In Italy, millions are locked down and more than 1,400 people have died from the coronavirus. In South Korea, hit by the disease at about the same time, only a few thousand are quarantined and 72 people have died. Why?

In the U.S., the ultra-Orthodox accept the state powers and play by the rules – but in Israel, they're so focused on maintaining their autonomy that they don’t care if they turn into a public health threat over the coronavirus

'We take samples which we end up throwing out because we’re not allowed to send them to a lab,' doctors tell Haaretz

Lebanese business owners, union leaders, industry groups and traders paint picture of unprecedented economic-financial crisis

On Thursday, Interim Justice Minister Amir Ohana, a Netanyahu appointee, expanded his powers to freeze court activity in case of escalation in coronavirus cases in Israel

Netanyahu offers Gantz emergency unity government over coronavirus crisis on Twitter ■ Kahol Lavan calls the move 'empty gesture,' as it was not sent to the party and only published on social media

American-Israeli art dealer Jose Mugrabi and wife Marie contributed $140 million worth of works by star-artist Jeff Koons to a new exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. They didn't see this coming

My father, my daughter and I spent Saturday racing madly from supermarket to supermarket for fear we would die of hunger