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Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says 27 Apr 2020 - 11:07 am
This picture taken on April 25, 2020 during the Muslim holy motnh of Ramadan shows a view from outside the closed Imamzadeh Saleh in the Iranian capital Tehran's Shemiran district, as all mosques and places of worship are closed due to the COVID-19 corona
Iran says virus cases pass 90,000 26 Apr 2020 - 04:41 pm
Iranians wearing protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, cross a street in the capital Tehran, on April 26, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Dolphins reclaim Bosphorus as virus silences Istanbul 26 Apr 2020 - 03:18 pm
Dolphins swim in the straits of the Bosphorus where sea traffic has nearly come to a halt on April 25, 2020, as Turkish government announced a four-day curfew to prevent the spread of the epidemic COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus.  AFP / Ozan KOSE
Lebanon's top Christian cleric backs central bank governor as currency tumbles 26 Apr 2020 - 03:16 pm
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh reacts after a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
'Appalling' crime in Lebanon leaves nine dead 22 Apr 2020 - 11:28 am
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Syrian war monitor says Israeli strike near Palmyra kills 9 21 Apr 2020 - 04:48 pm
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Lebanese protesters back on the streets... in their cars 21 Apr 2020 - 04:03 pm
Dozens of Lebanese protesters defy a stay-at-home order to protest in their cars deteriorating living conditions and maintain pressure on a political elite under fire since mass protests erupted last October, in the capital Beirut on April 21, 2020. AFP /
Iran says 1,000 foreign prisoners temporarily released 21 Apr 2020 - 01:02 pm
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Turkey lifts 48-hour coronavirus curfew in 31 provinces 20 Apr 2020 - 11:35 am
HATAY, TURKEY - APRIL 19: A drone photo shows empty Martyr Omer Halisdemir Square and Ataturk Street after restrictions re-imposed in 31 provinces for two days as part of measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hatay, Turkey on April
In Germany, Syrians take their torturers to court 20 Apr 2020 - 09:24 am
Syrian human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni poses in his office in Berlin on April 9, 2020. When Anwar al-Bunni crossed paths with fellow Syrian Anwar Raslan in a DIY store in Germany five years ago, he recognised him as the man who had thrown him into pris
Syria's divisions damage efforts to mobilize against virus 20 Apr 2020 - 09:08 am
A stray cat crosses a street near the closed meat market in the center of Qamishli city, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on April 18, 2020,  AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN
Iranian president says prisoner leave to be extended 19 Apr 2020 - 04:45 pm
 President Hassan Rouhani
Iran: Coronavirus death toll rises to 5,118 19 Apr 2020 - 04:25 pm
An Iranian shopkeeper wearing protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic watches the street from a clothes stall at the Grand Bazaar market in the capital Tehran, on April 18, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus 19 Apr 2020 - 01:18 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 17: A view of a bazzar as people shopping in capital Tehran, Iran on April 18, 2020. After the restrictions, which were imposed for new type of coronavirus (Covid-19), removed step by step, businesses and government institutions reope
Iran begins lifting restrictions after brief virus lockdown 17 Apr 2020 - 01:22 pm
Tehran, IRAN - APRIL 14: A worker, wearing a face mask, produces masks to be used as a preventive measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at a factory, aiming to produce four million masks a day, at Eshtehard Industrial Town in Eshtehard, some
Turkey: Some 14,000 returnees from abroad in quarantine 17 Apr 2020 - 01:04 pm
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 16: Dolphin swims past a fishing boat off the coast of Karakoy, Istanbul on April 16, 2020. ( ?sa Terli - Anadolu Agency )
Iraq suspends Reuters for three months over report on coronavirus cases 14 Apr 2020 - 04:12 pm
Iraqi soldiers stand at a checkpoint in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad on April 13, 2020 as Iraq imposed a curfew during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Erdogan rejects cabinet member’s bid to quit over lockdown chaos 13 Apr 2020 - 12:42 pm
IZMIR, TURKEY - APRIL 12: A drone photo shows empty roads around Clock Tower in Konak district after a two-day curfew imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Izmir, Turkey on April 12, 2020. ( Mehmet Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )