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Iranian health officials play down president's figure of 25 million people infected 19 Jul 2020 - 01:11 pm
Mask-clad Iranians gather in a street in the capital Tehran, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, on July 19, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with COVID-19 18 Jul 2020 - 12:06 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs the meeting of Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Board in Tehran, Iran on July 14, 2020. ( Iranian Presidency / Handout - Anadolu Agency )
Iraqi children's hospital fighting to keep cancer patients safe from Covid-19 14 Jul 2020 - 07:17 pm
A child who suffers from cancer sits in a corridor at the Children's Hospital for Cancer Diseases, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Basra, Iraq July 9, 2020. Picture taken July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers - ruling party spokesman 13 Jul 2020 - 08:44 pm
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Lebanon's ex-finance chief says banks 'smuggled' $6bln out: report 13 Jul 2020 - 11:35 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 18, 2020, people exchange Lebanese pound and US dollar notes on the black market in Lebanon's capital Beirut. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Jordan king says virus 'under control' 12 Jul 2020 - 09:00 pm
A picture taken on April 27, 2020, shows the blue mosaic dome of the King Abdullah I Mosque in the Jordanian capital Amman, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. / AFP / Khalil MAZRAAWI
Iran says cannot shut down economy despite worsening virus outbreak 11 Jul 2020 - 01:47 pm
Heavy traffic is seen following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, July 8, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) Abdollah Heidari via REUTERS
Hagia Sophia to be open for all: Turkish president 10 Jul 2020 - 10:12 pm
Doors of Hagia Sophia to be fully open for everyone, including Turks and foreigners, Muslims and non-Muslims, says Turkish president. ( Emrah Yorulmaz - Anadolu Agency )
As Lebanon crisis spirals, families barter for food on Facebook 07 Jul 2020 - 05:11 pm
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Fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage - spokesman 05 Jul 2020 - 09:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view of a damaged building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Rockets target US interests despite arrests: Iraq military 05 Jul 2020 - 11:54 am
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Fire flares at Iranian power plant, latest in series of incidents 04 Jul 2020 - 05:01 pm
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Iran imposes new curbs as coronavirus toll rises 04 Jul 2020 - 03:53 pm
Iranians wearing protective masks walk along a street near the artificial Chitgar lake in the capital Tehran, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis on July 3, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Seven injured in car bombing at Mogadishu port 04 Jul 2020 - 03:43 pm
Construction equipment is seen at site after an attack to the tax collection building carried out with a bomb-laden vehicle in Mogadishu, Somalia on July 4, 2020. ( Sadak Mohamed - Anadolu Agency )
Blasts at Turkish fireworks factory kill two, wound 73 03 Jul 2020 - 03:50 pm
An aerial view of the firework factory following a blast is seen from a helicopter of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, in Hendek in Sakarya province, Turkey, July 3, 2020. Turkish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Iran says Natanz nuclear facility not damaged after "incident" 02 Jul 2020 - 11:13 am
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Blast reported at clinic in busy district of Iran’s capital 30 Jun 2020 - 10:40 pm
An image grab from footage obtained from Iranian State TV IRIB on June 26, 2020, shows an orange light, resulting from what the country's defence ministry said, the explosion of a gas tank in the Iranian capital Tehran./ AFP / IRIB TV /
Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran to discuss Syria on Wednesday: Kremlin 30 Jun 2020 - 12:16 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin.  AFP / Sputnik / Alexey NIKOLSKY