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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, US State Department says 26 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am
US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien looks on during a statement to the media at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests 25 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm
Iraqi demonstrators gather to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Lebanese Christian cleric to Hariri: avoid 'secret deals' in forming cabinet 25 Oct 2020 - 02:30 pm
Lebanese Sunni leader Saad al-Hariri, talks to the media after being named Lebanon's new prime minister at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Turkey extends research vessel mission for gas hunt 25 Oct 2020 - 01:38 pm
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Lebanon's Hariri on course to be named PM 22 Oct 2020 - 10:12 am
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Iran reports record 5,039 new daily COVID-19 cases 20 Oct 2020 - 01:47 pm
Iranians wear face masks as a Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on October 19, 2020. Iran today announced 337 deaths from the novel coronavirus, a record high for a single day in the Middle East country hardest hit by the
Iran and Ukraine open new talks over downed plane 19 Oct 2020 - 11:23 pm
This picture taken on October 19, 2020 shows (L to R) delegations from Ukraine and Iran meeting in Tehran for the second round of talks on compensation for the families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crash. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iran hit by record 337 virus deaths in single day 19 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm
Iranian women wear face masks as a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on October 14, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iran says UN arms embargo on Tehran has been lifted 18 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am
(FILES) A file photo taken on February 2, 2019, shows Iranians visiting a weaponry and military equipment exhibition in the capital Tehran, organised on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. AFP / Atta Kenare
Lebanon's protest flame still flickers on anniversary of 'revolution' 17 Oct 2020 - 08:21 pm
Lebanese protesters stand beneath the
Turkey says Black Sea gas find bigger than first thought 17 Oct 2020 - 06:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference during a visit to Moscow, Russia, March 5, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS
Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad 17 Oct 2020 - 03:58 pm
Members of the Iraqi security forces stand guard as demonstrators, supporters of the Hashed al Shaabi, ransack the Kurdish Democratic Party's headquarters in the capital Baghdad on October 17, 2020. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Lebanon's biggest Christian party says won't back Hariri for PM 17 Oct 2020 - 03:50 pm
Former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon October 12, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed 17 Oct 2020 - 01:52 pm
Iranians wear face masks as a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on October 14, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Lebanon marks first anniversary of protest movement 17 Oct 2020 - 01:05 pm
Lebanese activists erect a metalic monument on October 16, 2020, with 'October 17' written on it in Arabic, a day ahead of the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in front of the devastated port of the c
Iran hits new virus records, curbs travel 14 Oct 2020 - 08:03 pm
Iranian commuters wear face masks in a metro 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 via REUTERS
Covid-19 claims over 10,000 lives in Iraq 14 Oct 2020 - 05:40 pm
Iraqi families walk in Baghdad's Zawraa Park on October 9, 2020, after the government lifted restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Lebanon, Israel held "productive" border talks: U.S. and UN statement 14 Oct 2020 - 02:45 pm
A general view shows UNIFIL and Lebanese military vehicles guarding the area around the UNIFIL base (not seen in picture) where Israeli and Lebanese delegtaions were having their first round of talks in the southern Lebanese border town of Naqura on Octob