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Iran parades medical gear, not missiles, for Army Day amid outbreak

Iran parades medical gear, not missiles, for Army Day amid outbreak

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Friday paraded disinfection vehicles, mobile hospitals and other medical equipment as it marked its national…
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure

Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure

HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – While coronavirus closures are coaxing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many a metropolis, in one…
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts

US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — The United States is giving five million dollars to the Palestinians to help them fight…
Saudi takeover promises new dawn for Newcastle at a cost

Saudi takeover promises new dawn for Newcastle at a cost

Newcastle United fans have long dreamed of ridding the club from owner Mike Ashley, but a potential £300 million (US$377…
Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat

Yemen’s war-scarred hospitals gear up to combat coronavirus threat

TAIZ/SANAA (Reuters) – In a hospital in the Yemeni city of Taiz, medics scarred by five years of war are…
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross

Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross

GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people…
Israeli president asks parliament to choose prime minister

Israeli president asks parliament to choose prime minister

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president Thursday asked the Knesset to choose a new prime minister, giving parliament three weeks to…
Iranian vessels come dangerously close to American military ships: US military

Iranian vessels come dangerously close to American military ships: US military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Eleven vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to US Navy and…
Jordan will ease lockdown by allowing more businesses to open: PM

Jordan will ease lockdown by allowing more businesses to open: PM

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz said on Wednesday the government would soon ease a tight lockdown…
Virus deaths nearly double reported figures: Iran parliament

Virus deaths nearly double reported figures: Iran parliament

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus pandemic is likely nearly double the officially reported…
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