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Lebanese PM-designate to hold more talks in faltering bid to appoint cabinet 17 Sep 2020 - 05:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Lebanese Prime Minister Mustapha Adib wears a protective face mask as he arrives to attend a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Turkey begins Phase III trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine - minister 16 Sep 2020 - 08:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from Sinovac Biotech Ltd is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
'Unbelievable': Another fire in Beirut unnerves shattered residents 15 Sep 2020 - 11:42 am
Lebanese firefighters douse the flames of a blaze that engulfed a landmark modern building, designed by the late world-renowned British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, in central Beirut on September 15, 2020 AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Suspected Israeli strikes kill 10 pro-Iran fighters in Syria: monitor 14 Sep 2020 - 02:14 pm
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Syria's schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures 13 Sep 2020 - 06:13 pm
Syrian pupils, some wearing protective face masks, take their seats in class in the capital Damascus on September 13, 2020, during the first day of the school year. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Lebanese protesters clash with army near presidential palace 12 Sep 2020 - 06:58 pm
Demonstrators write on a road sign during anti-government protests near presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Turkish capital hit by freak sandstorm 12 Sep 2020 - 05:49 pm
Massive cloud of dust greys the sky in Turkish capital Ankara on September 12, 2020. Aytaç Ünal - Anadolu
Erdogan warns Macron not to 'mess with Turkey' over eastern Med 12 Sep 2020 - 05:29 pm
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Murat Kula - Anadolu
Huge blast rocks Jordan military arms depot 11 Sep 2020 - 01:42 pm
TOPSHOT - This images taken and received from Twitter user @saleh_monther early on September 11, 2020 shows an explosion at a military numitions depot in the city of Zarqa, 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of the capital Amman /AFP / @saleh_monther / Handout
Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire 11 Sep 2020 - 01:00 pm
Lebanese firefighters stand on a ladder amid billowing smoke as they extinguish the remaining flames at the seaport of Beirut, on September 11, 2020, a day after a huge fire erupted in harbour warehouses. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Turkey considers allowing Phase III testing of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 10 Sep 2020 - 09:39 pm
A nurse prepares to inoculate volunteer Ilya Dubrovin, 36, with Russia's new coronavirus vaccine in a post-registration trials at a clinic in Moscow on September 10, 2020.. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA
Beirut port fire hits warehouse where food aid stored 10 Sep 2020 - 09:21 pm
TOPSHOT - Lebanese firefighters try to put out a fire that broke out at Beirut's port area, on September 10, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Jordan finds three coronavirus cases in largest Syrian camp 10 Sep 2020 - 05:28 pm
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Lebanese army use helicopters to control port fire, military says 10 Sep 2020 - 02:07 pm
Smoke rises from Beirut's port area, Lebanon September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa Kanaan
Tyres and oil on fire at Beirut port, military source says 10 Sep 2020 - 01:46 pm
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US to cut troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000: Pentagon 09 Sep 2020 - 03:41 pm
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Sri Lanka tea storm swirls around Lebanon president 09 Sep 2020 - 02:16 pm
The president's office on August 24 released a picture of Aoun receiving the Sri Lankan ambassador
Turkey scales back school reopening amid a rise in COVID-19 cases 08 Sep 2020 - 09:08 pm
Skyscrapers are seen in the business and financial district of Levent, which comprises of leading Turkish banks' and companies' headquarters, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Istanbul, Turkey September 8, 2020. REUTERS/M