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Libyan premier denounces Haftar as "war criminal" at UN 24 Feb 2020 - 01:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of the U.N.-backed Libyan government, Fayez al-Sarraj, leaves after talks with Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta, Malta May 27, 2019. Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Coronavirus hits israel, raising concern about election impact 23 Feb 2020 - 07:32 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a tent during his visit to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, for discussion on the coronavirus, February 19, 2020. Heidi Levine/Poolvia Reuters
Iran's 'cup of poison'? Hardline win may point to eventual US talks 23 Feb 2020 - 07:19 pm
Some insiders said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have to drink
Seven dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area 23 Feb 2020 - 11:38 am
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Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to 'discourage' voters 23 Feb 2020 - 10:38 am
Iranian election officials wear masks as they wait for voters during parliamentary elections at the Shah Abdul Azim shrine on the southern outskirts of Tehran on February 21, 2020./ AFP / ATTA KENARE
Turkish soldier killed by regime fire in Syria's Idlib: ministry 22 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
Residents watch as a Turkish military convoy that crossed from the border with Syria passes through the Syrian rebel-held town of Hazano in Idlib's northern countryside, on February 22, 2020. / AFP / AAREF WATAD
Iran closes schools in two cities over coronavirus: state TV 22 Feb 2020 - 05:19 pm
A young Iranian man wearing a protective mask, walks in a busy street in the capital Tehran on February 22, 2020.  AFP / ATTA KENARE
Turkish, Russian defense ministers discuss Idlib, Syria 22 Feb 2020 - 05:12 pm
An aerial view taken on February 22, 2020 shows a Turkish military convoy that crossed into the Syrian territory via the Kafr Lusin border, passing near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib and heading toward the south of the Idlib province. / AFP / Omar HA
Iraq reports first coronavirus infection 22 Feb 2020 - 01:56 pm
The body temperature of an Iraqi woman returning from Iran is measured upon her arrival at the Najaf International Airport on February 21, 2020, after Iran announced cases of coronavirus infections in the Islamic republic. / AFP / Haidar HAMDANI
Iranian mayor tests positive for coronavirus: State TV 22 Feb 2020 - 09:08 am
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Imported camels evacuated from Libya's capital after port comes under fire 20 Feb 2020 - 06:28 pm
A herd of camels walk across the streets in Tripoli, Libya February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020. Reuters/Ahmed Elumami
UN appeals to Turkey to take in more Syria refugees 20 Feb 2020 - 02:29 pm
A Syrian boy plays with a football at a makeshift camp for displaced people who fled pro-regime forces attacks in the Idlib and Aleppo provinces, on February 18, 2020. (AFP / Bakr Alkasem)
Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria's Idlib - official 20 Feb 2020 - 01:06 pm
Displaced Syrians ride in the back of a truck as they arrive to Deir al-Ballut camp in Afrin's countryside along the border with Turkey, on February 19, 2020. (AFP / Rami al SAYED)
Lebanon in phase of seeking IMF advice, aid comes in next phase-fin min 20 Feb 2020 - 12:57 pm
 shows Prime Minister Hassan Diab  meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Grand Serail in Beirut on February 19, 2020 .(AFP PHOTO / DALATI AND NOHRA)
No place to go: Syrian families fleeing Idlib stranded on the roads 19 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
An internally displaced man pinches the cheek of a child wearing socks with a hole at a makeshift camp in Azaz, Syria February 19, 2020. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus 19 Feb 2020 - 07:24 pm
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Syria marks relaunch of commercial flights to Aleppo 19 Feb 2020 - 06:05 pm
Passport control counters are pictured inside Aleppo international airport that has been reopened for the first time in years, Syria February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Iran confirms first two coronavirus cases 19 Feb 2020 - 05:02 pm
A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19