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Turkey aims to reopen economy starting late May -senior official 28 Apr 2020 - 04:20 pm
Beyazit Square which is one of the most tourist attraction places, and its surroundings are seen empty with a flock of pigeons due to precautionary measures taken against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on April 28, 2020. ( E
Lebanese riots over price hikes leave 1 dead, scores injured 28 Apr 2020 - 02:06 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters burn tyres amid clashes with security forces in the northern city of Tripoli late on April 27, 2020, following a demonstration over the country's deteriorating economy despite a coronavirus lockdown. Lebanon is facing i
Egypt extends state of emergency for 3 months 28 Apr 2020 - 12:19 pm
Men wearing face masks walk along a street before curfew, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shubra El Kheima, Al Qalyubia Governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
False belief poison cures virus kills over 700 in Iran 28 Apr 2020 - 08:49 am
FILE PHOTO: A general view of traffic, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via Reuters
Syria: 3 civilians killed in Israeli attack near capital 27 Apr 2020 - 12:46 pm
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Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says 27 Apr 2020 - 11:07 am
This picture taken on April 25, 2020 during the Muslim holy motnh of Ramadan shows a view from outside the closed Imamzadeh Saleh in the Iranian capital Tehran's Shemiran district, as all mosques and places of worship are closed due to the COVID-19 corona
Iran says virus cases pass 90,000 26 Apr 2020 - 04:41 pm
Iranians wearing protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, cross a street in the capital Tehran, on April 26, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Dolphins reclaim Bosphorus as virus silences Istanbul 26 Apr 2020 - 03:18 pm
Dolphins swim in the straits of the Bosphorus where sea traffic has nearly come to a halt on April 25, 2020, as Turkish government announced a four-day curfew to prevent the spread of the epidemic COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Ozan KOSE
Lebanon's top Christian cleric backs central bank governor as currency tumbles 26 Apr 2020 - 03:16 pm
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh reacts after a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
'Appalling' crime in Lebanon leaves nine dead 22 Apr 2020 - 11:28 am
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Syrian war monitor says Israeli strike near Palmyra kills 9 21 Apr 2020 - 04:48 pm
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Lebanese protesters back on the streets... in their cars 21 Apr 2020 - 04:03 pm
Dozens of Lebanese protesters defy a stay-at-home order to protest in their cars deteriorating living conditions and maintain pressure on a political elite under fire since mass protests erupted last October, in the capital Beirut on April 21, 2020. AFP /
Iran says 1,000 foreign prisoners temporarily released 21 Apr 2020 - 01:02 pm
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Turkey lifts 48-hour coronavirus curfew in 31 provinces 20 Apr 2020 - 11:35 am
HATAY, TURKEY - APRIL 19: A drone photo shows empty Martyr Omer Halisdemir Square and Ataturk Street after restrictions re-imposed in 31 provinces for two days as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hatay, Turkey on April
In Germany, Syrians take their torturers to court 20 Apr 2020 - 09:24 am
Syrian human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni poses in his office in Berlin on April 9, 2020. When Anwar al-Bunni crossed paths with fellow Syrian Anwar Raslan in a DIY store in Germany five years ago, he recognised him as the man who had thrown him into pris
Syria's divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus 20 Apr 2020 - 09:08 am
A stray cat crosses a street near the closed meat market in the center of Qamishli city, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on April 18, 2020, AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN
Iranian president says prisoner leave to be extended 19 Apr 2020 - 04:45 pm
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Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 5,118 19 Apr 2020 - 04:25 pm
An Iranian shopkeeper wearing protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic watches the street from a clothes stall at the Grand Bazaar market in the capital Tehran, on April 18, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE

Asia

Kuala Lumpur city skyline. Reuters file photo for representational purposes only. Malaysian tourism sector remains resilient despite Mideast conflict: official
In this handout photo taken April 1, 2026 and released by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs shows Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thereza Lazaro (L), Iranian Ambassador to the Philippines Yousef Esmaeilzadeh (C) and Philippine Secretary of Energy Sharon Garin posing for a photo during a bilateral meeting in Manila. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs / AFP) Philippines eyes 'deepening cooperation' with Iran on energy
File photo Australia PM warns months ahead 'may not be easy' due to MidEast war
Commuters ride past apricot blossom trees at Ghanche district in Gilgit-Baltistan region on March 30, 2026. (Photo by Manzoor Balti / AFP) IN PHOTOS: Pakistan's blossom season brings calm in a troubled world

Europe

Peninsula Germany halts rescue efforts for stranded whale
Image used for representation only. Suspect charged after car hit pedestrians in English city
Migrants picked up at sea, while attempting to cross the English Channel from France, arrive into the Port of Dover in southeast England, on April 01, 2026 on board the Dover Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) Two migrants die trying to reach UK from France
Spain's forward #19 Lamine Yamal controls the ball during the international friendly football match between Spain and Egypt at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat, near Barcelona, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Lluis Gene / AFP) Spain star Yamal slams 'intolerable' anti-Muslim 'mockery' at Egypt friendly

Africa

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