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Lebanon: Half of Beirut children showing signs of trauma after explosion
Approximately half of children in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut have started showing signs of trauma and extreme stress since a massive explosion rocked the city on 4 August, a report by UNICEF says. ...
Maduro: Venezuela buying Iranian missiles 'a good idea'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday said it would be a “good idea” to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such a plan amid growing ties between Caracas and Tehran, Reuters reports. ...
New pressure on Iran to open secret nuclear sites
Pressure is mounting on Iran to reveal details of its secret nuclear sites and the work that was carried out there. ...
Pandemic starts to surge in conflict-hit Libya
As coronavirus cases surge in Libya, medics and officials working with a health system wrecked by years of division and war are warning that the pandemic could be slipping out of their control, Reuters reports. ...
Kushner: Israel-UAE treaty a 'massive change' for the region
President Trump's chief adviser, Jared Kushner, has said the US-brokered Israel-UAE peace treaty represents a "massive change" for the Middle East. ...
Iraq: 2 bombs strike US supply convoy
Two bombs have hit convoys supplying US-led coalition forces in Iraq’s southern governorate of Dhi Qar, security sources reported on Wednesday. ...
Beirut explosion: Angry residents rage at leaders after blast
People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to Tuesday's huge explosion. ...
Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial area, no casualties: state TV
A fire broke out at an Iranian industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s state TV reported, the latest in a string of fires and explosions, some of which have hit sensitive sites. “The fire broke out at the industrial area of the Jajrud district in the Pardis county this morning […] there were no casualties […] firefighters are trying to contain the fire,” it said. ...
Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces said they retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an hours-long battle a day after the facility was targeted by the Islamic State group in an attack that killed 29 people. The prison is believed to be holding hundreds of IS members. ...
Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran's government claims, a AFP Persian service investigation has found. ...
Iraq: PM calls early election for June 2021
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Friday called an early general election for June 6, 2021, roughly a year ahead of when it would normally be held, reported Reuters. ...
Daesh attack kills 5 in northern Iraq
Five people were killed in an attack by Daesh in Iraq’s northern Saladin province on Saturday, according to a local military source. ...
Morocco ministers donate fifth of salaries to coronavirus response fund
Moroccan ministers have decided to donate a fifth of their salaries for the month of August, until the end of the current year, to the fund for the management and response of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Sudan mass grave linked to anti-Bashir coup attempt
A mass grave has been discovered in Sudan containing 28 bodies, thought to be the remains of army officers executed for carrying out a coup attempt in 1990 against former President Omar al-Bashir. ...
German woman kidnapped in Baghdad: security source
A German national was kidnapped late Monday outside her office in central Baghdad, a security source and a friend told AFP. ...
Minister: Lebanon is nearing critical stage in virus cases
Lebanon's health minister says the financially troubled Mediterranean country, which has so far managed to contain the coronavirus, is sliding toward a critical stage with a new surge in infections after lockdown restrictions were lifted and the airport reopened. ...
Iran arrests ‘perpetrators’ of last week’s protests
Iranian police said Monday they had arrested people behind protests that broke out last week in the southwest of the country, state news agency IRNA reported. ...
Opposition chiefs blast ‘charade’ of Syrian vote
Syrians voted for a new parliament on Sunday in elections denounced by exiled opposition leaders as a farce and a charade. ...
Dialogue needed over issue of Lebanon's 'neutrality' in region
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Saturday dialogue was needed over the country’s stance on regional conflicts, after meeting with a top Christian cleric who has urged Lebanon to remain neutral to help it out of its crisis. ...
Iran sends black box of Ukrainian plane to France
Iran has sent the black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane which was accidentally downed in Tehran earlier this year to France. ...
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