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3 Hashd fighters killed, 5 injured northern Iraq
Gunmen ambushed a group of Hashd al-Shaabi fighters in the district of Tuz Khurmatu in Iraq’s northern Saladin province, leaving three dead, according to a local police officer. ...
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises to 4,232
Iran’s total death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak reaches rose to 4,232 on Friday with 122 lives lost in the past 24 hours, according to a health ministry spokesman. The total number of people diagnosed with the disease increased by 1,972 in the past 24 hours to a total of 68,192, the spokesman, Kianoush Jahanpur, said on state TV, adding that 3,969 people were in critical condition. ...
Iraq: PM-designate resigns, intelligence chief named new candidate
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi has resigned his candidacy this morning after he failed to gather enough support to form a government. ...
Report: 73,000 Syrians returned to Syria's Idlib after ceasefire
Around 73,000 Syrians have returned to the Syrian governorate of Idlib following the ceasefire agreement reached between Turkey and Russia in early March. ...
600 people die in Iran from drinking neat alcohol to cure coronavirus
More than 600 Iranians have died from the consumption of high-concentrated alcohol believing it protects against the coronavirus. ...
US officer and SDF fighters killed in Daesh ambush
An officer in the US army and two fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been killed in an ambush in Syria’s eastern province of Deir Ez-Zor. ...
UNICEF delivers supplies to Lebanon’s coronavirus response
UNICEF announced yesterday that it had provided medical supplies to 194 Primary Health Care centres across Lebanon, to help combat the spread of coronavirus. ...
Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 3,739
Iran reported 136 more deaths from the novel coronavirus today, pushing the death toll to 3,739, a health official said. ...
Lebanon starts flights to bring back citizens stranded abroad
Several flights carrying Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus lockdowns began arriving in Beirut on Sunday, part of a trial run to see whether thousands looking to come home can be safely repatriated without worsening the country’s outbreak. ...
Iraq: 3 soldiers killed by bombing in Kirkuk
Three Iraqi soldiers were killed on Friday by a bombing targeting a military patrol vehicle that was passing through the northern Governorate of Kirkuk. ...
Hamas: ‘Possibility to move forward with prisoner swap’
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas announced on Friday that media statements have been exchanged between its leader in Gaza, Yahya Al-Sinwar, and Israeli officials regarding “an opportunity” to release Palestinian prisoners in return for the remains of Israeli soldiers. ...
Lebanon PM scratches senior banking appointments from cabinet agenda
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab scratched discussions of senior banking appointments from the cabinet’s agenda in a session yesterday. ...
Sudan quarantines soldiers returning from Yemen
Sudan has quarantined a number of soldiers who returned from their tour of duty in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition, in a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus, SUNA news agency reported. ...
Iraq launches military operation against Daesh remnants
Iraqi forces yesterday announced targeting Daesh-dwelled areas in the country’s northern governate of the Saladin. ...
EU approves $262m aid package for Syria refugees effected by coronavirus outbreak
The European Union has agreed a $262 million package for countries hosting refugees and vulnerable persons from the Middle East, raising the total EU response to the Syrian crises to more than $2.2 billion. ...
Lebanon to bring back citizens stranded abroad from 5 April
Lebanon’s government agreed yesterday to facilitate the return of Lebanese citizens abroad starting on 5 April, Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad announced in a statement. ...
Libya’s GNA frees 466 prisoners to prevent spread of COVID-19
The Ministry of Justice of the internationally-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced the release of 466 prisoners in the capital of Tripoli, as part of the measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
35,000 Syrians return to Idlib following ceasefire
Some 35,000 civilians displaced by the Bashar Al-Assad regime and its backers’ attacks have returned to their homes in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, following the ceasefire deal that was brokered between Turkey and Russia in March. ...
Daesh fighters break out of Syria prison over coronavirus fears
Detained militants suspected of belonging to Daesh – otherwise known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) – conducted a riot in a prison in Syria yesterday, with several inmates managing to escape. ...
Lebanon protests continue despite coronavirus lockdown
Residents in the north Lebanon city of Tripoli broke the curfew last night and took to the streets to protest about the lack of compensation from the government for businesses closed as part of the measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. ...
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