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Virus-infection rate in Iran witness a new rise

Iran's economic fundamentals are deteriorating under the weight of sanctions and the Coronavirus outbreak, raising the risk of a stock market bubble. Iran warned Saturday...

Flooding brings Qatar to near standstill, Twitter users share videos

Qatar was hit by heavy flooding on Wednesday causing gridlock on the desert country's roads as well as closures of schools and the US...

Iran’s friends should have defied U.S. sanctions during pandemic – President Rouhani

Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani castigated Iran's friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and ignoring U.S....

Saudi Arabia signs deal for 320 PAC-3 missiles

Saudi Arabia signed an agreement last week with the U.S. government for the purchase of 320 more Patriot PAC-3 missiles built by Lockheed Martin...

UN panel: WikiLeaks' Assange should go free from embassy and be compensated

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to go free from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and be awarded compensation for what amounts to...

Myanmar fire leaves 440 Rohingya families homeless

A fire on Tuesday burned down a camp in western Myanmar that shelters members of the country's persecuted Rohingya minority, leaving 440 families homeless. Rakhine...

Saudi Arabia reiterates calls for U.N. reforms

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly called for the reforms of the U.N. Security Council and its working methods so that it can effectively carry out...

Power of the press

The number of unlicensed electronic newspapers in the Kingdom has increased dramatically. Most do not even follow the basic professional and moral standards of...

Iran’s Khamenei warns economy will worsen if virus spreads

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader warned on Saturday that the country's economic problems would worsen if the novel coronavirus spreads unchecked, saying the...

Egypt's pound flops on black market amid exchange crackdown

Egypt's currency is plunging to new lows on the black market, with traders selling it from between 11 and 11.15 Egyptian pounds to the...

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