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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
/ AFP / JACK GUEZ
Turkish-developed vaccine against Covid-19 to be ready by April: Erdogan 02 Jan 2021 - 04:34 pm
REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Syria blasts US for sanctions, following UN expert's remarks 02 Jan 2021 - 02:39 pm
Peninsula
Iran tells IAEA it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% at Fordow site 02 Jan 2021 - 10:31 am
Flags flutter in the wind in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2020. Reuters/Lisi Niesner
Syria war killed 6,800 in 2020, lowest annual toll 31 Dec 2020 - 02:31 pm
Peninsula
Iran to pay $150,000 to downed plane victims' families 30 Dec 2020 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of one of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine Janua
Hundreds of Syrians flee Lebanon camp after tents torched 29 Dec 2020 - 04:23 pm
Syrian refugees salvage belongings from the wreckage of their shelters at a camp set on fire overnight in the northern Lebanese town of Bhanine on December 27, 2020, following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family. AFP / Ibrahim
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 02:32 pm
A woman receives an injection during the first trial phase of a locally-made Iranian vaccine for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Iran's capital Tehran on December 29, 2020. / AFP
Turkey expects China COVID-19 vaccine in days, as doctors seek more data 28 Dec 2020 - 08:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man works in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, Sept. 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Phot
Lebanon secures COVID-19 vaccines for 20% of its citizens: Health minister 28 Dec 2020 - 04:43 pm
Lebanon's caretaker health minister Hamad Hasan, gestures as he speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 28, 2020. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters)
Turkey says delivery of Sinovac vaccines postponed due to COVID-19 case in Beijing customs 28 Dec 2020 - 12:05 am
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, December 24, 2020. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Jordan detects two coronavirus variant cases: minister 27 Dec 2020 - 07:51 pm
People wearing protective masks and practicing social distancing attend a Mass at Church of the Sacred Heart, as they take part in Christmas celebrations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Amman, Jordan, December 24, 2020. REUTERS//Muham
Iran reports lowest daily deaths from coronavirus in more than three months 27 Dec 2020 - 01:44 pm
Iranian people walk past a Showcase of a Christmas store in Tehran, Iran December 23, 2020. Picture taken December 23, 2020. Majid Asgaripour
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