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People wearing masks visit the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.World
Bethlehem-'s Church of the Nativity shut over Covid 19 fears

The announcement by the tourism ministry highlighted the spread of the virus across Middle East, where worship has been...

6 March 2020 3:38 PM IST

Yemeni women walk in the old city market of the capital Sanaa, on March 2, 2020. (AFP photo)World
Huthis impose harsh morals campaign: Yemen cafes shut, women harassed

In January, men-'s hair salons were told fashionable styles were banned

5 March 2020 10:56 AM IST

An Iranian woman wearing a mask walks past a mural displaying her national flag in Tehran. AFP PhotoWorld
Death toll in Covid 19 climbs to 92 in Iran

The country, on Wednesday, reported 15 new deaths 586 additional cases of the virus outbreak

4 March 2020 5:46 PM IST

A boy stands near a US military armoured vehicle in the town of Tal Tamr along the M4 highway in the northeastern Syrian Hasakeh province, near the border with Turkey. AFP PhotoWorld
Tensions soar as Turkey, Syria engage in new clashes in Idlib

The Turkish Defense Ministry-'s statement said that the latest Syrian attack on its troops also wounded six soldiers

4 March 2020 3:00 PM IST

AP file photoWorld
US retaliates with air strike on Taliban

The violence has cast a pall on the nascent Afghan peace process

4 March 2020 2:29 PM IST

Afghan civil society activists hold banners in Dari, Afghanistan. AP PhotoWorld
Peace talks in doubt as Taliban attacks Afghan army base

In a historic call, US president Trump spoke to Taliban leader, urgung peace

4 March 2020 12:11 PM IST

File photo shows a Syrian Aero L-39 Albatros war plane dropping a payload above buildings across the border. AFP PhotoWorld
Amid escelating tensions, Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane

Syrian state news agency SANA said one of its planes was -"targeted-" after two others were shot down on Sunday

3 March 2020 4:26 PM IST

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one wearing a mask with his likeness, celebrate after first exit poll results for Israeli elections in Tel Aviv, Israel. AP PhotoWorld
Netanyahu claims victory in Israel polls

The election, Israel-'s third in less than a year, was called after inconclusive votes in April and September

3 March 2020 12:16 PM IST

A medic disinfects hands of colleague against coronavirus, at a hospital in Tehran, Iran. AP PhotoWorld
Supreme leader-'s confidant dies due to Covid 19 in Iran, toll climbs...

The virus has killed at least 66 people among 1,501 cases in Iran

3 March 2020 12:02 PM IST

Mask-clad pedestrians walk through Tajrish Bazaar in the Iranian capital Tehran on February 29, 2020 (AFP)World
Iran coronavirus death toll crosses 50

Iran has acknowledged 54 deaths among 593 confirmed infections nationwide

1 March 2020 5:32 PM IST

Migrants arrive at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing on a dinghy the Aegean sea from Turkey, Sunday (AP Photo)World
Thousands flee Syria as Turkey opens border to migrants

Turkey’s decision to open its doors to refugees comes amid a military escalation in Syria’s northwest region

1 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

Head Veterinarian Tahera Rezai holds a cat during a check-up at the medical facility of the Kabul Small Animal Clinic in Kabul. AFP photoWorld
After US-Taliban peace deal, Afghan women fear losing their hard-won...

The Taliban-'s fall transformed women-'s lives, much more so in urban areas like Kabul than in conservative rural...

1 March 2020 4:37 PM IST

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