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Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo 17 Jan 2021 - 03:38 pm
A view shows the site of a recent discovery at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib
Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen - report, company filings 17 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 4, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Lebanon OKs law to import vaccines as virus hits new record 16 Jan 2021 - 03:41 pm
People ride on a motorbike along an empty road, as Lebanon tightened lockdown and introduced a 24-hour curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sidon, Lebanon, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Health workers first in line as Turkey launches Sinovac vaccine rollout 14 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm
Health workers carry Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine boxes at Sancaktepe Sehit Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, in Istanbul, Turkey January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Turkey to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday with Sinovac shot 13 Jan 2021 - 09:12 pm
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca receives a shot of the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Ankara City Hospital?in Ankara, Turkey, January 13, 2021. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up 12 Jan 2021 - 09:54 am
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Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 12 Jan 2021 - 12:33 am
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Erdogan says Turkey to start COVID-19 vaccination Thursday or Friday 11 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pigeons fly over the Taksim Square during a nation-wide weekend curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo/File Photo
Lebanon considers tighter lockdown amid coronavirus surge 11 Jan 2021 - 03:54 pm
People walk along an empty road during a curfew to stem the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Nabatieh area, southern Lebanon January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 11 Jan 2021 - 02:05 pm
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Syria temporarily cuts supplies of fuel to meet shortages 10 Jan 2021 - 05:19 pm
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Lebanon Christian leader rules out joining Hariri government 10 Jan 2021 - 03:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gebran Bassil, a Lebanese politician and head of the Free Patriotic movement, talks during an interview with Reuters in Sin-el-fil, Lebanon July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
WhatsApp gets dumped by Erdogan on mounting privacy concerns 10 Jan 2021 - 12:35 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks as he attends a satellite technologies event through live videolink in Istanbul, Turkey January 8, 2021. Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters
Erdogan says Gulf rapprochement "very beneficial" for region 08 Jan 2021 - 02:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, December 23, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Iran tests ‘suicide’ drones amid its tense standoff with Trump 06 Jan 2021 - 05:14 pm
A drone is launched during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 6, 2021.
Iran finds first case of new virus variant in traveller from UK 05 Jan 2021 - 04:47 pm
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic, walks past a street musician in the capital Tehran, on December 30, 2020. AFP / Atta Kenare
Lebanon orders three-week lockdown to fight virus spread 05 Jan 2021 - 12:45 am
A man wearing a protective face mask waits to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Jordan secures 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine - prime minister 03 Jan 2021 - 08:33 pm
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Asia

Peninsula Tropical storm kills family of five as hits Philippines
Road accident in India Traffic accident claims 8 lives, 28 others injured in India
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A student holds an umbrella outside a school after classes were suspended due to the tropical storm Wipha in Quezon City, the Philippines, on July 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm approaches

Europe

Peninsula 2nd International Forum for Arabic Book in France kicks off
Peninsula Russia says eliminated 1,575 Ukrainian soldiers in 24 hours
Pope Leo XIV poses with the crew of the Peace training ship Pope Leo visits 'school of peace' sailing the Mediterranean
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Africa

Peninsula Ghana earns 8 bln USD from gold exports in 10 months
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) IMF chief says acted 'as soon as conditions allowed' on Senegal debt
Members of Madagascar’s Army CAPSAT unit ride in armoured vehicles while assuming a defensive posture as they leave the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, October 14, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP) Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
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