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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
Iran tests ‘suicide’ drones amid its tense standoff with Trump 06 Jan 2021 - 05:14 pm
A drone is launched during a large-scale drone combat exercise of Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran January 6, 2021.
Iran finds first case of new virus variant in traveller from UK 05 Jan 2021 - 04:47 pm
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic, walks past a street musician in the capital Tehran, on December 30, 2020. AFP / Atta Kenare
Lebanon orders three-week lockdown to fight virus spread 05 Jan 2021 - 12:45 am
A man wearing a protective face mask waits to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Jordan secures 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine - prime minister 03 Jan 2021 - 08:33 pm
/ AFP / JACK GUEZ
Turkish-developed vaccine against Covid-19 to be ready by April: Erdogan 02 Jan 2021 - 04:34 pm
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Syria blasts US for sanctions, following UN expert's remarks 02 Jan 2021 - 02:39 pm
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Iran tells IAEA it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% at Fordow site 02 Jan 2021 - 10:31 am
Flags flutter in the wind in front of the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2020. Reuters/Lisi Niesner
Syria war killed 6,800 in 2020, lowest annual toll 31 Dec 2020 - 02:31 pm
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Iran to pay $150,000 to downed plane victims' families 30 Dec 2020 - 07:44 pm
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of one of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine Janua
Hundreds of Syrians flee Lebanon camp after tents torched 29 Dec 2020 - 04:23 pm
Syrian refugees salvage belongings from the wreckage of their shelters at a camp set on fire overnight in the northern Lebanese town of Bhanine on December 27, 2020, following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family. AFP / Ibrahim
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine 29 Dec 2020 - 02:32 pm
A woman receives an injection during the first trial phase of a locally-made Iranian vaccine for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Iran's capital Tehran on December 29, 2020. / AFP
Turkey expects China COVID-19 vaccine in days, as doctors seek more data 28 Dec 2020 - 08:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man works in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, Sept. 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Phot
Lebanon secures COVID-19 vaccines for 20% of its citizens: Health minister 28 Dec 2020 - 04:43 pm
Lebanon's caretaker health minister Hamad Hasan, gestures as he speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 28, 2020. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters)
Turkey says delivery of Sinovac vaccines postponed due to COVID-19 case in Beijing customs 28 Dec 2020 - 12:05 am
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, December 24, 2020. Turkish Health Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Jordan detects two coronavirus variant cases: minister 27 Dec 2020 - 07:51 pm
People wearing protective masks and practicing social distancing attend a Mass at Church of the Sacred Heart, as they take part in Christmas celebrations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Amman, Jordan, December 24, 2020. REUTERS//Muham
Iran reports lowest daily deaths from coronavirus in more than three months 27 Dec 2020 - 01:44 pm
Iranian people walk past a Showcase of a Christmas store in Tehran, Iran December 23, 2020. Picture taken December 23, 2020. Majid Asgaripour

Asia

Photo from China's national English language newspaper @globaltimesnews official X account. Japan in no position to interfere in affairs of China's Taiwan: FM spokesperson
Peninsula UN welcomes last Gaza hostage remains return
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

Europe

This photograph taken on January 22, 2026, shows a sign of US technology company Google displayed during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) EU to show Google how to open up to rival AI services
File photo: A migrant, part of a group intercepted aboard a dinghy off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, is helped by a rescuer after arriving on a rescue boat at the port of Malaga, Spain June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca Spain intends to regularise status of almost 500,000 irregular migrants
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) poses for a photograph with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Council President Antonio Costa before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 27, 2026. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP EU, India agree 'mother of all' trade deals
A cat passes through a cat flap on the door at the The Ottoman Topkapi Palace in Istanbul on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats

Africa

Representational file photo. Somalia returns seized WFP relief food after port expansion incident
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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