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Lebanon to lock down nearly 170 districts in virus fight 11 Oct 2020 - 02:42 pm
Workers wearing protective masks prepare baked breads inside a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon October 8, 2020. Picture taken October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Fires brought under control in Syria, Lebanon 11 Oct 2020 - 02:24 pm
An aerial view shows smoke rising from a fire amid a heatwave in the Metn district of Mount Lebanon on October 9, 2020. / AFP
Iran records its highest daily death toll from coronavirus 11 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm
An Iranian woman wearing a face mask crosses a street after Iranian authorities made it mandatory for all to wear face masks in public following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19), in Tehran Iran October 10, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Two dead as forest fires burn in Syria, Lebanon 10 Oct 2020 - 03:38 pm
A fire devouring a forest in Syria's Latakia province.  SANA
Tehran to impose fines for virus regulation breaches as caseload soars 10 Oct 2020 - 02:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing a protective suit and mask checks the files at Hazrate Ali Asghar Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Fire breaks out at Tehran metro station; no casualties: Mehr 10 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am
Peninsula
Tehran scrambles for hospital beds as Iran reports record new coronavirus cases 08 Oct 2020 - 02:55 pm
File photo: A nurse wearing a protective face mask and gloves looks on at Hazrate Ali Asghar Hospital, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Lebanon's president says consultations on new government start next week 07 Oct 2020 - 10:39 am
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Iran to require face masks in capital as virus cases hit high 06 Oct 2020 - 07:56 pm
Peninsula
'A matter of survival': Lebanon's hospitals on the brink as COVID cases surge 05 Oct 2020 - 03:59 pm
A doctor, wearing protective gear, handles a test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Rafik Hariri University Hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon October 1, 2020. Picture taken October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Two months since Beirut blast, angry Lebanese mourn dead 04 Oct 2020 - 09:20 pm
People release balloons during an event to commemorate the victims of the August 4 port explosion and to mark two months since the blast, near the port in Beirut, Lebanon October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran industrial zone explosion kills one 03 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm
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UN to oversee border talks between Lebanon, Israel 01 Oct 2020 - 05:23 pm
Naqura Bay south of the Lebanese city of Tyre as seen behind a new wall on the Lebanese border.  AFP / JACK GUEZ
Iran Guards unveil new naval ballistic missile 27 Sep 2020 - 04:50 pm
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Iran prepares to impose new coronavirus lockdowns as cases rise 26 Sep 2020 - 03:18 pm
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Mustapha Adib steps down from mission to form new Lebanese government 26 Sep 2020 - 12:39 pm
Mustapha Adib, speaking at a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda
Lebanon to compensate for Beirut blast lost homes, businesses 24 Sep 2020 - 09:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view of the damaged grain silo at the site of the massive explosion at Beirut's port area, as Lebanon marks one month since the August 4 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Jordan reports its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day 22 Sep 2020 - 07:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: This picture taken on August 28, 2020 shows a view of an empty roundabout during a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic curfew in the centre of Jordan's capital Amman. / AFP / Khalil MAZRAAWI