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Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus 19 Apr 2020 - 01:18 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: A view of a bazzar as people shopping in capital Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2020. After the restrictions, which were imposed for new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), removed step by step, businesses and government institutions reope
Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown 17 Apr 2020 - 01:22 pm
Tehran, IRAN - APRIL 14: A worker, wearing a face mask, produces masks to be used as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at a factory, aiming to produce four million masks a day, at Eshtehard Industrial Town in Eshtehard, some
Turkey: Some 14,000 returnees from abroad in quarantine 17 Apr 2020 - 01:04 pm
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 16: Dolphin swims past a fishing boat off the coast of Karakoy, Istanbul on April 16, 2020. ( ?sa Terli - Anadolu Agency )
Iraq suspends Reuters for three months over report on coronavirus cases 14 Apr 2020 - 04:12 pm
Iraqi soldiers stand at a checkpoint in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad on April 13, 2020 as Iraq imposed a curfew during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Erdogan rejects cabinet member’s bid to quit over lockdown chaos 13 Apr 2020 - 12:42 pm
IZMIR, TURKEY - APRIL 12: A drone photo shows empty roads around Clock Tower in Konak district after a two-day curfew imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Izmir, Turkey on April 12, 2020. ( Mehmet Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )
Turkey calls on private banks to do more to help fight coronavirus 12 Apr 2020 - 06:13 pm
A man watches bakers, who brought bread, from their home after a two-day curfew imposed to stem the spread of the coranavirus (COVID-19) in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12, 2020. Kaan Bozdo?an - Anadolu
Turkey: Good response for COVID-19 plasma treatment 12 Apr 2020 - 10:15 am
Kerem Kinik, the head of Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay), holds a medical component bag are seen at the Eastern Anatolia Region Blood Centre of the Kizilay in Ankara, Turkey on April 7, 2020. (THE TURKISH RED CRESCENT / HANDOUT - Anadolu Agency )
Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown 11 Apr 2020 - 06:35 pm
Iranians, some wearing personal protective equipment, walk past shops in the southeastern city of Kerman on April 11, 2020, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. AFP / ISNA
Father of modern Iraqi architecture dies of COVID-19 11 Apr 2020 - 03:23 pm
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Iran: Coronavirus death toll jumps to 4,357 11 Apr 2020 - 01:53 pm
Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif (3rd R) attends the National Committee Against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) with medical mask in Tehran, Iran on April 08, 2020. Iranian Presidency/Anadolu
COVID-19: Turkish institute launches scientific electronic platform 11 Apr 2020 - 08:47 am
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Hospital in southern Turkey ready to use plasma therapy 10 Apr 2020 - 03:04 pm
:ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 09: A view of empty Taksim Square and its surroundings are seen as people are staying home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on April 09, 2020. ( Esra Bilgin - Anadolu Agency )
Cash-strapped Lebanon considers first wheat imports in six years 07 Apr 2020 - 04:16 pm
A Lebanese man sitting by a fresh produce stall checks his phone in the market of the historic part of the southern coastal city of Saida, on April 6, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges 07 Apr 2020 - 04:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds pictures of jailed former leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party Selahattin Demirtas as people gather to celebrate Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in Istanbul, Turkey March 24, 2
Three rockets land near Halliburton site in Basra - Iraq military 06 Apr 2020 - 12:08 pm
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Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 3,294 - Health Ministry 03 Apr 2020 - 01:24 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 01: A view of a closed national park as people stay at homes due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during Sizdah Bedar, also known as Nature's Day, an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Nowruz and celebrated at p
Iran tests over 65 million people for coronavirus 01 Apr 2020 - 01:01 pm
Iran's Azadi (Freedom) Tower is lit up with flags and messages of hope in solidarity with all the countries affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Tehran on March 31, 2020. / AFP /
Iran reports 141 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,898 31 Mar 2020 - 01:56 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 30: A view of the fairground of Iranmall, Tehran's largest shopping mall, after it converted into a hospital for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, in Tehran, Iran on March 30, 2020. Due to the new type of coronavirus pandemic, the fair

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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