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Five Lebanese prisoners die in accident following mass prison break-out 21 Nov 2020 - 03:45 pm
Members of the Lebanese police inspect the damaged car in Hadath, Lebanon, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge 21 Nov 2020 - 03:04 pm
Pedestrians, mask-clad due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, walk past closed shops along a street in Iran's capital Tehran on November 21, 2020, as the Iranian government announced new pandemic-countering measures. AFP / STR
Dozens at large after Lebanon jailbreak 21 Nov 2020 - 01:29 pm
Members of the Lebanese police gather outside Baabda prison, Lebanon, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Turkey to buy Chinese COVID-19 candidate vaccine doses, in talks with Pfizer 19 Nov 2020 - 09:09 pm
An illustration picture shows a drop from a syringe with the logo of Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac on November 17, 2020. / AFP / JUSTIN TALLIS
WHO warns of deadly second wave of virus across Middle East 19 Nov 2020 - 04:35 pm
Healthcare workers prepare to take nose samples to check for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-thru testing station in Amman, Jordan, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza's first woman taxi driver 19 Nov 2020 - 01:56 pm
Palestinian woman Naela Abu Jibba, who started a women-only taxi service in Gaza Strip, drives her vehicle at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City November 17, 2020. Picture taken November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Iran says to impose 'severe' virus restrictions 18 Nov 2020 - 07:17 pm
Iranian People wearing protective masks as they walk at a store, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran November 11, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Israel air strikes hit Iran targets in Syria killing 10 18 Nov 2020 - 01:47 pm
Israeli soldiers walk during a drill in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights near the Israel-Syria frontier in August. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Turkey to impose new measures to fight coronavirus surge, Erdogan says 17 Nov 2020 - 08:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers in protective suits disinfect the park in front of the Blue Mosque in response to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Istanbul,Turkey March 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan
Iranians warned coronavirus deaths may double as cases hit record high 17 Nov 2020 - 08:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman wears a mask and face shield, amid a rise in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Tehran, Iran October 24, 2020. Picture taken October 24, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Turkey should implement concrete measures against coronavirus spike -minister 17 Nov 2020 - 12:29 am
People wearing protective masks walk past by a street vendor selling roasted chestnuts, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Fire damages historic mosque on Istanbul's Bosporus Strait 15 Nov 2020 - 04:02 pm
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Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara 14 Nov 2020 - 04:19 pm
Sarcophaguses that are around 2500 years old, from the newly discovered burial site near Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, are seen during a presentation in Giza, Egypt November 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Lebanon starts two-weeks of restrictions to stem virus 14 Nov 2020 - 02:46 pm
Lebanese policemen check cars at a checkpoint in the Sanayeh district of the Lebanese capital Beirut a day after the country went into lockdown, in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, on November 14, 2020.  AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Lebanese general was in Syria over missing American reporter 14 Nov 2020 - 02:26 pm
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Iran passes grim milestone of 40,000 deaths from coronavirus 12 Nov 2020 - 03:17 pm
Iranian People wearing protective masks as they board a bus, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran November 11, 2020. Picture taken November 11, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Lebanon, Israel end third round of sea border talks 11 Nov 2020 - 06:03 pm
Vehicles of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the area near the southern Lebanese southernmost town of Naqura, by the border with Israel, on November 11, 2020. AFP / Mahmoud ZAYYAT
Damascus holds Russia-backed conference on refugee returns 11 Nov 2020 - 03:18 pm
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (on screen) addresses via video link the opening session of the international conference on the return of refugees held in Damascus on November 11, 2020. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA