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Confirmed coronavirus recoveries hit 1m worldwide: Live updates
More than 3.8 million people in the US filed new claims for jobless benefits over the past week, bringing the six-week total since the beginning of coronavirus-related lockdowns to more than 30m. The Eurozone's

Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?
New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world. More than 224,560 people have died from COVID-19, the

Egypt tech firm aids virus fight with 3D-printed face shields
CAIRO: Eastern Libyan forces laying siege to the country’s capital of Tripoli accused their rivals Tuesday of staging an attack in which a Turkish drone hit a food truck convoy in the country’s west,

Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a pandemic over a new coronavirus which causes an illness known as COVID-19 that has spread to nearly every country. The disease has killed more than 209,000 people

Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 34
BRUSSELS: NATO’s ruling council will meet Friday for urgent talks on the Syria crisis after at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike blamed on Damascus.“The North Atlantic Council, which includes

Syria: Israeli drone attack kills civilian near Golan
Syria: Israeli drone attack kills civilian near Golan /node/1634076/middle-east Updated 1 min 2 sec ago February 27, 2020 13:05 Syria: Israeli drone attack kills civilian near Golan Israel has repeatedly struck Iran-linked targets in

Erdogan: Turkey will drive Syrian forces back from Idlib posts this week
US designates Lebanese individuals, entities as ‘global terrorists’ - US Treasury Department WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday added a host of Lebanese individuals and entities it said were linked to the Martyrs Foundation to

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak’s sons of illicit share trading
Leaked audio of Assad forces shooting elderly women in Idlib proves civilian killings: Report LONDON: Syrian regime forces deliberately killed elderly women in the northwestern region of Idlib, leaked recordings obtained by the UK’s

Turkey launches operation against Syrian regime troops
ANKARA: Turkey launched a military operation on Thursday to push back Syrian government forces in northwest Syria, defying warnings by Russia that an armed response would be “a worst-case scenario.” The offensive by Turkish troops

Tunisia parliament rejects gov’t of PM-designate Habib Jemli
Tunisia's parliament has rejected a government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli after months of negotiations between political parties to fill positions. During a heated day-long parliamentary session on Friday, only 72 of the