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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
Assad declares Syria wildfires national catastophe 13 Oct 2020 - 01:50 pm
A picture taken on October 11, 2020, shows a church in the middle of a scorched hillside due to forest fires in the countryside of the Syrian western city of Tartus.  AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Judge probing Beirut blast receives FBI's investigation 13 Oct 2020 - 01:45 pm
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Jordan's King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms 12 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Iran has highest daily virus death toll, new patient count 12 Oct 2020 - 02:50 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
Iran’s nuclear chief and top Rouhani aide contract coronavirus 11 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm
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Iraqi militias agree 'conditional ceasefire' to halt US attacks 11 Oct 2020 - 03:53 pm
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Lebanon to lock down nearly 170 districts in virus fight 11 Oct 2020 - 02:42 pm
Workers wearing protective masks prepare baked breads inside a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon October 8, 2020. Picture taken October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Fires brought under control in Syria, Lebanon 11 Oct 2020 - 02:24 pm
An aerial view shows smoke rising from a fire amid a heatwave in the Metn district of Mount Lebanon on October 9, 2020. / AFP
Iran records its highest daily death toll from coronavirus 11 Oct 2020 - 02:08 pm
An Iranian woman wearing a face mask crosses a street 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
Two dead as forest fires burn in Syria, Lebanon 10 Oct 2020 - 03:38 pm
A fire devouring a forest in Syria's Latakia province.  SANA
Tehran to impose fines for virus regulation breaches as caseload soars 10 Oct 2020 - 02:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing a protective suit and mask checks the files at Hazrate Ali Asghar Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Fire breaks out at Tehran metro station; no casualties: Mehr 10 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am
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Tehran scrambles for hospital beds as Iran reports record new coronavirus cases 08 Oct 2020 - 02:55 pm
File photo: A nurse wearing a protective face mask and gloves looks on at Hazrate Ali Asghar Hospital, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Lebanon's president says consultations on new government start next week 07 Oct 2020 - 10:39 am
File photo/ Reuters