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Iran's Rouhani says US wants vaccine payments to go via its banks 26 Dec 2020 - 08:03 pm
President Hassan Rouhani chairing the weekly coronavirus taskforce meeting in the capital Tehran.  AFP
Iran extends traffic curfew to 330 cities to sustain virus decline 26 Dec 2020 - 04:23 pm
An Iranian woman, wearing a protective face mask, shops at a store selling Christmas decorations in the capital Tehran on December 22, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Jordan arrests journalist for alleging officials vaccinated 26 Dec 2020 - 04:18 pm
Jamal Haddad, editor of news website Al-Wakaai
Lebanon confirms first case of new COVID-19 variant 26 Dec 2020 - 02:27 pm
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Lebanon says first case of new coronavirus variant detected on flight from London 25 Dec 2020 - 02:26 pm
Representational file picture of Lebanon airport
Iraq bans air travel with eight nations over new variant of virus 22 Dec 2020 - 07:50 pm
A general view picture shows a wholesale market in central Baghdad, Iraq December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
U.S. ready to mediate discussions between Israel and Lebanon: Pompeo 22 Dec 2020 - 04:11 pm
AFP / Jason LEYSNER
Turkish hospital fire kills 9 Covid-19 patients 19 Dec 2020 - 04:13 pm
Police cordon off the area in front of the privately-run Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep after nine patients, all infected with Covid-19, died in a fire on December 19, 2020. AFP /Kadir Gunes AND Kadir Gunes
Lebanon jails activist for 'collaborating' with Israel 14 Dec 2020 - 08:31 pm
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Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam 12 Dec 2020 - 05:24 pm
Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, is seen during his trial in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2020. Picture taken June 2, 2020.
Lebanese judge charges PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast 10 Dec 2020 - 03:34 pm
A member of the Lebanese army walks past the rubble at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Turkey won't buy Russian vaccine, health minister says 09 Dec 2020 - 08:02 pm
In this photo taken on December 6, 2020 the Galata tower is pictured next to Turkish national flags in Istanbul during a week-end curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Ozan KOSE
Hamas warns of virus testing kit shortage in Gaza 07 Dec 2020 - 06:23 pm
A technician handles collected PCR (polymerase chain reaction) swab samples collected as part of COVID-19 coronavirus disease testing, at the Palestinian Gaza-based Health Ministry central laboratory in Gaza City on December 7, 2020. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Pope to visit Iraq in March, pandemic permitting 07 Dec 2020 - 03:57 pm
Pope Francis addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during his Angelus prayer on December 6, 2020 at the Vatican. / AFP / Alberto PIZZOLI
Iran centrifuge plan alarms European trio 07 Dec 2020 - 12:36 pm
In this file photo taken on March 30, 2005, the Iranian nuclear research centre of Natanz, is pictured 270 kms south of Tehran. AFP / Henghameh Fahimi
Renowned trumpeter brings life to battered Beirut 05 Dec 2020 - 03:11 pm
French-Lebanese trumpet player and composer Ibrahim Maalouf performs with guitarist Francois Delporte, as part of Beirut Chants Festival, in Beirut, Lebanon December 4, 2020. Reuters/Issam Abdallah
Lebanese crisis deepens Syrian refugee misery 03 Dec 2020 - 03:58 pm
Syrian refugees, who have been forcibly evicted from the Lebanese northern town of Bsharre in the wake of a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian national, find refuge in the northern port city of Tripoli on November 26, 2020.   AFP / Ibrahim CHALHOUB
Iran's coronavirus cases exceed 1 million 03 Dec 2020 - 01:56 pm
A woman wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic walks by closed shops in the Iranian capital Tehran, on November 30, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE