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Turkey to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday with Sinovac shot 13 Jan 2021 - 09:12 pm
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca receives a shot of the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Ankara City Hospital?in Ankara, Turkey, January 13, 2021. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up 12 Jan 2021 - 09:54 am
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Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 12 Jan 2021 - 12:33 am
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Erdogan says Turkey to start COVID-19 vaccination Thursday or Friday 11 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pigeons fly over the Taksim Square during a nation-wide weekend curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo/File Photo
Lebanon considers tighter lockdown amid coronavirus surge 11 Jan 2021 - 03:54 pm
People walk along an empty road during a curfew to stem the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Nabatieh area, southern Lebanon January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 11 Jan 2021 - 02:05 pm
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Syria temporarily cuts supplies of fuel to meet shortages 10 Jan 2021 - 05:19 pm
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Lebanon Christian leader rules out joining Hariri government 10 Jan 2021 - 03:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gebran Bassil, a Lebanese politician and head of the Free Patriotic movement, talks during an interview with Reuters in Sin-el-fil, Lebanon July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
WhatsApp gets dumped by Erdogan on mounting privacy concerns 10 Jan 2021 - 12:35 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks as he attends a satellite technologies event through live videolink in Istanbul, Turkey January 8, 2021. Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters
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
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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
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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
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A general view shows Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. (AFP) Sri Lanka, Maldives seek closer security cooperation
Picture shared on social media. Credit: wingXaviation / X Air Arabia passenger jumps off taxiing plane's emergency exit in Chennai
Picture: File Photo Pakistan facilitates return of Iranian crew from US-seized ship

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A view shows damage to a high-rise residential building following a drone attack in Moscow on May 4, 2026. Photo by Tatyana Makeyev / AFP Ukrainian drone hits Moscow highrise in rare attack: mayor

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