pandemic has added to financial challenges facing the taxi-hailing app firm.

The RAC motoring group says the number of vehicles on the road is up 11% since the lockdown began.

The pianist joins over 100 artists performing live from home to support front-line workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

The US president says he is not happy with China and the role it played in the coronavirus outbreak.

When Li Wenliang warned about a Sars-like virus at his hospital in Wuhan, authorities tried to silence him.

As China struggles to cope with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, we look at the scale and importance of its financial might.

The BBC speaks to a Chinese doctor who has been on the front line of fighting Coronavirus in Wuhan.

Before it recorded a single case of the virus, Kenya witnessed a number of anti-Chinese incidents.

New documents reveal the "strongest evidence yet" of China's crackdown on people in Xinjiang.

The report also found that WeChat censored more keywords as the outbreak grew.

Nasa says major decreases in nitrogen dioxide levels are "at least partly" linked to the outbreak.