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Rare twin suicide attack kills at least 28 in Baghdad 21 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
The site of a suicide attack in a central market is seen in Baghdad, Iraq January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
Iraq delays general election to Oct. 10 19 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm
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Lebanon's COVID-19 spike overwhelms battered hospitals and exhausted doctors 18 Jan 2021 - 07:32 pm
A view shows empty street as Lebanon tightened lockdown and introduced a 24-hour curfew to curb the spread the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hazmiyeh, Lebanon, January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Lebanon signs with Pfizer for 2.1 million vaccine doses 17 Jan 2021 - 04:02 pm
A health worker takes a swab from a man to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the town of Hasbaya, Lebanon, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo 17 Jan 2021 - 03:38 pm
A view shows the site of a recent discovery at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib
Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen - report, company filings 17 Jan 2021 - 02:49 pm
Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 4, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Lebanon OKs law to import vaccines as virus hits new record 16 Jan 2021 - 03:41 pm
People ride on a motorbike along an empty road, as Lebanon tightened lockdown and introduced a 24-hour curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sidon, Lebanon, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Health workers first in line as Turkey launches Sinovac vaccine rollout 14 Jan 2021 - 08:09 pm
Health workers carry Sinovac's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine boxes at Sancaktepe Sehit Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, in Istanbul, Turkey January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Turkey to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday with Sinovac shot 13 Jan 2021 - 09:12 pm
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca receives a shot of the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Ankara City Hospital?in Ankara, Turkey, January 13, 2021. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Lebanon plans 11-day, 24-hour curfew, hospital beds fill up 12 Jan 2021 - 09:54 am
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Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 12 Jan 2021 - 12:33 am
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Erdogan says Turkey to start COVID-19 vaccination Thursday or Friday 11 Jan 2021 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pigeons fly over the Taksim Square during a nation-wide weekend curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo/File Photo
Lebanon considers tighter lockdown amid coronavirus surge 11 Jan 2021 - 03:54 pm
People walk along an empty road during a curfew to stem the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Nabatieh area, southern Lebanon January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Turkey probes Facebook's move to collect WhatsApp data 11 Jan 2021 - 02:05 pm
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Syria temporarily cuts supplies of fuel to meet shortages 10 Jan 2021 - 05:19 pm
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Lebanon Christian leader rules out joining Hariri government 10 Jan 2021 - 03:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Gebran Bassil, a Lebanese politician and head of the Free Patriotic movement, talks during an interview with Reuters in Sin-el-fil, Lebanon July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
WhatsApp gets dumped by Erdogan on mounting privacy concerns 10 Jan 2021 - 12:35 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks as he attends a satellite technologies event through live videolink in Istanbul, Turkey January 8, 2021. Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters
Erdogan says Gulf rapprochement "very beneficial" for region 08 Jan 2021 - 02:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, December 23, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

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
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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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