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A Tehran municipality worker cleans a metro train to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 illness on. AFP photo

Coronavirus kills four in Iran, taking total to 19

President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to spread “fear” in Iran over a coronavirus outbreak

26 Feb 2020 3:56 PM

Iranian deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi (L) wipes the sweat off his face, during a press conference with the Islamic republics government spokesman Ali Rabiei in Tehran. Iran's deputy health minister confirmed that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. Harirchi coughed occasionally and appeared to be sweating during the press conference with Rabiei in Tehran.AFP photo

Gulf states cut Iran links over rise in Covid-19 cases

The UAE suspended passenger and cargo flights to Iran after Gulf neighbours Kuwait and Bahrain announced the additional cases of COVID-19

26 Feb 2020 3:48 PM

Iranian medical staff work at the state-run “13 Aban” pharmacy in Tehran. AFP Photo

COVID-19: Death toll spikes to 15 in Iran

Two of the dead were elderly women in the northern province of Alborz, the state news agency said

25 Feb 2020 2:18 PM

A policeman and pedestrians wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus, in downtown Tehran, Iran. AP Photo

Following virus outbreak, UAE restricts flights to Iran

The airport’s announcement came after Bahrain said it would suspend all flights from Dubai and Sharjah for 48 hours

25 Feb 2020 1:12 PM

A public bus driver, right, and a pedestrian wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus in downtown Tehran, Iran. AP Photo

50 people have died so far due to COVID-19, Iranian news agency says

The new death toll is significantly higher than the latest number of confirmed cases

24 Feb 2020 3:33 PM

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Kuwait, Bahrain confirm first COVID-19 cases

It said the cases were of a 53-year-old Kuwaiti man, a 61-year-old Saudi citizen and a 21-year-old stateless Arab

24 Feb 2020 2:12 PM

A screen grab from the video "Mecca girl" Source: Twitter

Move to arrest Saudi female rapper draws online backlash

Many called the move hypocritical as the kingdom invites Western women to perform

24 Feb 2020 2:03 PM

Pedestrians wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus, in downtown Tehran, Iran. AP Photo

COVID-19: Death toll jumps to 12 in Iran

Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s health minister acknowledged that travel from China brought the new virus to the country

24 Feb 2020 1:40 PM

Iraqi authorities are taking precautions at Najaf and other Iraqi airports, as well as at the border gates with Iran, after the discovery of the new virus that emerged in China in Iran. AP Photo

COVID-19: Death toll in Iran rises to 8

The health ministry spokesman said that there were now 43 confirmed cases of the illness in Iran.

23 Feb 2020 4:25 PM

Paramedics treat an injured Palestinian at a hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 23, 2020, after being wounded while reportedly trying to rescue bodies of people killed during a confrontation along the border with Israel. AFP Photo

Israeli forces gun down Palestinian near Gaza fence, Army says

The Gaza health ministry said that two civilians were wounded by Israeli gunfire at the scene

23 Feb 2020 4:00 PM

A man carries a wounded boy to an ambulance after an earthquake hit villages in Baskale town in Van province, Turkey, at the border with Iran. AP Photo

Earthquarke strikes northwestern Iran, kills 8 in neighbouring Turkey

The earthquake had a depth of six kilometres, according to Tehran University's Seismological Centre

23 Feb 2020 3:45 PM

Peace activists gather in Kandahar to celebrate the partial truce, a potentially historic turning point in the war. AFP Photo

Week-long partial truce comes into effect in Afghanistan amid isolated attacks

If the truce holds, it will be the only second lull in fighting since 2001

22 Feb 2020 4:45 PM

AP File Photo

More than 100,000 casualties in Afghanistan in 10 years, UN says

While the number was down five percent from 2018, it was nonetheless the sixth year that the war caused high number of casualties

22 Feb 2020 1:22 PM

Vince Reffet, known as Jetman, takes part in a flight in the Emirati city of Dubai. AFP Photo

'Jetman' stuns Dubai by scaling new heights, literally

Vince Reffet and his collaborators, known as "Jetmen", staged a series of aerial displays that send them tearing through the skies

18 Feb 2020 3:37 PM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in the capital Tehran. AFP photo

Iran will never yield to US pressure for talks: Rouhani

Relations between Tehran and Washington reached crisis point in 2018 after US President Donald Trump abandoned a 2015 pact

17 Feb 2020 11:42 AM

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Rockets strike near US embassy in Baghdad, no casualties reported

This is the 19th attack since October to target either the embassy or the US troops

16 Feb 2020 2:52 PM

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on February 11, 2020, shows President Hassan Rouhani delivering a speech during commemorations marking 41 years since the Islamic Revolution. AFP Photo

Amid high tension, Iran remembers 1979 Islamic revolution

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave a speech in Tehran’s iconic Azadi Square denouncing the U.S

11 Feb 2020 3:46 PM

Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo)

Israel drawing up map for West Bank annexations

Netanyahu said the area would include all Israeli settlements and the Jordan Valley

09 Feb 2020 11:54 AM

Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran turned US pressure into opportunity: Khamenei

Since the revolution their aim was to stop us from having a strong air force ... but look at us now, said Iran supreme leader

08 Feb 2020 4:19 PM

In this file photo, a trainer plays with a lion cub at the countrys main zoon in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP Photo

In war-torn Yemen, zoo animals stare at an uncertain future

At the country's main zoo in Sanaa 1,159 animals, which include two critically endangered Arabian leopards, are at risk

07 Feb 2020 3:26 PM

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