As a sunny and mild Monday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Morocco World News, the British company SDX Energy finds natural gas in northern Morocco.
From Hürriyet Daily News, a Turkish businesswoman creates jobs with dried fruits.
From Turkish Minute, a Turkish journalist admits requesting President Erdoğan's approval before publishing a report on intelligence.
From Rûdaw, according to Kurdish trade officials, the coronavirus does not cause shortages, so stop panic buying.
From In-Cyprus, two Cypriot men test positive for the coronavirus.
From The Syrian Observer, ISIS cells in Deir ez-Zor, Syria stage two attacks.
From Arutz Sheva, the number of Israelis having the coronavirus rises to 50.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel orders all arrives from abroad to be quarantined for 14 days.
From The Jerusalem Post, IDF soldiers returning from abroad must stay away from their bases for 14 days.
From YNetNews, leaders of the Israeli parties Blue and White, Yisrael Beytenu and Joint List discuss forming a minority government.
From the Egypt Independent, an Egyptian court sentences 14 defendants to prison over their involvement in a train accident that occurred in Ramses Station.
From Egypt Today, Egypt bans large public gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
From StepFeed, despite the coronavirus threat, Dubai's Expo 2020 is still on track.
From The New Arab, oil prices have their largest drop since 1991.
From Radio Farda, in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, alcoholic beverages tainted with methanol kill more people than the coronavirus.
From IranWire, clerics in Iran warned about the coronavirus, but Revolutionary Guards claimed that it was a "western conspiracy".
From Dawn, Pakistani security forces send two terrorists to their virgins.
From The Express Tribune, nine people in Karachi test positive for the coronavirus, sending Pakistan's total to 16.
From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan promises no more price increase for gas and electricity.
From Khaama Press, two Afghan "presidents" are sworn in during parallel ceremonies. (And we Americans thought that the 2000 election between Gore and Bush the Younger was bad.)
From The Hans India, security forces in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir send a terrorist to his virgins.
From the Hindustan Times, two suspected coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir test negative.
From ANI, nine people are arrested for allegedly having forged travel documents at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
From India Today, in response to rumors that the coronavirus spreads from poultry, the state government of Maharashtra will organize "chicken parties".
From the Dhaka Tribune, a Rohingya suspected of dealing drugs is reportedly killed in a gunfight with border guards in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lankans returning from abroad are asked to self-quarantine for 14 days.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's largest electricity provider invites proposals for solar energy projects.
From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands tourism ministry asks resorts to cancel excursions to local islands to prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus.
From Boom, a cropped video is used to spread misinformation about the coronavirus.
From the Daily Post, according to a Nigerian Senator, the members of Boko Haram are Muslims, but their activities are not Islamic.
From Yeni Şafak, a gunman opens fire in a mosque in Paris, seriously wounding one person.
From Palestinian Media Watch, on Palestinian Authority TV, a preacher calls the coronavirus "one of Almighty Allah's soldiers".
From Gatestone Institute, Palestinians revive blood libel claims even as Israel saves their lives. (The last five stories come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From The Jakarta Post, eight people are missing after a speedboat carrying a Dutch visit advance team crashes in a river in the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan.
From The Straits Times, an Italian cruise ship will dock in Singapore as scheduled, with its passengers undergoing health tests upon disembarking.
From the Borneo Post, new Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announces his cabinet.
From Free Malaysia Today, a member of the world;s rarest species of otter is captured on video in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
And from The Mainichi, a man in Kaimisu, Japan is arrested for allegedly injuring a co-worker by putting and firing an air compressor where the sun doesn't shine.
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