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Jordan delays resuming international flights after COVID-19 surge abroad 04 Aug 2020 - 07:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Jordanian students who were studying abroad await their luggage after returning home amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/File Photo
Two explosions rocks Beirut, dozens wounded 04 Aug 2020 - 07:21 pm
Smoke rises after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut 04 Aug 2020 - 06:38 pm
A picture shows the scene of a huge explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, an AFP correspondent said. The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass,
Lebanon's foreign minister resigns amid economic crisis 03 Aug 2020 - 11:16 am
FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti speaks at a news conference in Amman, Jordan, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed/Pool/File Photo
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise 29 Jul 2020 - 04:34 pm
 AFP
Explosion in Iran's Kermanshah province, no casualties reported - Mizan news agency 28 Jul 2020 - 10:46 am
Peninsula
Iran says passengers can sue US for endangering flight 25 Jul 2020 - 03:51 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 14, 2017, an Iranian airliner Mahan Air Airbus A340 aircraft is seen at the tarmac at Dubai International Airport. AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE
Somalia's parliament votes to oust PM Hassan Ali Khaire 25 Jul 2020 - 02:40 pm
Peninsula
Two US fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace - pilot 24 Jul 2020 - 12:02 pm
An image grab from a video released by state-run Iran Press news agency on July 24, 2020, reportedly shows released oxygen mask in the cabin of an Iranian passenger plane after it was intercepted by a US F-15 while flying over Syria.
Thousands gather around Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers 24 Jul 2020 - 11:08 am
Peninsula
France's Le Drian in crisis-hit Lebanon to urge reforms 23 Jul 2020 - 12:25 pm
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (C) wears a face mask with the Lebanese and French flags as he arrives at the governmental palace in Beirut for a meeting with the Lebanese prime minister, on July 23, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during prayers -Turkish presidential spokesman 19 Jul 2020 - 10:19 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits the Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii in Istanbul, Turkey, July 19, 2020. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout via REUTERS
Iranian health officials play down president's figure of 25 million people infected 19 Jul 2020 - 01:11 pm
Mask-clad Iranians gather in a street in the capital Tehran, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, on July 19, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with COVID-19 18 Jul 2020 - 12:06 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs the meeting of Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Board in Tehran, Iran on July 14, 2020. ( Iranian Presidency / Handout - Anadolu Agency )
Iraqi children's hospital fighting to keep cancer patients safe from Covid-19 14 Jul 2020 - 07:17 pm
A child who suffers from cancer sits in a corridor at the Children's Hospital for Cancer Diseases, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Basra, Iraq July 9, 2020. Picture taken July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers - ruling party spokesman 13 Jul 2020 - 08:44 pm
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Lebanon's ex-finance chief says banks 'smuggled' $6bln out: report 13 Jul 2020 - 11:35 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 18, 2020, people exchange Lebanese pound and US dollar notes on the black market in Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Jordan king says virus 'under control' 12 Jul 2020 - 09:00 pm
A picture taken on April 27, 2020, shows the blue mosaic dome of the King Abdullah I Mosque in the Jordanian capital Amman, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. / AFP / Khalil MAZRAAWI