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Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AFP)

Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria: Khamenei

Khamenei say America's actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria had led to them being hated

18 May 2020 11:35 AM IST

Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, a prominent investigative media outlet in Egypt. (AP)

Independent Egyptian media outlet says top editor arrested

Amnesty International called Attalah's detention a shocking development, and called for her to be immediately and...

18 May 2020 8:42 AM IST

A Yemeni doctor talks to a patient receiving treatment and lying on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. (AP)

Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check

WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could...

16 May 2020 12:30 PM IST

Dr. Marwa al-Khafaji. (AP)

Iraqi doctor's fight with virus shows proof of a battered system

Dr Marwa came home after 20 days in isolation, only to find her house's entrance blocked with concrete

15 May 2020 4:02 PM IST

Afghan and foreign security personnel stand guard in front of a hospital after gunmen attacked, in Kabul. (AP)

US blames Islamic State on Kabul hospital attack

Afghan president orders military to switch to offensive mode against the Taliban following the hospital attack and...

15 May 2020 12:17 PM IST

Violence flares in Afghanistan as hospital, funeral attacked. (AFP Photo)

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack targets hospital, funeral in...

Special forces rescued 80 people including mothers and babies from the Kabul hospital after three gunmen launched a...

12 May 2020 3:55 PM IST

The Konarak support vessel which was struck during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, is docked in an unidentified naval base in Iran.(Photo provided by the Iranian Army)

Iran missile accidentally hits its own ship, 19 sailors dead

The incident comes amid months of heightened tensions between Iran and US since Trump unilaterally withdrew from...

11 May 2020 3:27 PM IST

Militants have carried out several roadside bombings and rocket attacks in Kabul and other parts of the country in recent weeks. (AP)

Four back-to-back bomb explosions rock Kabul city

The explosions come as authorities are trying to impose a lockdown in the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus in...

11 May 2020 3:14 PM IST

Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:41 PM IST

Firefighters battle a blaze burning on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Fire breaks out at residential tower in Sharjah

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area

6 May 2020 2:59 PM IST

An Egyptian doctor gives medical advice to girls about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during an awareness campaign in Giza. (AFP)

Women hail victory as Sudan bans genital cutting

Nearly nine out of 10 girls in Sudan fall victim to what is known as FGM or genital cutting, according to the United...

6 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

A man drives past a mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in southern Tehran. (AP)

Iran to reopen mosques tomorrow as lockdown eases

Iran on Saturday reported its lowest daily toll of new infections since March 10

3 May 2020 2:28 PM IST