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Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
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Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month,…
US-led coalition pulls out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
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US-led coalition pulls out of 3rd Iraqi base this month

BAGHDAD (AP) — The US-led coalition withdrew on Sunday from a military base in northern Iraq that nearly launched Washington…
Iran’s president says economy is a factor in virus response
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Iran’s president says economy is a factor in virus response

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president on Sunday lashed out at criticism of its lagging response to the worst coronavirus…
Israel says Gaza militants fired rocket at Israeli town
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Israel says Gaza militants fired rocket at Israeli town

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into the country’s south. There…
With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt
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With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim,…
Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south
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Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

ROME (AP) — Doctors and nurses in Italy’s overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of…
Iran’s army sets up hospital in virus-stricken capital
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Iran’s army sets up hospital in virus-stricken capital

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian military has set up a 2,000-bed hospital in an exhibition center in the capital…
Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen
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Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen

BEIRUT (AP) — As countries across the Middle East tighten restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus,…
In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds
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In Iran, false belief a poison fights virus kills hundreds

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper,…
Israeli parliament to choose new speaker amid double crisis
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Israeli parliament to choose new speaker amid double crisis

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli parliament will select a new speaker on Thursday after the Supreme Court forced the vote…
Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus
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Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus

BEIRUT (AP) — Iraq and Lebanon prepared Thursday to extend government-imposed restrictions on movement for two more weeks, the latest…
New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
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New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered…
Virus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle
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Virus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle

MADRID (AP) — The number of coronavirus infections was set to top a half-million worldwide on Thursday as both Italy…
Police struggle to enforce India’s sweeping virus lockdown
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Police struggle to enforce India’s sweeping virus lockdown

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians struggled to comply with the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday as the government began…
Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy
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Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy

BEIRUT (AP) — Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon’s Barbar eatery never closed…
Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts
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Aid group says Mideast lockdowns hinder humanitarian efforts

CAIRO (AP) — An international aid group said Wednesday that closures aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic are preventing it…
Israel parliament speaker resigns in facing high court order
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Israel parliament speaker resigns in facing high court order

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament speaker resigned Wednesday after seven years on the job rather than comply with a Supreme…
Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing
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Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors have formally charged two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and…
Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4
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Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the…
Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses
Middle East

Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi military forces have committed grave abuses against civilians in an eastern province of Yemen over the…
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