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Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom

Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from new virus in city of Qom

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the…
Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran

Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran

DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait and Bahrain on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all involving people who had visited…
Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza: Israeli military

Israeli jets strike Islamic Jihad targets in Syria and Gaza: Israeli military

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli fighter jets launched air strikes on suspected Islamic Jihad positions in Syria, the Israeli military said…
Netanyahu banks on Trump plan to drive up pro-settler votes

Netanyahu banks on Trump plan to drive up pro-settler votes

ATERET, West Bank (AP) — With Israel’s prime minister eager to court the votes of the country’s influential West Bank…
Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran

Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nine people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early…
Conservatives ahead as Iran poll results trickle in

Conservatives ahead as Iran poll results trickle in

Conservatives took a lead Saturday as the first results of Iran’s parliamentary election came in, boosted by a predicted low…
Pope appears to give thumbs down to Trump’s Mideast peace plan

Pope appears to give thumbs down to Trump’s Mideast peace plan

BARI, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday warned against “inequitable solutions” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying they would only…
Erdogan announces Syria summit for March 5

Erdogan announces Syria summit for March 5

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he would hold a summit with the leaders of Russia, France and…
Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to ‘discourage’ voters

Iran accuses foreign media of using virus to ‘discourage’ voters

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday accused foreign media of trying to use a deadly outbreak of coronavirus in…
Taliban, Afghan forces clash on first day of violence reduction period

Taliban, Afghan forces clash on first day of violence reduction period

KABUL (Reuters) — Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces clashed in parts of Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after a…
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