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Lebanon on track to end lockdown despite virus uptick: PM 17 May 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab, wearing a mask, arrives to attend a meeting with Lebanese political leaders to present the plan aimed at steering the country out of a financial crisis, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon May 6,
Syrian tycoon says will refuse government demand to step down from mobile operator 17 May 2020 - 01:27 pm
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Lebanon army says arrests 16 over 'illegal' currency ring 16 May 2020 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask walks past Central Bank building as Lebanon extends a shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Lebanon, fearing second virus wave, to shut down again for 4 days 12 May 2020 - 05:15 pm
A closed restaurant is seen as Lebanon eases its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, and its restaurants struggle to choose between opening with reduced capacity or staying shut, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has slashed profit and raise
Errant missile strike during Iranian naval exercises kills 19 11 May 2020 - 12:13 pm
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Iran arrests 320 over 'provocative' COVID-19 posts 10 May 2020 - 01:01 pm
Iranians, wearing protective masks without observing social distancing, queue outside a money exchange office in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2020, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.   AFP / ATTA KENARE
Lebanon rooftops bustle as virus shifts life upstairs 09 May 2020 - 03:13 pm
Lebanese gymnast Karen Dib practices on the rooftop of her building, during a lockdown imposed by the autorities in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the town of Halat, north of the capitla Beirut on April 24, 2020. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Iran reports more than 1,500 new virus cases 09 May 2020 - 02:15 pm
An Iranian youth talks on the phone as he watches women wearing protective masks walk by on a street of the capital Tehran, on May 09, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Turkey: After virus closure, malls set to reopen 08 May 2020 - 03:01 pm
The full moon, also known as the Supermoon or Flower Moon, rises above the Camlica Mosque during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Iran says virus outbreak 'relatively stable' despite uptick 07 May 2020 - 02:48 pm
Iran's Azadi (Freedom) Tower is lit up with flags and messages of hope in solidarity with all the countries affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Tehran on March 31, 2020. / AFP /
92-year-old woman beats coronavirus in Turkey 06 May 2020 - 01:34 pm
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Three rockets land near Baghdad airport, no casualties: statement 06 May 2020 - 11:40 am
A view of Baghdad international Airport, after Iraq has suspended flights at its domestic airports as the coronavirus spreads, in Baghdad, Iraq March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
Jordan to continue night curfew even after virus outbreak 'contained' 05 May 2020 - 07:05 pm
A worker prepares a traditional sweet
Turkey records 61 new COVID-19 deaths, lowest in over a month 03 May 2020 - 08:15 pm
Surroundings of Sultanahmet Square and Hagia Sophia museum remain empty due to the measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on May 3, 2020. ( Mehmet Eser - Anadolu
Jordan sees economy down 3% in 2020 due to coronavirus 03 May 2020 - 06:59 pm
A man wears a protective face mask as he walks along the main market in downtown after the government eased the restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Muhamma
Iran warns of nuclear deal 'death' if arms embargo extended 03 May 2020 - 05:44 pm
File photo: An Iranian couple is seen following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 30, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS/File Photo
Syrian tycoon Makhlouf says security forces are arresting his employees 03 May 2020 - 01:32 pm
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Mosques and schools to reopen in Iran's low-risk areas 03 May 2020 - 12:52 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a Palestine mural on the wall following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 30, 2020.