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Iran says cannot shut down economy despite worsening virus outbreak 11 Jul 2020 - 01:47 pm
Heavy traffic is seen following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, July 8, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) Abdollah Heidari via REUTERS
Hagia Sophia to be open for all: Turkish president 10 Jul 2020 - 10:12 pm
Doors of Hagia Sophia to be fully open for everyone, including Turks and foreigners, Muslims and non-Muslims, says Turkish president. ( Emrah Yorulmaz - Anadolu Agency )
As Lebanon crisis spirals, families barter for food on Facebook 07 Jul 2020 - 05:11 pm
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Fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage - spokesman 05 Jul 2020 - 09:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view of a damaged building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Rockets target US interests despite arrests: Iraq military 05 Jul 2020 - 11:54 am
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Fire flares at Iranian power plant, latest in series of incidents 04 Jul 2020 - 05:01 pm
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Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises 04 Jul 2020 - 03:53 pm
Iranians wearing protective masks walk along a street near the artificial Chitgar lake in the capital Tehran, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis on July 3, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Seven injured in car bombing at Mogadishu port 04 Jul 2020 - 03:43 pm
Construction equipment is seen at site after an attack to the tax collection building carried out with a bomb-laden vehicle in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 4, 2020. ( Sadak Mohamed - Anadolu Agency )
Blasts at Turkish fireworks factory kill two, wound 73 03 Jul 2020 - 03:50 pm
An aerial view of the firework factory following a blast is seen from a helicopter of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, in Hendek in Sakarya province, Turkey, July 3, 2020. Turkish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Iran says Natanz nuclear facility not damaged after "incident" 02 Jul 2020 - 11:13 am
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Blast reported at clinic in busy district of Iran’s capital 30 Jun 2020 - 10:40 pm
An image grab from footage obtained from Iranian State TV IRIB on June 26, 2020, shows an orange light, resulting from what the country's defence ministry said, the explosion of a gas tank in the Iranian capital Tehran./ AFP / IRIB TV /
Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran to discuss Syria on Wednesday: Kremlin 30 Jun 2020 - 12:16 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin.  AFP / Sputnik / Alexey NIKOLSKY
Iran records highest daily death toll from COVID-19 29 Jun 2020 - 11:20 pm
Pedestrians, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, walk past shops in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 28, 2020.  / AFP / ATTA KENARE
U.S. envoy in Lebanon says "page turned" after interview ban 29 Jun 2020 - 05:15 pm
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea speaks during a news conference after meeting with Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over killing of top general: Fars news 29 Jun 2020 - 03:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: Flowers lie around a portrait of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad, at the Iranian embassy's fence in Minsk, Belarus January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo
Turkey imposes curfew for university entrance exams 28 Jun 2020 - 09:51 am
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UN warns of 'unprecedented hunger crisis' in Syria 27 Jun 2020 - 12:38 pm
7-month-old Syrian baby Wardah carries the risk of losing her life due to an undiagnosed illness is seen on the hands of her father in a tend at Atmeh refugee camp in Idlib, Syria on June 21, 2020.  Muhammed Said - Anadolu
Iraq registers 2,200 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily toll 24 Jun 2020 - 06:23 pm
A costumer, wearing a protective mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has her temperature checked before entering a supermarket in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on June 23, 2020. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE