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Failaq al-Rahman kills 20 troops in Eastern Ghouta

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Failaq al-Rahman, key rebel group fighting regime forces in Eastern Ghouta suburbs, said on Wednesday it had ambushed army’s elite forces for the fourth time in two weeks near the capital, leaving 20 soldiers killed, spokesman said.   The elite forces of Fourth...

Lebanon MPs meet in hall as protesters stage car convoy

Lebanon's parliament sat Tuesday in a conference hall to allow for social distancing between lawmakers amid the coronavirus pandemic, while outside anti-government protesters demonstrated in a car convoy. As the country struggles with a battered economy, MPs approved a $120 million loan...

Iran foreign minister meets Syria's Assad in Damascus

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday to discuss regional developments in light of the novel coronavirus. On his first official meeting with Zarif in a year, Assad expressed condolences to Iran, the regional epicentre of the...

Bolsonaro wants end to Brazil quarantine 'this week'

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he wants quarantines imposed by several state governors lifted this week, despite health ministry warnings that the coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak there. "I hope that this is the last week of the quarantine, that way of fighting the virus...