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World / Middle East

UN sends over 100 truckloads of aid to Idlib, Syria 02 Jun 2020 - 04:47 pm
AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Plane carrying Iran scientist jailed in US has taken off: Zarif 02 Jun 2020 - 08:52 am
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the first official session of 11th round of the Iranian parliament after its opening ceremony in Tehran, Iran on May 27, 2020. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu
Lebanon says too early to claim victory over virus 01 Jun 2020 - 05:49 pm
Residents of the Lebanese capital Beirut stroll along the seaside corniche, despite the lingering threat of the novel coronavirus, on May 31, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Coronavirus is still dangerous and widespread: Omani Health Minister 01 Jun 2020 - 01:06 pm
Peninsula
As lockdown eases, Iran's mosques to resume daily prayers 30 May 2020 - 02:18 pm
People spend time near the Chitgar Lake until late hours amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic despite of warnings in Iran's capital Tehran on May 28, 2020. (Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency)
Turkey, Russia conduct 13th joint patrol in Idlib, Syria 28 May 2020 - 02:26 pm
Turkish soldiers patrol along a road past destroyed buildings atop the Arbaeen hill overlooking Ariha in the southern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on May 26, 2020. / AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
High-speed train services in Turkey set to resume after virus pause 23 May 2020 - 12:13 pm
A general view of an empty street is seen after Turkey imposed a four-day nationwide restriction to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Sanliurfa, Turkey on May 23, 2020.  Müslüm Etgü - Anadolu
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: President 23 May 2020 - 12:10 pm
An Iranian man wears a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he stands in Vali-E-Asr street, in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2020.
Turkey declares ‘#MissionAccomplished’ against coronavirus 21 May 2020 - 03:06 pm
TOPSHOT - A picture taken on May 19, 2020 shows the Bosphorus bridge and the Ortakoy mosque as a light shine over the Bosphorus to mark the Youth and Sports Day in Istanbul during a four-day curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, cau
Lebanon banks call for rescue plan with lighter touch on depositors 20 May 2020 - 04:32 pm
Cars drive along a highway as Lebanon is gradually reopening its economy following a four-day shutdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon May 18, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Syrian government orders seizure of assets of Assad's cousin Makhlouf 19 May 2020 - 03:07 pm
Peninsula
Rocket hits near US embassy in Baghdad: security sources 19 May 2020 - 10:32 am
 In this file photo taken on January 2, 2020 Iraqi counter-terrorism forces stand guard in front of the US embassy in the capital Baghdad. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick: PM 17 May 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab, wearing a mask, arrives to attend a meeting with Lebanese political leaders to present the plan aimed at steering the country out of a financial crisis, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon May 6,
Syrian tycoon says will refuse government demand to step down from mobile operator 17 May 2020 - 01:27 pm
Peninsula
Lebanon army says arrests 16 over 'illegal' currency ring 16 May 2020 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask walks past Central Bank building as Lebanon extends a shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Lebanon, fearing second virus wave, to shut down again for 4 days 12 May 2020 - 05:15 pm
A closed restaurant is seen as Lebanon eases its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, and its restaurants struggle to choose between opening with reduced capacity or staying shut, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has slashed profit and raise
Errant missile strike during Iranian naval exercises kills 19 11 May 2020 - 12:13 pm
Peninsula
Iran arrests 320 over 'provocative' COVID-19 posts 10 May 2020 - 01:01 pm
Iranians, wearing protective masks without observing social distancing, queue outside a money exchange office in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2020, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.   AFP / ATTA KENARE