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Iran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus

Iran official running anti-coronavirus task force has virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s counter-coronavirus task force has tested positive for the virus himself,…
Iraq reports four cases of coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover

Iraq reports four cases of coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — An Iraqi family of four who returned from a visit to Iran tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Losses from Libya’s oil shutdown surpass $2 billion

Losses from Libya’s oil shutdown surpass $2 billion

CAIRO (AP) — Financial losses over a protracted blockade of Libya’s vital oil fields and ports have rapidly swelled, surpassing…
Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3

Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern Syrian city struck a school Tuesday, killing three people, Syrian…
UN reiterates support for 2-state Israel-Palestine solution

UN reiterates support for 2-state Israel-Palestine solution

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday reiterated its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian…
To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric

To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — When the grip of Iraq’s Tehran-backed Shia Muslim parties and militias threatened to slip following the killing…
Iran says 12 dead from new virus, rejects higher death toll

Iran says 12 dead from new virus, rejects higher death toll

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s government said Monday that 12 people had died nationwide from the new coronavirus,…
Syrian father teaches daughter to laugh when the bombs fall

Syrian father teaches daughter to laugh when the bombs fall

BEIRUT (AP) — Abdullah Mohammed would do anything for his daughter, even forcing himself to laugh with her at the…
Palestinians fire rockets at Israel; Netanyahu threatens war

Palestinians fire rockets at Israel; Netanyahu threatens war

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza militants resumed their intense bombardment of southern Israel on Monday, with some rockets slipping through Israel’s…
UN: Libya’s warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal

UN: Libya’s warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal

GENEVA (AP) — The UN mission in Libya said Monday that the country’s warring sides had agreed to turn a…
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