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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
/ AFP / JACK GUEZ
Turkish-developed vaccine against Covid-19 to be ready by April: Erdogan 02 Jan 2021 - 04:34 pm
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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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Iran to pay $150,000 to downed plane victims' families 30 Dec 2020 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of one of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine Janua
Hundreds of Syrians flee Lebanon camp after tents torched 29 Dec 2020 - 04:23 pm
Syrian refugees salvage belongings from the wreckage of their shelters at a camp set on fire overnight in the northern Lebanese town of Bhanine on December 27, 2020, following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family. AFP / Ibrahim
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 02:32 pm
A woman receives an injection during the first trial phase of a locally-made Iranian vaccine for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Iran's capital Tehran on December 29, 2020. / AFP

Asia

This handout photograph taken and released on October 10, 2025 shows India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (right) and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi. (Photo by India's Ministry of External Affairs / AFP) India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy
File: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on October 10, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivering his speech on the 2026 national budget at the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Nazri RAPAAI / DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP Malaysia unveils national budget eyeing food security, flood mitigation
Police stand next to the rubble of a collapsed wall in Mati town, Davao Oriental province, in southern island of Mindanao, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the province. (Photo by Mark NAVALES / AFP) Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines

Europe

Peninsula EU Troika leaders to revive negotiations with Iran over nuclear program
A billboard accusing opposition leaders (L-R) Leopoldo Lopez, Maria Corina Machado and Juan Guaido, for the US sanctions imposed on the country, is seen in Caracas on October 10, 2025, after Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP) Nobel institute to probe possible leaks over peace prize
France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) with France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu after delivering a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP) Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM
Peninsula Prince William chokes up as he discusses impact of suicide

Africa

Peninsula IMF, Ghana agree on fifth review, paving way for 385-mln-USD disbursement
Representational file photo. Mpox deaths in Africa surpass 2,000 since 2024
Vehicles pass in front of the statue of a lady holding a torch, in front of the party headquarters of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement of incumbent Cameroonian President Paul Biya, in Yaounde, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP) Cameroon closes borders ahead of presidential polling day
Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup

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