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2 tugboats speed to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it 28 Mar 2021 - 04:50 pm
Stranded ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 28, 2021.
Beleaguered Syria suffers also due to Suez Canal closure 27 Mar 2021 - 05:04 pm
Ever Given container ship is pictured in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken on March 26, 2021. Maxar Technologies
Lebanon's largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president 27 Mar 2021 - 03:53 pm
A view shows an empty street near the government palace in downtown Beirut, Lebanon March 23, 2021. Picture taken March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Railway traffic resumes after deadly crash in southern Egypt 27 Mar 2021 - 02:39 pm
People inspect the damage after two trains have collided near the city of Sohag, Egypt, March 26, 2021. Picture taken March 26, 2021 REUTERS/Meritt Elsayed Ali
Turkey starts initial talks to procure Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine 25 Mar 2021 - 11:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Russia's
Suez Canal blocked as efforts to move stuck ship continue 24 Mar 2021 - 04:41 pm
Jotagas ship is seen after passing through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
No agreement on Lebanon government after president and PM-designate meet 22 Mar 2021 - 05:39 pm
Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri arrives to meet with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Turkey's COVID-19 deaths rise above 30,000, total cases top 3 mln 21 Mar 2021 - 08:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Health workers carry Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine boxes at Sancaktepe Sehit Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research... MURAD SEZER January 14, 2021 05:35am EST
Istanbul municipality says will challenge Gezi Park transfer 20 Mar 2021 - 05:14 pm
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A New Year in Iran, but the country's crises remain the same 20 Mar 2021 - 04:38 pm
Municipality personnel carry Nowruz-themed decorations, ahead of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tehran, Iran March 17, 2021. Picture taken March 17, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA
Palestinians take another step in preparations for first election in 15 years 20 Mar 2021 - 12:13 pm
Men speak with police officers as Palestinians begin registering party lists for May parliamentary election, at the Palestinian Central Elections Commission's office in Gaza City March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Lebanon's Hariri says priority to form government and re-engage IMF 18 Mar 2021 - 05:26 pm
Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon March 18, 2021. Dalati Nohra
Syria president's office: Assad, wife recovering from virus 17 Mar 2021 - 02:14 pm
A national flag depicting a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flutters at a checkpoint in Douma, in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, Syria March 10, 2021. Picture taken March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Turkey's Erdogan says new pandemic measures not being considered as cases rise 15 Mar 2021 - 10:12 pm
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Born into conflict, 10-year old Syrian child is family's breadwinner 15 Mar 2021 - 03:14 pm
Mohammed Abu Rdan stands on a bag of dishcloths, in front of the cleaning products factory, in northern Aleppo, Syria March 11, 2021. Picture taken March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Iran releases footage of Revolutionary Guards 'missile city' base 15 Mar 2021 - 02:29 pm
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UK sanctions allies of Syrian President Assad, including foreign minister 15 Mar 2021 - 02:04 pm
A national flag depicting a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flutters at a checkpoint in Douma, in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, Syria March 10, 2021. Picture taken March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Jordan's health minister steps down after hospital deaths 13 Mar 2021 - 02:46 pm
People gather outside the new Salt government hospital in the city of Salt, Jordan March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Muath Freij

Asia

Representational file photo. Bangladeshi people read newspapers carrying headlines of the general election results in Dhaka on December 31, 2018. AFP / Indranil MUKHERJEE Bangladesh declares 3-day holiday for election, referendum
File photo. Immigration police officers are seen during a readiness inspection in preparation for the country's reopening on November 1, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Thailand enhances screening of flights originating from Nipah Virus high-risk region
This screen grab from video footage taken and received on January 26, 2026, from Governor Mujiv Hataman shows rescuers assisting survivors of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 at a port in Isabela, Basilan province. A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank on January 26 morning in choppy seas off the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said. (Photo by Handout / Governor Mujiv Hataman / AFP) Philippine ferry survivor describes scenes of panic, wait for rescue
Peninsula UN allocates $14m to tackle drought in Afghanistan in 2025

Europe

File photo used for representation only Kremlin says U.S.-Russia-Ukraine talks to continue next week
Peninsula Over 1,000 people evacuated after landslide in Sicily
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pays a visit to a pharmacy at the Nelson Medical Practice health centre in Wimbledon, southwest London on January 26, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / Pool / AFP) UK PM to head to China, Japan on Tuesday
Peninsula Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian defence, energy infrastructure

Africa

People walk in heavy rain in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan. 24, 2026. (Str/Xinhua) Death toll from rainfall-induced incidents in Zimbabwe rises to 109
Children photographed near houses damaged with bullets in Omdurman. AFP file photo. UN says over 3 million Sudanese displaced by war return home
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