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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. ...
Iranian hackers accidentally leak hack-training videos
Iranian hackers accidentally leaked videos showing themselves teaching junior hackers how to break into email accounts and siphon data from them, it has been revealed. ...
Minister: Iraq to face severe water shortages as river flows drop
Iraq’s minister of water resources says his country will face severe water shortages if agreements are not forged with neighboring Turkey over Ankara’s irrigation and dam projects that have decreased river inflows to Iraq’s parched plains. ...
US, Gulf states impose sanctions on Daesh financiers in Turkey, Afghanistan
The United States and the Gulf Arab states have imposed sanctions on six targets they believe are associated with the terror group Daesh and its financing, the US announced yesterday. ...
Lebanon: Protesters launch the ‘National Civil Front’ in efforts to continue revolution
A coalition of Lebanese protesters, including activists, academics and lawyers, have joined forces to create the “National Civil Front” in hopes of pushing forward the aspirations of the 17 October uprising. ...
Iran executes man convicted of selling missile information to CIA
Iran says it has executed a former defence ministry employee convicted of selling information to the US. ...
"despite US sanctions": Iran want to develop oil industry
Iran is determined to develop its oil industry in spite of US sanctions imposed on the country, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a televised speech on Saturday. ...
Negotiations between Lebanon government and IMF suspended
Negotiations between representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Lebanese government have been suspended in the middle of the worst economic crisis that the country has endured. Tens of thousands of Lebanese citizens have lost their jobs amid a severe collapse of the economy. ...
UN: 700 people died recently in Syria camps holding Daesh families
The United Nations has revealed that 700 people have recently died in two camps in north-east Syria, in which around 70,000 family members of Daesh fighters are currently being detained. ...
Turkey fireworks: Army removal hit by second deadly blast
Three Turkish soldiers have died in the explosion of an army truck while removing explosives from a fireworks factory that blew up last week. ...
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