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Iran renews coronavirus warning as ‘low risk’ activities re-start
Middle East

Iran renews coronavirus warning as ‘low risk’ activities re-start

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as…
UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
Middle East

UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the Arab world’s poorest country…
Rouhani urges Iranians to respect health protocols as coronavirus curbs ease
Middle East

Rouhani urges Iranians to respect health protocols as coronavirus curbs ease

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to respect health protocols to guard against the new coronavirus as “low-risk”…
Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat
Middle East

Threat from Iran to US forces in Iraq remains ‘significant’: senior US diplomat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Iranian-backed militia pose a “significant” threat to US forces in Iraq, the State Department’s top diplomat for…
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises to 4,232
Middle East

Iran’s death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises to 4,232

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s total death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose to 4,232 on Friday with 122 lives…
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
World

Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings

BERLIN (AP) — As the Easter holiday approaches, world leaders and health officials are fervently warning that hard-won gains in…
Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus
Middle East

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader suggested Thursday that mass gatherings in the Islamic Republic may be barred through…
Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war
Middle East

Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in…
Iran presses for IMF loan; some business to stay shut despite easing
Middle East

Iran presses for IMF loan; some business to stay shut despite easing

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani pressed harder on Wednesday for a US$5 billion emergency IMF loan Iran has sought…
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
Middle East

Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO

CAIRO (Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern countries are seeing worrying daily increases in cases of the new coronavirus but the…
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