JERUSALEM -- First hearing in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial was concluded on Sunday afternoon, with defense lawyers asking for a six-month delay in the proceedings.

Live broadcast on all Israel's main TV channels showed Netanyahu entering the small courtroom, surrounded by his bodyguards. He did not sit down before making sure all the photographers left the room to avoid a picture of him sitting at the defendants' bench. (Israel-PM-Trial)

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ANKARA -- Turkey on Sunday confirmed 1,141 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according to Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey rose to 156,827, while the death toll surged to 4,340, Koca tweeted. (Turkey-COVID-19)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Health Ministry on Sunday said that further health preventive measures will be taken next week after the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, including maintaining the partial curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

"The health measures after Eid al-Fitr holiday ... will include continuing the partial curfew, and the ministry will assess the epidemiological situation after the holiday to take measures appropriate to the health situation," the health minister Hassan al-Tamimi said in a statement. (Iraq-Eid-Curfew)

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TUNIS -- Chinese medical experts in Algeria on Sunday held a video conference with Chinese people in Tunisia for the prevention of the COVID-19.

Organized by the Chinese embassy in Tunisia, workers from Chinese companies and Chinese people living in Tunisia participated in the video conference. (China-Algeria-Tunisia-COVID-19-Video Conference) Enditem

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