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Iraq reports first coronavirus infection 22 Feb 2020 - 01:56 pm
The body temperature of an Iraqi woman returning from Iran is measured upon her arrival at the Najaf International Airport on February 21, 2020, after Iran announced cases of coronavirus infections in the Islamic republic. / AFP / Haidar HAMDANI
Iranian mayor tests positive for coronavirus: State TV 22 Feb 2020 - 09:08 am
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Imported camels evacuated from Libya's capital after port comes under fire 20 Feb 2020 - 06:28 pm
A herd of camels walk across the streets in Tripoli, Libya February 19, 2020. Picture taken February 19, 2020. Reuters/Ahmed Elumami
UN appeals to Turkey to take in more Syria refugees 20 Feb 2020 - 02:29 pm
A Syrian boy plays with a football at a makeshift camp for displaced people who fled pro-regime forces attacks in the Idlib and Aleppo provinces, on February 18, 2020. (AFP / Bakr Alkasem)
Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria's Idlib - official 20 Feb 2020 - 01:06 pm
Displaced Syrians ride in the back of a truck as they arrive to Deir al-Ballut camp in Afrin's countryside along the border with Turkey, on February 19, 2020. (AFP / Rami al SAYED)
Lebanon in phase of seeking IMF advice, aid comes in next phase-fin min 20 Feb 2020 - 12:57 pm
shows Prime Minister Hassan Diab meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Grand Serail in Beirut on February 19, 2020 .(AFP PHOTO / DALATI AND NOHRA)
No place to go: Syrian families fleeing Idlib stranded on the roads 19 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
An internally displaced man pinches the cheek of a child wearing socks with a hole at a makeshift camp in Azaz, Syria February 19, 2020. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus 19 Feb 2020 - 07:24 pm
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Syria marks relaunch of commercial flights to Aleppo 19 Feb 2020 - 06:05 pm
Passport control counters are pictured inside Aleppo international airport that has been reopened for the first time in years, Syria February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Iran confirms first two coronavirus cases 19 Feb 2020 - 05:02 pm
A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19
Syria's war in numbers 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm
Fire fighters extinguish a fire which broken out after Russian forces staged air-strike over residential areas in Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on April 23, 2016. Anadolu Agency / ?brahim Ebu Leys
Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, Turkey demands pull-back 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Syrian women accompany children in a muddy field in the Washukanni Camp for the internally displaced, near the predominantly Kurdish city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, on February 17, 2020. AFP / Delil Souleiman
Iran's judiciary says jailed German freed, returned home 18 Feb 2020 - 12:08 pm
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After gains in northern Syria, Assad predicts total victory 18 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
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"From bad to worse" - Dashed hopes may deter many Iranians from polls 18 Feb 2020 - 08:16 am
FILE PHOTO: People shop in a shopping street called Grand Bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran June 23, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/Wana News agency/via Reuters
Syria army finds mass grave near Damascus: state media 17 Feb 2020 - 04:21 pm
Syrian government forces uncovering a mass grave containing bodies of people reportedly believed to have died between 2012 and 2014, in al-Ubb in the eastern Ghouta region about 20 kilometres east of the capital Damascus, which was formerly held by rebel
Syria military hails advance against rebels in 'record time' 17 Feb 2020 - 12:12 pm
Syrian army troops advance towards the rebel-held areas of the northern Aleppo province on February 12, 2020. AFP
Attacks in Syria's Idlib must stop, Turkey tells Russia 16 Feb 2020 - 05:50 pm
Vehicles carrying displaced Syrians pass by an internally-displaced persons (IDP) camp by Dayr Ballut near the Turkish border in the west of the northern province of Aleppo on February 15, 2020, as people flee advancing Syrian government forces in Idlib a

Asia

People gather outside a mall in Butuan City, on the southern island of Mindanao on October 10, 2025, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines. (Photo by Erwin MASCARINAS / AFP) One killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines
This photo taken on September 11, 2025 shows unexploded US World War II bombs found in the vegetable garden of Dennis Phillip's home in Honiara. (Photo by Ben Strang / AFP) 'Backyard fireworks' of WWII bombs still litter Solomon Islands
Peninsula Tsunami alert lifted after major Philippines quake: warning centre
This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains

Europe

Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, are on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Hungary's 'master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins Literature Nobel
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File photo of flooding in Spain in 2024 Eastern Spain placed on red alert for heavy rains
A photographer takes photos of Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Laszlo Krasznahorkai: Hungarian 'master of apocalypse'

Africa

Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
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A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
File photo of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopian PM launches pan-African media platform to reshape Africa's global image

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