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Israel strikes 'Iranian military sites' in Syria after bombs found in Golan

Israel's military says it launched air strikes against Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria overnight, after explosive devices were found in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. ...

Rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone kills child

Rockets struck Iraq's capital Tuesday with four landing inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq’s military said, killing a child and wounding at least five people, signaling an end to an informal truce announced by Iran-backed militias in October. ...

Iranians warned coronavirus deaths may double as cases hit record high

Iran's health minister warned on Tuesday that coronavirus deaths may more than double soon if Iranians flout rules aimed at containing the virus, as new cases surged to a record high in the Middle East's worst-hit country. ...

US State Department threatens actions against Iran on protests anniversary

The US on Sunday threatened further action against Iran’s “agents of repression” in a statement to mark the anniversary of anti-government protests. ...

Sudan welcomes rebels back to Khartoum after peace deal

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok welcomed rebel leaders to the capital Khartoum on Sunday, as crowds celebrated what they hoped was the end of war following a landmark peace deal. ...

Lebanese security chief visited Syria in efforts to free US captive

Lebanese Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim visited Damascus after a trip to Washington as part of efforts to free US citizen Austin Tice, who is thought to be held in Syria, Lebanese broadcaster al Jadid reported on Saturday, Reuters reported. ...

Algerian president ends COVID-19 treatment, to undergo checks

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has finished treatment for COVID-19 but will undergo follow-up checks, the presidency said on Sunday. ...

Eight Sinai peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash

Eight members of a peacekeeping force in Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been killed in a helicopter crash. ...

Iran's enriched uranium stockpile 12 times limit, says IAEA

Iran now has more than 12 times the amount of enriched uranium permitted under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a global watchdog says. ...

Tigray crisis: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects peace talks

The Ethiopian prime minister, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, has rejected a request for peace talks as the conflict in Tigray deepens. ...

Israel says it downed Hezbollah drone from Lebanon

The Israeli military on Tuesday said it shot down a drone belonging to Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group that entered Israeli airspace. ...

Saeb Erekat: Key Palestinian negotiator dies of Covid-19

One of the most prominent Palestinian political figures, Saeb Erekat, has died with Covid-19, officials say. ...

Palestine intensifies measures ahead of third wave of coronavirus

Palestinian Authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have applied strict measures ahead of a third wave of coronavirus infections after the number of people who have the disease increased recently. ...

Lebanon's Bassil rejects US sanctions as unjust and politically motivated

Influential Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil said on Sunday that US sanctions against him were unjust, politically motivated and the result of his refusal to break ties with Hezbollah, Reuters reports. ...

Iran's daily COVID-19 deaths hit record of 459

Iran’s daily tally of coronavirus deaths hit a record high of 459 on Sunday, the health ministry announced, increasing the official toll to 38,291 in the Middle East’s worst-hit country, Reuters reports. ...

Lebanon's Gebran Bassil hit by US sanctions 'for corruption'

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a top Lebanese politician whom it has accused of playing a major role in corruption in the country. ...

EU sanctions ministers of Syria's Assad regime

The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on eight newly appointed ministers of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime over violent repression against the civilian population. ...

Iraq arrests PM’s adviser on corruption charges

Iraqi security forces yesterday arrested Raad Al-Haris, adviser to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, and the country’s former deputy minister of electricity, over charges linked to corruption and mismanagement. ...

80 Palestinian prisoners have COVID-19, rights group warns

More than 80 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails have contracted coronavirus, the Wa’ed Association for Prisoners and Liberated Prisoners said in a press conference in Gaza today. ...