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Turkey reports over 32,100 new COVID-19 cases

Turkey reported 32,102 more coronavirus infections, including 5,105 symptomatic patients, over the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data released Tuesday. The total number of cases topped 1,89 million with latest additions, the data showed. As many as 29,247 patients...

US puts pro-Iran Bahrain group on 'terror list'

The United States on Tuesday placed a pro-Iranian group based in Bahrain on its global "terror list," accusing it of plotting attacks on US troops in the tiny Gulf kingdom. The group, Saraya al-Mukhtar, poses a "significant risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten the national...

Path to new Lebanese cabinet totally blocked, Berri says

The path to a new Lebanese government is completely blocked, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in comments published on Tuesday, but he held out hope that French President Emmanuel Macron might be able to help in a forthcoming visit. Fractious politicians have been unable to agree on a...

Iran's Zarif slams US sanctions on Turkey

Iran's foreign minister Tuesday condemned the imposition of US sanctions on neighbouring Turkey over its procurement of Russia's S-400 air defence system, saying it showed "contempt for international law". "We strongly condemn recent US sanctions against Turkey and stand with its people and...