The new coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading across the globe, dealing hard blows to international and local businesses.

Iranian airlines have made drastic cuts to domestic flights amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

IranAir says flights to European destinations will resume as of March 11 after four days of suspension.

Iran’s envoy to France regrets European restrictions on Iranian flight at a time of virus outbreak.

Iran’s flag carrier Homa suspends until further notice all flights to European destinations.

UNESCO says the new coronavirus outbreak has deprived nearly 300 million students of their schooling.

American Airlines Inc (AAL.O) says will suspend all US flights to Italy's Milan due to the spread of the coronavirus disease.

Israeli officials say Sudan has opened its airspace to Israeli aircraft for the first time, with a private Israeli jet using Sudanese airspace to travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tel Aviv.

Iran's FM says the US's "cowardly” assassination of senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani pushed Washington and Tehran “very close” to war.

Mitiga, the only functioning airport in Tripoli, has been regularly closed due to attacks blamed on forces loyal to Haftar.